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Q317644: Pandora’s Box: Err Msg: Application Is Not Compatible with…

Article: Q317644
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): 1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kberrmsg kbimu
Last Modified: 20-MAR-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Pandora's Box, version 1.0, used with:
   - the operating system: Microsoft Windows XP 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you attempt to start Pandora's Box, you may receive an error message
similar to one of the following:

  This application is not compatible with Windows XP. Please contact Microsoft
  for a update.

-or-

  Pandora's Box has a known compatibility issue with this version of Windows.
  For an update that is compatible with this version of Windows, contact
  Microsoft.

CAUSE
=====

This behavior can occur on some Pentium III computers.

RESOLUTION
==========

To resolve this issue, download and install the Pandora's Box Update for the
game's English version (Pandora10a.exe), or for the French version
(Pandora10a.exe), or for the Japanese version (PandoraJ10a.exe). To do this, see
the following Microsoft Web site:

  http://www.microsoft.com/games/pandorasbox/downloads.htm

The self-extracting, self-installing files install two modified files: the
Pandora.exe file and the Langenu.dll file. The combined size of the downloaded
files is approximately 1 megabyte (MB).

NOTE: Pandora's Box Trial version does not work on Pentium III computers.

MORE INFORMATION
================

For additional information about errors starting Pandora's Box, click the
article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q250527 Pandora's Box Error Message: Unable to Create DirectDraw Surface

  Q303112 Pandora's Box: Run-Time Error When You Attempt to Start Game

Additional query words: msgame

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Keywords          : kberrmsg kbimu 
Technology        : kbGamesSearch kbPandoraSearch kbPandorasBox
Version           : :1.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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