Q303495: Train Simulator: Error Message When Winter or Snow in Activity

Article: Q303495
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): 1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kberrmsg kbimu
Last Modified: 07-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Train Simulator, version 1.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you run Microsoft Train Simulator, and choose an activity that contains
snow or if you change the weather in your activity to snow then you may receive
one of the following error messages when starting the activity or when the
activity displays snow:

  AppName: Train.exe
  AppVer: 1.16.5.912
  ModName: D3Dim700.dll
  ModVer: 4.8.0.400
  Offset: 00089ce4

  AppName: Train.exe
  AppVer: 1.16.5.912
  ModName: D3Dim700.dll
  ModVer: 5.0.2180.1 Offset: 0004DC50

  App Name: Train.exe
  App Ver: 1.16.5.912
  Mod Name: D3Dim700.dll
  Mod Ver: 4.8.1.881
  OffSet: 0008E2C6

CAUSE
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This behavior can occur if there are issues with your computer's video card.
This behavior has been known to occur with the following video chip sets:

- Intel i740

- Intel 810 (82810e)

- ATI Rage Fury Maxx

- Elsa Victory II

- SiS 530/630/730

This behavior can also occur if you are using one of the Marias Pass activities
that features snow -- for example, the "Grain Train Through the Night" scenario.

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

Method 1: Update Video Drivers
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For information about how to contact your video card manufacturer, click the
appropriate article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:

  Q65416 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K

  Q60781 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P

  Q60782 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z

To identify the manufacturer and model of your video adapter, follow these
steps:

1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

2. Double-click System.

3. If you are using Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, or Microsoft
  Windows Millennium Edition (Me), click the Device Manager tab.

  -or-

  If you are using Microsoft Windows 2000, click Device Manager on the Hardware
  tab.

4. Click the plus sign (+) next to "Display adapters" to expand the branch.

5. Under the "Display adapters" branch, note the manufacturer and the model of
  your video adapter, and then click OK.

6. Close all of the open windows on the desktop.

After updating your video card drivers, follow these steps to refresh the video
settings in Train Simulator:

1. Quit Train Simulator.

2. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Games, point to Train
  Simulator, and then click Train Simulator Troubleshooter.

3. Click Change Video Driver.

4. Quit Train Simulator Troubleshooter.

If this issue continues to occur, proceed to the next method.

Method 2: Install Update
------------------------

An update has been created to resolve some compatibility problems with several
video cards. To download and install the update, browse to the following
Microsoft Web site:

  http://www.microsoft.com/games/trainsim

If this issue continues to occur, proceed to the next method.

Method 3 Disable Snow
---------------------

You may be able to work around this issue by using the disable-snow option in
Train Simulator Troubleshooter. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Quit Train Simulator.

2. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Games, point to Train
  Simulator, and then click Train Simulator Troubleshooter.

3. Click Troubleshooting.

4. Click to select the "Snow causes game to crash or does not display" check
  box.

5. Quit Train Simulator Troubleshooter.

MORE INFORMATION
================

For additional information about the Error Reporting tool in Train Simulator,
click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:

  Q300963 Train Simulator: Description and Availability of Error Reporting Tool

  Q299760 Train Simulator: How to Use the Troubleshooter

The third-party contact information included in this article is provided to help
you find the technical support you need. This contact information is subject to
change without notice. Microsoft in no way guarantees the accuracy of this
third-party contact information.

Additional query words: msgame trainsim

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Keywords          : kberrmsg kbimu 
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch kbGamesSearch kbTrainSim
Version           : :1.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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