Microsoft KB Archive/185031

Zone Error Message: Fail to Initialize Game Object

PSS ID Number: Q185031 Article last modified on 04-09-1999

WINDOWS:

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The information in this article applies to:

 == MSN Gaming Zone == 

= SYMPTOMS =

When you attempt to join a Cribbage game on the MSN Gaming Zone, you may receive the following error message:

Fail to initialize game object.

= RESOLUTION =

To resolve this issue, quit all programs that are running in the background and then reinstall the Lobby.exe file. To do this, follow these steps:

  Disconnect from MSN Gaming Zone and quit Zone Friends. To quit Zone Friends, right-click the Zone Friends icon on the taskbar, and then click Close.   Click Start, point to Find, and then click Files Or Folders.   In the Named box, type “lobby.exe” (without the quotation marks), and then click Find Now.   In the list of found files, right-click the Lobby.exe file, and then click Delete.   Close the Find: Files Named Lobby.exe window.   Restart the computer to a command prompt. To do this, use the appropriate method for your version of Microsoft Windows.

Microsoft Windows 95
Restart your computer. When you see the “Starting Windows 95” message, press the F8 key, and then choose Command Prompt Only from the Startup menu.

Microsoft Windows 98
Restart your computer, press and hold down the CTRL key after your computer completes the Power On Self Test (POST), and then choose Command Prompt Only from the Startup menu. </li>  At the command prompt, type “win” (without the quotation marks), and then press ENTER. Press and hold down the SHIFT key until the Windows startup process is complete. This prevents any programs from starting automatically. </li>  Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE to open the Close Program dialog box. </li>  Quit all programs except Explorer and Systray (which are parts of Windows 95). To quit a program, click the program, and then click End Task. </li>  Repeat steps 8-9 until you have quit all programs except Explorer and Systray. </li>  Disable any anti-virus or disk tool programs installed on the computer. For information about how to disable these programs, see the printed or online documentation for the program. </li>  Connect to MSN Gaming Zone, enter the Cribbage game lobby, and then click a game room link. The Zone installs a new copy of the Lobby.exe file automatically. </li></ol>

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