DOCUMENT:Q281790  07-MAY-2002  [homegame]
TITLE   :Flight Simulator 2000: Known Video Issues
PRODUCT :Microsoft Home Games
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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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SUMMARY
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This article contains a list of video-related issues that you may experience in
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following articles describe known issues with video adapters and chip sets
in Flight Simulator 2000. For more information, click the article numbers below
to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base.

   Q247655 FS2000 Err Msg: Flight Simulator Has Detected That the Following
   Video Card/Driver Combination May Cause Your Computer to Stop Responding

   Q247619 Flight Simulator 2000: Program Stops Responding (Hangs) with Video
   Adapter Based on the nVIDIA Riva TNT Chip Set

   Q271337 FS2000: View Through Windshield of Boeing 777-300 Is Black

   Q246134 FS2000: "General Protection Fault" Error Message or Incorrect Screen
   Resolution When You Start the Game

   Q253937 FS2000: Program Hangs When You Fly Over San Francisco

   Q256028 FS2000: Video Frame Rate Is Slow and Performance Is Poor

   Q246135 FS2000: Black Screen or Distorted Scenery

   Q247637 FS2000: Distant Textures Seem to Shimmer or Flicker

   Q257771 FS2000: Computer Stops Responding During Game Play

   Q174251 Flight Simulator 98/2000: How to Enable 3D Hardware Acceleration

   Q175151 FS98/2000 Err Msg: There was an Unrecoverable Exception Error in
   Flight Simulator with C++ Runtime Library

   Q197661 Games Err Msg: Invalid Page Fault in Module Kernel32.dll

   Q246137 Flight Simulator 2000: "System Error" When You Attempt to Start the
   Program

   Q249211 FS2000: Scenery Colors May Be Distorted When Using an ATI Rage Video
   Adapter

   Q249840 FS2000 Err Msg: Your Video Display Must Be in 16-bit Color Mode or
   Higher...

   Q251110 FS2000: Distorted or Incorrect Text in Certain Aircraft Gauges or
   Control Panels

   Q257401 FS2000 Error Message: Invalid Page Fault in Module G2d.dll

   Q246141 FS2000: Graphic Elements Intermittently Flash or Blink

   Q246140 FS2000: Game Intermittently Stops Responding

   Q246143 FS2000: Black Boxes Are Displayed Around Lights in Game

   Q246144 FS2000: Computer Stops Responding the First Time You Play Game

   Q246157 FS2000: Kneeboard Is Not Displayed

   Q246147 FS2000: Computer Stops Responding After a Few Minutes of Game Play

   Q250973 Flight Simulator 2000 Professional: Stops Responding When You Start
   Program

   Q260866 FS2000: Gauges Display Incorrect Data in Instant Replay or Flight
   Video Mode

REFERENCES
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To identify the manufacturer and the model of your video adapter:

1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

2. Double-click System.

3. If you are using Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows 98, click the
   Device Manager tab.

   If you are using Microsoft Windows 2000, click the Hardware tab, and then
   click Device Manager.

4. Click the plus sign (+) next to "Display adapters".

5. Under the "Display adapters" branch, note the manufacturer and the model of
   your video adapter, and then click OK.

6. Close all open windows on the desktop.

For additional information about how to identify the driver version of your video
adapter, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

   Q159487 Games: How to Determine the Version of Installed Video Driver

Additional query words: msgame flightsim fs2000 fsim

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