DOCUMENT:Q274625 07-MAY-2002 [homegame] TITLE :Combat Flight Simulator 2: Poor Video Performance PRODUCT :Microsoft Home Games PROD/VER::1.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbenv kbimu ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2: WWII Pacific Theater, version 1.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== When you play Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2, you may experience poor video performance in the game. The poor performance may include the following symptoms: - The frame rates may be slow. - The screen may appear to stutter. - The program may appear to stop responding (hang). CAUSE ===== This behavior can occur if all of the following conditions are true: - The nVidia 6.18 Detonator 3 reference video driver is installed on your computer. - A Creative Annihilator II GeForce 2 video adapter is installed in your computer. - The game is configured to play in Hardware mode. RESOLUTION ========== To resolve this issue, download and install the latest video driver available from the manufacturer of your video adapter at the following Creative Labs Web site: www.creativelabs.com MORE INFORMATION ================ nVidia releases reference drivers for their chip sets. These reference drivers may not be appropriate for all video adapters that are based on those chip sets. For more information about the reference drivers available from nVidia, visit the following nVidia Web site: www.nvidia.com The third-party contact information included in this article is provided to help you find the technical support you need. This contact information is subject to change without notice. Microsoft in no way guarantees the accuracy of this third-party contact information. The third-party products discussed in this article are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability. Additional query words: msgame freeze chug ====================================================================== Keywords : kbenv kbimu Technology : kbHomeProdSearch _IKkbbogus kbGamesSearch kbCombatFlightSim2 kbCombatFlightSimSearch Version : :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.