Microsoft KB Archive/303112

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

Article ID: 303112

Article Last Modified on 1/7/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Pandora's Box

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This article was previously published under Q303112



SYMPTOMS
When you try to start Microsoft Pandora's Box, you receive one of the following error messages:

Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Pandora's Box\pandora.icd. Abnormal program termination

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Unable to create DirectDraw surface. Make sure that DirectX is installed, and then try again.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, download and install the Pandora's Box Update Patch Set 1.0 from the following Microsoft Web site:

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

NOTE: If you do not receive these error messages upon startup, there is no need to download the patch.

Additional query words: msgame performance

Keywords: kbprb kbconfig KB303112

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