Q286443: Age of Empires II: Game May Quit, Hang, or Blackout the Screen

Article: Q286443
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): 2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kberrmsg kbimu
Last Modified: 06-AUG-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings, version 2.0 
- Microsoft Age of Empires II Expansion: The Conquerors 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you start one of the games listed at the beginning of this article, you may
experience any of the following symptoms:

- The screen may turn black after the opening movie is played.

- The game may stop responding (hang) when the startup screen is displayed.

- The game may quit unexpectedly while you are playing the game.

- The game may hang during game play.

- You may receive the following error message:

  <Game> caused an invalid page fault in module <filename>.

CAUSE
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This behavior can occur if the following conditions are true:

- Your computer has an upgraded processor that meets the minimum system
  requirements for the game.

- The original processor in your computer did not meet the minimum system
  requirements for the game.

MORE INFORMATION
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Even though the processor itself now meets or exceeds the minimum system
requirements for the game, the components on the motherboard are designed to
operate at a slower speed and may not be able to handle the graphics in the
game.

Additional query words: msgame overclock hang lock black error ipf

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Keywords          : kberrmsg kbimu 
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch kbGamesSearch kbAOESearch kbAOE2Kings
Version           : :2.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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