Microsoft KB Archive/217054

= Revenge of Arcade: Cannot Start Individual Games from Executable Files =

Article ID: 217054

Article Last Modified on 5/9/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Revenge of Arcade

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This article was previously published under Q217054



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to start an individual game in Microsoft Revenge of Arcade by double-clicking the game's executable (.exe) file, the game does not start.



CAUSE
This behavior is by design.



RESOLUTION
To start an individual game in Revenge of Arcade, use any of the following methods:

Select the Game You Want to Play from the Microsoft Windows Start Menu
To select the game you want to play from the Windows Start menu, click Start, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Games, point to Revenge Of Arcade, and then click the game you want to play.

Select the Game You Want to Play from the Revenge of Arcade Startup Screen
To select the game you want to play from the Revenge of Arcade startup screen, insert the Revenge of Arcade CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive, and then click the game you want to play on the Revenge of Arcade startup screen.

NOTE: If the Revenge of Arcade startup screen does not appear when you insert the CD-ROM, double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop, and then double-click the Rvoa (CD-ROM drive) icon.



MORE INFORMATION
You cannot start the individual executable files because they are only data files. Revenge of Arcade uses a program called Boot.exe to load each individual game file.

When Revenge of Arcade is installed, individual icons are created for each game. These icons start the Boot.exe program and pass a command line parameter that loads the individual game's data file.

Additional query words: 1.00 msgame rvoa launch games

Keywords: kbinfo KB217054

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