DOCUMENT:Q268842  12-NOV-2001  [homegame]
TITLE   :AoE II: Game Hangs After You Disconnect from the Internet
PRODUCT :Microsoft Home Games
PROD/VER::1.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbnetwork aoe kbimu

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Age of Empires II Expansion: The Conquerors, version 1.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you disconnect from the Internet while you are playing a multiplayer game
of Microsoft Age of Empires II Expansion: The Conquerors, the game may stop
responding (hang).

CAUSE
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This behavior can occur if you attempt to rejoin the game before you click
Reconnect or Cancel.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this issue, follow these steps after you disconnect from the
Internet:

1. Click Cancel in the Disconnect dialog box.

2. Click the Age of Empires II Expansion: The Conquerors icon located on the
   Windows taskbar.

3. Save the current game, and then quit Age of Empires II Expansion: The
   Conquerors.

4. Connect to your Internet service provider (ISP).

5. Start a new game or open the saved multiplayer game.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Age of Empires II
Expansion: The Conquerors, version 1.0.

Additional query words: 1.00 msgame aoe2 aoeii aok expansion pack conquerers

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Keywords          : kbnetwork aoe kbimu 
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch _IKkbbogus kbGamesSearch kbAOESearch kbAOE2ExpConquerors
Version           : :1.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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