Microsoft KB Archive/309135

= Games: How to use GOS switches for troubleshooting =

Article ID: 309135

Article Last Modified on 6/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft MechWarrior 4: Black Knight
 * Microsoft MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries
 * Microsoft MechWarrior 4: Vengeance

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This article was previously published under Q309135



SUMMARY
You can use GOS switches to customize the startup process for the game and to resolve certain issues that you may experience when you try to start or play the game. For example, the game may stop responding (hang), quit unexpectedly (crash), or generate an error message.



MORE INFORMATION
To manually add GOS switches to the command line in the game shortcut, follow these steps:  Insert the game CD in the CD drive. Press and hold the SHIFT key as you insert the CD to prevent the program from starting automatically. Right-click Start, and then click Open or click Open All Users. Double-click the Programs folder. Double-click the Microsoft Games folder. Double-click the game folder. Right-click the game shortcut icon, and then click Properties. On the Shortcut tab, in the Target box, press END, press the SPACEBAR, and then type the GOS switch that you want to use. If you want to use an additional GOS switch, press SPACEBAR, and then type the next parameter.

For example, to add the GOS switch to MechWarrior Vengeance, type: <ul> MechWarrior 4: Vengeance:

&quot; :\Program Files\Microsoft Games\MechWarrior Vengeance\MW4.exe&quot; /gosnovideo

</li> MechWarrior 4: Black Knight

&quot; :\Program Files\Microsoft Games\MechWarrior Vengeance\MW4x.exe&quot; /gosnovideo

</li></ul>

Note GOS Switches are not case sensitive.</li> Click Apply or click OK.</li></ol>

If the /gosNoSound switch resolved the issue, click the following article number to view article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

812394 Games: How to troubleshoot sound related issues

The following table lists the GOS switches you can use to start MechWarrior 4.

Additional query words: msgame performance speed features howto

Keywords: kbhowto kbinfo kbui kbconfig KB309135

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