Midtown Madness: Shapes Appear on the Screen or Screen Elements and Textures Are Not Displayed Properly (231597)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Midtown Madness
This article was previously published under Q231597

SYMPTOMS

When you play Microsoft Midtown Madness, you may encounter any of the following symptoms:

  • Random geometric shapes may be displayed on the screen.

  • Screen elements such as clouds may flicker or not be displayed properly.

  • Textures may not be displayed properly.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if your display adapter does not support the display settings selected in the game.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, set the Texture Quality setting to Low and the Resolution setting to 512 x 384 pixels. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. On the Midtown Madness startup screen, click Options.
  2. Click Graphics Options.
  3. Under Texture Quality, click Low.
  4. Under Resolution, click 512 x 384.
  5. Click Done.

If the problem continues to occur, follow these steps:

  1. On the Midtown Madness startup screen, click Options.
  2. Click Graphics Options.
  3. Under Renderer, click Software Renderer.
  4. Click Done.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Midtown Madness, version 1.0.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/18/2005
Keywords:kbbug kbdisplay kbenv kbpending KB231597
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