Windows Notes and Troubleshooting

Note: See also Section 5.1. for important information about running Midtown Madness on the Windows 2000 operating system.

6.1. Windows Screen Saver feature does not work when playing Midtown Madness

The Windows Screen Saver feature may not work properly when you are playing Midtown Madness.

6.2. If you install Microsoft Windows 98 SE (Second Edition) on your computer after installing Midtown Madness…

You need to reinstall Midtown Madness to ensure that all the needed files are available.

6.3. When switching between open programs using the ALT+TAB key combination, Midtown Madness may unexpectedly minimize

If you are using the ALT+TAB key combination to switch among open programs, including Midtown Madness, the game may minimize when you try to open it. To avoid this problem, click on the Midtown Madness button on the task bar to open and restore Midtown Madness.

6.4. Midtown Madness supports the MultiMon feature in Windows 98 and
Windows 2000

You can use the MultiMon feature in Windows 98 and Windows 2000 with Midtown Madness. The Multimon feature allows you to use multiple monitors (and video cards) attached to a single computer.

Midtown Madness always defaults to the last video card detected. Therefore, if the game does not appear on the monitor you expect it to, trying changing your Renderer setting (Options menu--Graphics Options) to change which video card and which monitor is displaying Midtown Madness.

If you see Midtown Madness attempting to redetect video hardware every time you start the game on a MultiMon configuration, one or more of your display devices may not support DirectDraw in MultiMon. Updating to newer drivers may help, or you can simply remove the offending video board, which is most likely the one that's missing from the Renderer list on the Graphics Options screen (Options menu).