DOCUMENT:Q216094 07-MAY-2002 [homegame] TITLE :Combat FS: Display Is Choppy or Blinks Intermittently PRODUCT :Microsoft Home Games PROD/VER:WINDOWS:1.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbdisplay kbenv kbimu msgame ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator: WWII Europe Series, version 1.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== When you start a flight in Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator: WWII Europe Series, version 1.0, the video may be choppy, blink or flash intermittently, or otherwise be displayed improperly. CAUSE ===== This behavior can occur if unnecessary audio device drivers are installed on your computer. RESOLUTION ========== To resolve this issue, remove the audio device drivers installed on your computer, and then redetect your hardware. To do this, follow these steps: 1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 2. Double-click System. 3. Double-click Sound, Video And Game Controllers to expand the branch. 4. Click to select each device listed in the Sound, Video And Game Controllers branch, and then click Remove. Continue until the Sound, Video And Game Controllers branch is empty. NOTE: You can only remove one device at a time. 5. Shut down and turn off your computer. 6. Turn on your computer. Windows automatically redetects your hardware and installs the appropriate device drivers. NOTE: You may be prompted to insert your Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows 98 CD-ROM. Additional query words: 1.00 msgame combatfs cfs blinking flashing broken ====================================================================== Keywords : kbdisplay kbenv kbimu msgame Technology : _IKkbbogus kbGamesSearch kbCombatFlightSim kbCombatFlightSimSearch kbSimSearch Version : WINDOWS:1.0 Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2002.