DOCUMENT:Q216918 07-MAY-2002 [homegame] TITLE :Err Msg: Combat Flight Simulator Requires a Higher Refresh Rate PRODUCT :Microsoft Home Games PROD/VER::1.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbdisplay kberrmsg 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, you may receive an error message indicating that the program requires a higher refresh rate than your monitor supports. CAUSE ===== This behavior can occur if Combat Flight Simulator attempts to change the default refresh rate your video adapter sends to your monitor. RESOLUTION ========== To resolve this issue, download and install the latest version of DirectX from the following Microsoft Web site: http://www.microsoft.com/directx For additional information about how to download and install DirectX, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q179113 How to Download and Install DirectX If the issue continues to occur, set the default refresh rate your video adapter sends to your monitor. To do this, follow these steps: 1. Click Start, and then click Run. 2. In the Open box, type Dxdiag.exe, and then click OK. 3. Click the More Help tab, and then click Override. 4. Click the Override Value option, and type a value in the Override Value box that is supported by both your video adapter and your monitor. NOTE: Typical values are 60, 72, and 75. To determine a value that is supported by both your video adapter and your monitor, follow these steps: 1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 2. Double-click Display. 3. On the Settings tab, click Advanced or Advanced Properties. 4. On the Monitor tab, make sure your monitor is selected. If an incorrect monitor is selected, or if a standard or unknown monitor is selected, click Change, click the manufacturer and model of your monitor, and then click OK. 5. On the Adapter tab, click the Refresh Rate box. STATUS ====== Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator: WWII Europe Series, version 1.0. Additional query words: 1.00 msgame combatfs cfs ====================================================================== Keywords : kbdisplay kberrmsg kbimu msgame Technology : _IKkbbogus kbGamesSearch kbCombatFlightSim kbCombatFlightSimSearch kbSimSearch Version : :1.0 Issue type : kbbug Solution Type : kbpending ============================================================================= 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.