Zone: Match Doesn't Start When Hosting or Joining a Retail Game
  
PSS ID Number: Q165175
Article last modified on 06-01-1999
 
WINDOWS:
 
WINDOWS
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - MSN Gaming Zone 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you attempt to host or join a retail game on MSN Gaming Zone, the match
does not start.
 
CAUSE
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This happens if you attempt to start the match using the game or a desktop
shortcut icon instead of allowing the Zone software to start the game
automatically.
 
NOTE: The game will start automatically after the Host has clicked the Play
button.
 
RESOLUTION
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To Host or join a retail game, ALL the players must allow the game to start
automatically. You cannot use the game icon or a desktop shortcut to start a
match.
 
Please remember that only the Host can start a game, and to start a game the Host
must click the Play button.
 
MORE INFORMATION
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When the Host and/or the players attempt to start a game on their own without
allowing the Zone software to launch the game, the Zone matchmaking process
cannot be completed and the match will not start.
 
Additional query words: 4.x IGZ MSN Gaming Zone match match-making z4
 
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Keywords          : kbusage kbfaq
Version           : WINDOWS:
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb
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Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1999.