Streets of SimCity Causes an Error Message in Windows XP (319232)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional

This article was previously published under Q319232

SYMPTOMS

When you start the Maxis "Streets of SimCity" program, you may receive the following error message:
Streets.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
If the error message is still displayed and you want to see the data that the error report contains, click the click here link at the bottom of the message box. You then see error signature information that may be similar to the following:
   App name     App version  Module name  Module version  Offset
   ---------------------------------------------------------------
   Streets.exe  0.0.0.0      Glide2x.dll  2.42.0.32578    0000e414
				

CAUSE

This issue may occur because Streets of SimCity is not completely compatible with Windows XP.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, obtain and install the most current Windows Compatibility Update from the Critical Updates section of the following Microsoft Web site:

MORE INFORMATION

The third-party products that are discussed in this article are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:4/25/2002
Keywords:kb3rdparty kbenv kberrmsg kbprb kbProd2Web KB319232