If you are running Midtown Madness on the Windows 2000
operating system…

You may experience problems playing the in-game voice commentary featured in Midtown Madness. Known workarounds include setting your Sound Quality setting to Low, turning off the Play Commentary option (both in Audio Options--Options menu), and turning off Speed Loading (Graphics Option--Options menu). You can also try plugging your USB speakers directly into your sound board instead of the USB port.

5.2. If you are using USB speakers with Midtown Madness,…

See section 5.1. above for suggestions on adjusting audio and graphics settings for Midtown Madness when using USB speakers.

5.3. If you have more than one sound card installed on your computer…

Audio, including music, sound effects, and commentary, may not function correctly when playing Midtown Madness. To fix the problem, disable one of the sound cards in Windows Device Manager. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. Next, double-click the System icon, and then click the Device Manager tab. Under Sound, Video, and Game Controllers, click the sound card you want to disable, and then click Remove. When you are finished, click OK.

5.4. If you have a Diamond Monster MX300 audio card, an STB Velocity 4400 RIVA TnT video card, and an ASUS motherboard installed on your computer…

Textures in Midtown Madness are not drawn correctly. To fix the problem, set your Renderer option (Options menu-Graphics Options) to Software Renderer. Click Options (in the upper right corner of any game screen), and then click Graphics Options. In the Renderer list, click Software Renderer, and then click Done.