DOCUMENT:Q257401  06-AUG-2002  [homegame]
TITLE   :Flight Simulator: Invalid Page Fault in Module G2d.dll or G3d.dl
PRODUCT :Microsoft Home Games
PROD/VER::
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbenv kberrmsg 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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When you click Fly Now in either of the programs listed at the beginning of this
article, you may receive the following error message:

   <Filename> caused an invalid page fault in module G2d.dll.

NOTE: The invalid page fault may also occur in module G3d.dll.

CAUSE
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This behavior can occur if video caching or shadowing is enabled in the Basic
Input/Output System (BIOS) settings for your computer.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this issue, disable video caching or shadowing in the BIOS settings
for your computer.

For information about how to do this, please see the printed documentation
provided with your computer or motherboard, or contact the manufacturer of your
computer or motherboard.

For information about how to contact the manufacturer of your computer or
motherboard, click the appropriate article number in the following list to view
the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   Q65416 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K

   Q60781 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P

   Q60782 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z

Additional query words: msgame flightsim fs2k fltsim gpf ipf

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Keywords          : kbenv kberrmsg fsim kbimu msgame 
Technology        : kbGamesSearch kbFlightSimSearch kbFlightSim2000 kbSimSearch
Version           : :
Issue type        : kbprb

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