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"The Microsoft Allegiance Game has stopped working

Windows can check online for a solution to the problem....blah blah blah"

Then it lets me choose to check online or close the program. If I click to check online it shows itself to look busy for 3 seconds or so and then closes anyway

Update: I've tried using my desktop - and although I needed to add 2003 compatibility to fix the key assembly issue - the game promptly crashes before taking me to the splash screen. So, 2 computers and both are useless to play a simple ms game.

SpaceJunk wrote:QUOTE (SpaceJunk @ Mar 5 2011, 01:25 PM) That may be something in the background stealing the focus, i.e. popups or the task manager.

strange, don't see any pop ups or task manager when I exit allegiance.

@ ogorass - I'm playing on a laptop so the keyboard is attached to everything else. Yes, all keys stop working and I have to repeatedly press or hold down the esc key to get that lower left-hand menu to pop up so I can exit the game. I have zero problems using any other program on my laptop. For ...

Windows Version (and Service Packs): Vista SP2 (laptop)
Processor Speed: dual core
RAM: 3 gb
Video Card (Make and Model#): onboard graphic chip Intel 945 family
Sound Card (Make and Model#): cheap soundblaster card
Connection Type (Dialup, Cable, DSL, other): cable
Modem (Make and Model#): generic ...