DOCUMENT:Q309673  07-MAY-2002  [homegame]
TITLE   :Flight Simulator 2002: Minimum System Requirements
PRODUCT :Microsoft Home Games
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KEYWORDS:kbimu

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 
 - Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 Professional Edition 
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This article summarizes the minimum system requirements to run Microsoft Flight
Simulator 2002.

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To run Flight Simulator, you need the following system resources:

 - Multimedia PC with Pentium II 300 MHz equivalent or higher processor with 8MB
   3D video hardware acceleration or better.

 - Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, Microsoft Windows
   2000, or Microsoft Windows XP operating system. (Microsoft Windows NT not
   supported.)

 - 64 megabytes (MB) of memory.

 - Approximately 650 MB of available hard disk space; additional 100 MB for swap
   file.

 - Super VGA monitor supporting 800 x 600 resolutions in 16-bit color.

 - DirectX 8.0a API or later.

 - DirectX 8.0a or later compatible 8 MB video card.

 - DirectX 8.0a API compatible sound card with speakers or headphones.

 - Joystick or flight yoke (recommended).

 - Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device.

 - Sound card with speakers or headphones required for audio.

 - Quad Speed or better CD-ROM drive.

Additional query words: msgame fs2002

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Keywords          : kbimu 
Technology        : kbGamesSearch kbFlightSimSearch kbFlightSim2002 kbFlightSim2002Pro
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Issue type        : kbinfo

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