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Pinball Arcade: Distorted Graphics or Horizontal Lines in Game

Article ID: 195058

Article Last Modified on 12/18/2006


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SYMPTOMS

When you play Pinball Arcade, you may experience the following symptoms:

  • If you press ALT+TAB to switch to a different program, and then press ALT+TAB to switch back to Pinball Arcade, the graphics in the game may be severely distorted.

  • When you play the game, horizontal lines may appear on the screen and eventually hide the game graphics.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if both of the following conditions are true:

  • An ATI 3D Rage Pro display adapter is installed in your computer.

  • You are using an outdated video driver for the ATI 3D Rage Pro display adapter.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, download and install the latest video driver for the ATI 3D Rage Pro display adapter from the following ATI Web site:

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