DOCUMENT:Q257771  07-MAY-2002  [homegame]
TITLE   :FS2000: Computer Stops Responding During Game Play
PRODUCT :Microsoft Home Games
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kb3rdparty kbdisplay fsim kbimu msgame

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 
 - Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 Professional Edition 
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SYMPTOMS
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While you are playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000, you may experience either
of the following symptoms:

 - You may receive the following error message on a blue screen

   Fs2000.exe caused a General Protection Fault in module Fusion16.drv.

   and the computer may stop responding (hang).

 - Flight Simulator 2000 may hang.

CAUSE
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This behavior can occur if the following conditions are true:

 - A Diamond Monster Fusion AGP video adapter is installed in your computer.

 - Version 1.20 of the video BIOS for the Diamond Monster Fusion video adapter
   is installed on your computer.

 - An AMD microprocessor (CPU) is installed in your computer.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this issue, download and install the latest Voodoo Banshee reference
drivers from the following 3Dfx Web site:

   http://www.3dfxgamers.com/view.asp?IOID=44

MORE INFORMATION
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Additional query words: msgame flightsim fltsim fs2k hangs freeze lock

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Keywords          : kb3rdparty kbdisplay fsim kbimu msgame 
Technology        : kbGamesSearch kbFlightSimSearch kbFlightSim2000 kbSimSearch
Version           : WINDOWS:
Issue type        : kbprb

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