Age of Empires II: Computer Stops Responding When Loading the Age of Kings (303027)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings 2.0
- Microsoft Age of Empires II Expansion: The Conquerors
- Microsoft Age of Empires II Gold Edition
This article was previously published under Q303027 SYMPTOMS When you attempt to start Microsoft Age of Empires II THE
AGE OF KINGS, Microsoft Windows may stop responding (hang) when the Age of
Empires II THE AGE OF KINGS Loading screen appears.
As a result, you
cannot start Age of Empires II. CAUSE This behavior can occur if Direct Memory Access (DMA) is
enabled for your computer's CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
Note This issue can also occur if an Ultra DMA Integrated Drive
Electronics (IDE) device is connected to the same IDE controller as a non-Ultra DMA IDE device. RESOLUTION To resolve this issue, disable DMA for your computer's
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. To do this, follow these steps:
- Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
- In Control Panel, double-click System.
- In the System Properties dialog box, click the View devices by type
option on the Device Manager tab.
- Expand CDROM, click the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive that you want, and then click Properties.
- In the drive name
Properties dialog box, click to clear the DMA check box on the Settings tab, click OK, and then click Close.
- Click Yes to restart the computer.
Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 1/7/2006 |
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Keywords: | kbConfig kbprb KB303027 |
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