Microsoft KB Archive/233022

Overseer: Game Hangs During or Shortly After Startup Sequence

PSS ID Number: Q233022 Article last modified on 05-24-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

 == Tex Murphy: Overseer == 

= SYMPTOMS =

When you play Tex Murphy: Overseer, the game may stop responding (hang) during or shortly after the startup sequence.

= CAUSE =

This behavior can occur if an S3-based video adapter is installed in your computer.

= RESOLUTION =

To resolve this issue, modify the LockVideo value in the Tex.ini file. 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 “[SYSTEM]”, and then click Find Next. </li>  When you locate the [SYSTEM] section, click Cancel, and then change the value at the end of the following line to 1: LockVideo=0 </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>

NOTE: If the Overseer folder does not contain a file named Tex.ini, repeat these steps for the Default.ini file in the Overseer folder.

This issue has been reported with the following video adapters:


 * Diamond Stealth 64 DRAM
 * Orchid Fahrenheit 64

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