Microsoft KB Archive/165175

Zone: Match Doesn’t Start When Hosting or Joining a Retail Game

PSS ID Number: Q165175 Article last modified on 06-01-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

 == MSN Gaming Zone == 

= SYMPTOMS =

When you attempt to host or join a retail game on MSN Gaming Zone, the match does not start.

= CAUSE =

This happens if you attempt to start the match using the game or a desktop shortcut icon instead of allowing the Zone software to start the game automatically.

NOTE: The game will start automatically after the Host has clicked the Play button.

= RESOLUTION =

To Host or join a retail game, ALL the players must allow the game to start automatically. You cannot use the game icon or a desktop shortcut to start a match.

Please remember that only the Host can start a game, and to start a game the Host must click the Play button.

= MORE INFORMATION =

When the Host and/or the players attempt to start a game on their own without allowing the Zone software to launch the game, the Zone matchmaking process cannot be completed and the match will not start.

Additional query words: 4.x IGZ MSN Gaming Zone match match-making z4

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