Microsoft KB Archive/264388

= Allegiance Error Message: Unable to Create a Game. The Home Server May Not Be Properly Installed =

Article ID: 264388

Article Last Modified on 8/6/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Allegiance

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This article was previously published under Q264388



SYMPTOMS
When you start Training Mission 7 in Microsoft Allegiance, you may receive the following error message:

Unable to create a game. The home server may not be properly installed. Install the Home Server from your Allegiance CD.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if either of the following conditions is true:
 * The Allegiance server is not installed.
 * The Allegiance server is a different version than the Allegiance client.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, use the following methods in the order in which they are presented.

Install the Allegiance Server
To install the Allegiance server, follow these steps:  Press and hold down the SHIFT key as you insert the Allegiance CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Click Start, and then click Run. In the Open box, type the following line, and then click OK



where  is the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive. Follow the instructions on the screen to install the Allegiance server.

Update Allegiance
To update Allegiance, follow these steps:
 * 1) Start Allegiance.
 * 2) Click Free Games.
 * 3) Click Games List.
 * 4) If the latest update of Allegiance is not installed on your computer, the update is downloaded and installed automatically, and then Allegiance restarts.

Update the Allegiance Server
To update the Allegiance server, follow these steps:
 * 1) Start Allegiance server.
 * 2) In the Zone Free Games list, click Public Game.
 * 3) Click Create Game. If the latest update of the Allegiance server is not installed on your computer, the update is downloaded and installed automatically, and then Allegiance restarts.

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