How to Install Midtown Madness

Midtown Madness is a great racing simulation made by Microsoft that allows you to cruise through the city and create havoc as you drive like a lunatic through the Windy City of Chicago! before you slide into the driver's seat, however, you have to know how to install the game on your computer. With a little advice and some patience, you will be able to install and play this game with the simplest of ease.

Things You'll Need

• A computer An Internet connection

Instructions

1. Find a demo copy of the game. This shouldn't be too hard, as the game was made by Microsoft. Microsoft actually has a game site where you can download a trial copy of the game and see if you like it (see References, below).

2. Click "Downloads" on the website. On the site is a Trial Version which is about 25.8 MB of file space. This should not take you longer than 5 minutes to download. Go ahead and download it then hit the "Run" key. If you have Windows XP, the screen will come up automatically. If you have Vista, you have to allow the program to run on your system.

3. Select the radio button marked "Install" and agree to the End-User License Agreement. Go ahead and accept that. The program will check for DirectX 6.1 or later on your computer. You may have to download this driver -- the program is so old that it won't notice more recent versions of DirectX, so go ahead and install it. You might have to download DirectX 9 for XP or DirectX 10 for Vista once you're finished with this game.

4. Double click the desktop icon to launch the game. Once you're done with the initial installation, a desktop icon should appear on your computer. Go ahead and click on it and you'll be driving the trial version in no time!

Tips & Warnings

• You could probably try registering this game with Microsoft, but since this game is so old, your best bet is to find a copy on Ebay and buy it if you want to experience the full version of the game. Another Alternative is that you can go through Amazon and buy it for less than Microsoft would ask you if they were to try to sell you a copy of this game.

• You will need a Pentium with a 200 Mhz Processor, or 166 is okay if it has a 3D accelerator. Windows 95, 98, 2000, ME, XP or Vista. In addition, you'll need 16MB of RAM, 300MB on your hard drive, a CD-ROM that is at least double speed, with 4x speed recommended, a Super VGA monitor (800 x 600 resolution or higher), a Mouse or other pointing device, and a sound card to enjoy all of the features that this game offers. Also, if you want to play multiplayer, your modem has to be at least a 28.8K modem.