Microsoft KB Archive/267749

= Error Message Is Displayed When Using the Interplay MDK2 Game =

Article ID: 267749

Article Last Modified on 1/14/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition

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This article was previously published under Q267749



SYMPTOMS
When you use the Interplay MDK2 game and select the Video mode option, and then you attempt to start the game from the Video Options window, you may receive the following error message:

Mdk2main has caused an error in unknown.

Mdk2main will now close.



WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, follow these steps:
 * 1) Start the game from a desktop shortcut or from the Start menu.
 * 2) When the Game Launcher window is displayed, set the video options.
 * 3) From the Game Launcher window, click Get Info to initialize the video adapter information.
 * 4) From the Game Launcher window, locate the folder where the game is installed and run the Mdk2main.exe program.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
The third-party products that are discussed in this article are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.

Keywords: kb3rdparty kbprb KB267749

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