Baseball 2000: Black Screen Is Displayed After You Click "Play Ball" (228264)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Baseball 2000 1.0
This article was previously published under Q228264

SYMPTOMS

When you start Microsoft Baseball 2000, you may experience either of the following symptoms after you click Play Ball:
  • The screen may turn black.

  • Text may not be displayed properly on the screen.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if Microsoft Windows is not configured to use a High Color (16-bit) color palette.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, configure Windows to use a High Color (16-bit) color palette. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. Press ALT+F4, and then click OK to quit Baseball 2000.
  2. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
  3. Double-click Display.
  4. Click the Settings tab.
  5. In the Color Palette or Colors box, click High Color (16-bit).
  6. Click OK. If you are prompted to restart the computer, do so.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Baseball 2000, version 1.0.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about display issues in Microsoft Baseball 2000, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

228084 Baseball 2000: How to Troubleshoot Graphics Issues

228368 Baseball 2000: Screen Is Black When You Start the Game

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:4/16/1999
Keywords:kbbug kbdisplay kbenv KB228264
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