Microsoft KB Archive/266038

= Baseball 2001: Cannot Start Program After You Enable 3D Hardware Acceleration =

Article ID: 266038

Article Last Modified on 12/12/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Baseball 2001

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This article was previously published under Q266038





SYMPTOMS
When you enable 3D hardware acceleration in Microsoft Baseball 2001, you may experience one or more of the following symptoms:
 * You may be unable to start the game.
 * The game may stop responding (hang).
 * Graphics in the game may be distorted or scrambled.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if your video adapter does not properly support Direct3D hardware acceleration.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, use the appropriate method.

Method 1: You Are Able to Start Baseball 2001
If you are able to start Baseball 2001, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base.

258591 Baseball 2001: How to Troubleshoot Video Problems

Method 2: You Are Unable to Start Baseball 2001
If you are unable to start Baseball 2001, uninstall and then reinstall the program:  Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. Double-click Add/Remove Programs. On the Install/Uninstall tab, click Microsoft Baseball 2001, and then click Add/Remove. Follow the instructions on the screen to uninstall Baseball 2001. Click Start, and then click Run. In the Open box, type the following line, and then click OK



where  is the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive.</li> Follow the instructions on the screen to reinstall Baseball 2001.</li></ol>

NOTE: Baseball 2001 is configured to use software 3D rendering by default.

The first time you start Baseball 2001, when you are prompted to enable 3D hardware acceleration, click to select the Don't Show Again check box, and then click OK.

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Keywords: kbprb msgame kbdisplay kbimu bball3d KB266038

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