Re: AAArgh! can't play multiplayer games

From: sealpup (sealpup_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/16/05 

Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 02:39:01 -0800

Thanks for your continued support and advice.

I ran
http://download.microsoft.com/download/msngamezone/Utility/1/WIN98/EN-US/zone_dat.exe

It said it had worked, but did not fix the problem (failed to install
game....zzz...)

I don't really want to restore the system - I don't know that it will
actually fix this anyway. The nature of the problem implies not....plus I
don't know when it stopped working!

I deleted all the "zone" & "gaming" references in the registry. Problem
still exists.

I tried importing this key to the registry, but it won't let me.
On "merge" I get an error message box,

"cannot import <path>zone.reg: The specified file is not a registry script.
You can only import binary registry files from within the registry editor"

I tried saving from wordpad in all file formats - they all give this error.
The file saved looks like a registry file. Indeed, "properties" say type of
file is "Registration Entries".

I may be able to import the key in regedit, but don't know exactly where to
add it....

I'm stuck, stuck stuckity stuckity stuck stuck stuck.

fyi, I deleted all downloaded Activex components, went to a flash site and
it prompted for the install, and installed all OK. So, activex doesn't seem
to be the problem.....

"Elmo" wrote:

> sealpup wrote:
> >
> > hmmm, I guess we are out of ideas.
> >
> > Yes, that dialer got deleted, but not affecting zone installation.
>
> Search through the registry for "gaming" and if MSN Gaming Zone is
> found, delete the entry. That might have the same effect as the
> program, removing the reference to the MSNGZ path so you will be
> prompted for the path. Not all hits to "gaming" are Zone related.
>
> This may be what you need to remove, or import.. To import to your
> registry, copy/paste it to Wordpad (not notepad), save as Zone.reg,
> right-click the saved file, click Merge. Try the Zone again.
>
>
> REGEDIT4
>
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Gaming Zone\Setup]
> "Z6EULA"=dword:00000001
> "Program Group"="MSN Gaming Zone"
> "Path"="C:\\Program Files\\MSN Gaming Zone"
> "Microsoft Internet Gaming Zone"="C:\\Program Files\\MSN Gaming Zone"
> "Version"="6.2.2808.1"
>
>
> --
> Add clvck to the subject line and correct my address from "invalid" to
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>
> +Elmo_Tech
> MSN® Gaming Zone™ - Technical Support
>

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