Age of Mythology: Mouse Pointer Does Not Appear As Expected (812511)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Age of Mythology
- Microsoft Age of Mythology: Gold Edition
- Microsoft Age of Mythology: The Titans
SYMPTOMSWhen play Microsoft Age of Mythology, you may experience
graphical corruption of your mouse pointer, such as a black box around the
pointer, a blinking pointer, jerky pointer movement, or the pointer may not
appear at all.CAUSEThis issue may occur if any of the following conditions are
true:
- The video adapter does not have enough video
memory.
- The game resolution setting is too high.
- The mouse drivers or video adapter drivers are
outdated.
RESOLUTIONTo resolve this issue, use one or more of the following
methods in the order that they appear. Method 1: Verify That You Have at Least 16 MB
of Video Memory Use the DirectX Diagnostic Tool to determine how much video
memory is installed on the video adapter. To do so, follow these steps:
- Click Start, and then click
Run.
- In the Open box, type
dxdiag, and then click OK.
- Click the Display or Display
1 tab.
- Under Device, note how much video memory
is listed for Approx. Total Memory, and then click
Exit.
If you have less than 16 megabytes (MB) of
video memory installed on the video adapter, you must install additional video
memory on your video adapter or install a video adapter that has more video
memory.
If this method does not resolve the issue, continue to the next
method. Method 2: Lower the Game Resolution- Start Age of Mythology, and then click
Options.
- In the Screen Size list, click
800 X 600X16, and then click OK.
If this method does not resolve the issue, continue to the next
method. Method 3: Switch to Window Mode To switch between full-screen mode and window mode, press
ALT+ENTER. If this method does not resolve the issue, continue to the
next method. Method 4: Download and Install the Latest Video and Mouse Drivers- Contact your video hardware manufacturer to obtain and
install the latest version of the driver for your video adapter.
- Contact your mouse hardware manufacturer to obtain and
install the latest version of the driver for your mouse.
For information about how to contact the manufacturer of your
video adapter or sound card, see the "References" section of this article.
You may also visit the following Microsoft Windows Update Web site to see
if applicable driver updates are available: If you are using Logitech mouse, download and install the latest
Logitech mouse drivers from the following Logitech Web site: If this method does not resolve the issue, continue to the next
method. Method 5: Edit the Age of Mythology Video Configuration File
- Click Start, and then click
Run.
- In the Open box, type
Drive:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Age
of Mythology\gfxconfig where Drive is
the drive letter of the hard disk on which you have installed Age of Mythology.
- Double-click
VideoCardName.gfx, where
VideoCardName is the video card installed in your
computer. For example, if your computer has a Radeon video card, double-click
radeon.gfx.
Note If you are prompted to use an application to open the file, click
select from list, and then choose Notepad.
- On the Search or Edit
menu, click Find.
- In the Find box, type
features, and then click Find
Next.
- Set the value of win32Cursor to 0.
Make sure
that the entry appears as follows: win32Cursor=1 // DWORD. 0 == d3d cursor. 1 == win32 cursor - On the File menu, click
Exit. When you are prompted to save changes, click
Yes.
- Restart Age of Mythology.
REFERENCES For
information about how to contact your hardware manufacturer, click the
appropriate article number in the following list to view the article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base: 65416
Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K
60781
Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P
60782
Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z
Microsoft provides third-party contact information to help you
find technical support. This contact information may change without notice.
Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this third-party contact
information.
Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 1/7/2006 |
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Keywords: | kbdisplay kbConfig kbprb KB812511 |
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