El Fish Game Appears to Stop Responding at Startup (134467)
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This article was previously published under Q134467 SYMPTOMS
When you start the game, El Fish, by Maxis, you may receive the following
message
EL-FISH started. Wait please...
and then the program appears to stop responding.
CAUSE
When you start the game, El Fish, the game tries to calibrate the speed of
the computer. This calibration fails if you have a computer with a Pentium
processor.
WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, run the game in MS-DOS mode. To do so,
follow these steps:
- In My Computer, using the right mouse button, click the El Fish icon,
and then click Properties on the menu that appears.
- In the El Fish Properties dialog box, click the Program tab, and then
click the Advanced button.
- In the Advanced Program Settings dialog box, make sure the MS-DOS mode
box is checked.
- Select the Use Current MS-DOS Configuration button.
- Click the OK button in all the dialog boxes that appear.
If the game still does not start properly, contact the program vendor.
MORE INFORMATION
The products discussed here are manufactured by vendors independent of
Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these
products' performance or reliability.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/17/2000 |
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| Keywords: | KB134467 |
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