Microsoft KB Archive/230028

Overseer: Computer Hangs When You Enter Tex’s Office

PSS ID Number: Q230028 Article last modified on 05-24-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

 == Tex Murphy: Overseer == 

= SYMPTOMS =

When you enter Tex’s office while you are playing Tex Murphy: Overseer, the computer may stop responding (hang).

= CAUSE =

This behavior can occur if the video adapter installed in the computer is based on the Rendition Verite chipset.

= RESOLUTION =

To resolve this issue, modify the RasterMode value in the Tex.ini file to force software rendering. To do this:

  Click Start, point to Find, and then click Files Or Folders.   In the Named box, type following line: tex.ini   In the Look In box, click My Computer, and then click Find Now.   Double-click the Tex.ini file in the Overseer folder.   On the Search menu, click Find.   Type “[VWORLD]”, and then click Find Next. </li>  When you locate the [VWORLD] section, click Cancel, and then change the value at the end of the following line to 3: RasterMode=1 </li>  On the File menu, click Exit. When you are prompted to save the changes, click Yes. </li>  Close the Find: Files Named Tex.ini dialog box. </li></ol>

= MORE INFORMATION =

If a Trident 9680/9685-based video adapter is installed in your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q233021 Overseer: Game Hangs When You Enter Tex’s Office

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========================================================= Keywords : kbdisplay kbenv kbhw kbimu kbfaq Version : WINDOWS: Platform : WINDOWS Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1999.