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I upgraded my operating system from W98 to W2000 pro. Before that, I had uninstalled FS2000 and all its associated software and hardware.I reinstalled FS2000 in the W2000 pro. When trying to reinstall the sidewinder force feedback pro joystick, I got an error message that my present system does not recognize sidewinder, bla, bla.Called my local MS office for support. They gave me an URL where I can download an update:http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/sidewind...wnloads/302.asp. However , the page indicates only a 3.0 version for windows 95 or 98, not 2000. So here I am, stuck with a non-working joystick, flying with the damn keyboard!Anybody know what the problem is?!Eyt…

New custom system trying to use old Viewsonic PF790 monitor.ASUS A7V333 w/ onboard sound (C-Media)1Gb pc2700AMD2200+Twin WD 120G Special edition (8mb buffer) running as RAID 1Windows XP pro SP1ASUS V8420 DX (128mb TI4200) v29.40br driversViewsonic PF790 1024x768 100hzXP does not "recognize" the monitor and installs it as a "default" monitor. I can manually adjust the refresh rate, etc. via "Display - settings",... (the monitor is supposed to be able to handle 118 at 1024x768, but the choices are 100, then 120 in the "Display settings")When I go to the Advanced tab, and then the "ASUS - Advanced" tab to set 3D parameters, it complains: "Your monitor is not correct. To…

Does anyone know if there is some sort of utility that allows FS2002 to recieve GPS input (thru serial or usb port) and display it's location in the virtual world? Any info would be appreciated! Thx!-drew

Hi all,I just received my new MS Sidewinder FF2 joystick; I ran the install program on the CD, which went fine, but when I plugged the joystick into the USB port, the computer is not able to find the drivers for it. I tried to browse folders and direct it to the FF2 folder, but to no avail. I looked everywhere for the drivers, and I think I found them, but my computer won't recognise them.Then, when I add the joystick in the Game Controllers window, under "status" it says "not connected". I looked in Device manager and it says there are no drivers installed for the joystick.I've tried just about everything, and it still won't work! I'm desperate...I've been deprived of se…

I've been a flight simmer for a while now, but one thing has *always* frustrated me... It's very hard to fly staring out of a cockpit represented by a 21" monitor.I've tried the FS2002 trick of networking several computers together (with the monitors next to one another) and achieved slightly better realism (no up and down movement possible there). I've tried the VR head tracker, which I found awkward.My question is... Has anyone out there tried a "real" (by real, I mean ~$1000) VR goggle system with any commerically available flight sim - i.e. Fly! FS2002, X-Plane, etc? THere seems to be so little information on the web about people who have really tried it.I find my…

I don't know if I'm the only one, but I've been experiencing problems of late. I haven't upgraded my system and have been operatinng FS2002 for 10 months without any problems whatsoever till now. Sometimes I get a blue screen error and have to restart my computer using reset ( cold boot). But sometimes I get dll errors ranging from terrain.dll, ai_driver.dll to G2d.dll and G3d.dll. I use a PixelView Geforce2 MX/MX400 AGP card. The only thing i upgraded was ram from 128 to 256 mbs. I have both win98 and xp installed and the problem is same on both OS. I downloaded the latest drivers of my Video card but to no avail. Could it be due to my video card, sound card or ram? I wo…

My PC (spec below) had a simple on-board video chipset so I addeda Creative PCI GeForce2MX video card to drive my monitor in 3Dfor FS2002 - an excellent, cost-effective upgrade.I'd now like to connect little old monitor to the motherboard videoport and use it to view utility programs like, say, FSNavigator whilstviewing FS2002 on the main monitor.From searching this forum it think that I might be able to do this but I can't work out the details of how to. Does this sound feasible?If so, how do I configure it and get FS2002 on my main monitor andother application windows on the secondary monitor?I'm running Windows Me and have tried playing with the settings forDisplay in …

Well, here we go again. So called "paper release". I'm so disapointed the way they did it.(and AMD is my favorite CPU)http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MzY0

If I now click on a hyperlink that opens a new window, it now is empty. This wasn't the case for a number of years previously, but nothing seems to have changed in my set up. Is there any particular thing I need to change to be able for new web pages to operate in new windows.Any help appreciatedAndy

Greetings,I posted this question a little while ago, but unfortunately no one was able to solve my problem at the time, so I post it again in the hopes that since that time someone else may have experienced the same problem and found a solution.Every time I return to FS after a task switch, all clouds lose thier shape and appear as boxes, and all external aircraft lights aswell as several other 'effects' appear to have black boxes around them (in place of the glow-effect). When using FS together with a program such as SquawkBox that necessitates task switches, this can get extremely frustrating.The only way I have found to recover from this after a task switch is to cycl…

I'm a bit confused on this matter.Lucky I haven't got my new card yet if this is true.

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I'm wanting to add more RAM, but I'm not sure what I'm doing. I've just had a look inside my system to see what type of RAM it takes, but the chips didn't have anything on them apart from Samsung. There were 4 slots - 2 with the 128Mbs sticks, but the other 2 had smaller sticks in (same length, but not as high). What are these? are these something I can remove to add more RAM sticks?Cheers

How can I use the Sidwinder Precision Wheel Force Feedback in Windows XP! ? I can't istall his software from his cd. Windows XP tell me that is not compatible. How can I do??!?Thanks Mark1982

I have XP and am running 520MB of PC2100. When running FS2002 for a long time (in this case, a flight of 4 hours done over about 8 hours, with various pauses), I sometimes find that I almost simultaneously can't switch views, ATC stutters, and I get the shut-down screen. I usually fly PIC, which I know is a resource hog in itself. Whether ATC "talking" is the trigger in this issue, or maybe that's just coinciding with the time that FS2002 has been running. Could this be an issue of too less memory?Thanks-System:P1.8G Northwood256 PC2100ABit BD7AGeForce 3WinXPBruce.

Howide,Got a small problem getting RW working in conjuction with a SB Audigy sound card. Symptoms are, with the headset plugged into the front panel, you can hear yourself speak, but when RW config is installed, no bounce back of your own voice when you run the mike test. kinda hard to really explain in too much detail as its not actually me with the problem, but a friend of mine. Does this problem ring a bell with anyone who might have experience it?http://www.avsim.com/vfr_center/avsim_sig.jpg

My system has been crashing regularly of late. I get the message:"This Program has Performed an Illegal Operation and will Shut Down".In Details, I get the following "explanation":MSBB caused an invalid page fault inmodule MSBB.EXE at 017f:004013ab.Registers:EAX=00000000 CS=017f EIP=004013ab EFLGS=00010202EBX=00000000 SS=0187 ESP=017bfc88 EBP=017bfcacECX=01b0c010 DS=0187 ESI=00000000 FS=3acfEDX=01b0c00c ES=0187 EDI=01b0c010 GS=0000Bytes at CS:EIP:8b 08 8d 55 f8 52 68 1c f9 41 00 50 ff 11 85 c0 Stack dump:017bfdd4 00008e44 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 004021d6 00000000 ae4c5e70 017bfdcc 004021de 00008e44 017bfe20 045f7a4c 00008001 17a71cb6.Any idea what this means? …

The weirdest thing just happened on my system... My Sidewinder Precision 2 stopped working! When I checked the Control PanelGaming Options there

Hello,My configuration is a XP1800, 512 SDRAM + GF2 MX 32 Mo. Perhaps I'm wrong but I feel that my CPU performances are actually limited by my video card. For example I've noticed loading time is quite long since I've installed Landclass Europe pack scenery. Despite using twikers, image is still a little blurry...Could you tell how work these cards with FS2K2 ? As GF4TI is more expansive than a GF4 MX 440, does it worth ?Thanks.Thama

Dear friends flight simmers,I hope this is not off topic, and if so, please bear with me.I have the following system specs:P!!! 933 MHz384 MB SD-RAM PC-133 MHzATI Radeon 7200HD 20 GBWin XP ProMy performance in FS 2002 with all maxed out is fairly poor, I am at an average of 4-8 fps on ground, at any airport in the sim. In the air, I max 15 fps. Something is wrong and anyways I decided to upgrade my system, also in preparation for the much awated FS 2004, available next fall. Here is what I am looking at:Intel P4 2 GHz256 DD-RAM PC-333 MHz80 GB HDSound good? Now the graphic card is a different story. I want to buy a fairly average graphic card and replace it next year for …

How does anyone here deal with this? Short of changing e-mail addresses, are there any utilities that really work to deal with this? I've tried unsubcribing, but that just appears to aggrevate the frequency of the spam.Thanks,Bruce.

Hi,How do I find out my frame rate in FS2K2 Pro? I'm trying to determine what the difference is between a couple of video cards and would like to be able to see what the actual frame rates are...ThanksMark

This is the new system I plan on ordering Monday. I've done a lot of research, but I would welcome any comments or suggestions. Bear in mind this configuration is the limit of my budget, so if I change to something more expensive, I need to reduce costs somewhere else.CPU: Pentium 4 2.53 Ghz, 533 Mhz FsbMB: Gigabyte GA8IHXPMemory: 512 MB RDRAM 1066 MhzVideo Card: AGP Abit GF4 TI6400 128 MBHard Drive(s): Two Western Digital 80 MB w/8 MB buffersCD: Lite-On DVD 16xCD-RW: Lite-On LTR48125Sound Card: Creative Labs AudigyCase: Lian-Li Aluminum w/340 watt power supply, 3 case fansOS: MS Windows XP Home EditionKeyboard: MS InternetA local company (5 O'Clock Computers) will provid…

Ok, here's my specs:1.7Ghz Pentium 4Win XP256 megs ram55 Gb HD, 30.5 gigs free spaceI've just installed a new Gainward GF4 Powerpack Pro/450 TV to replace my old GF2 MX. Now, FS seems a bit unstable (tends to crash when I change planes), reflections and antialiasing don't work (they worked before), and when I turn OFF 3D acceleration, FS comes up with a dialog saying that it's gone into safe mode because my computer is currently unable to use 3D acceleration. I'm using the standard Gainward drivers that came with the card.

Hi All,I remember seeing some info that CH would preview it's throttle quad at the AVSIM Conference. Now I also read here the other day that it was going to be delayed (sound familiar?).What I wanted to know, is there any info about it out there at all? Like is it going to be a 4 engine quad? Will it have flaps and spoilers, fuel switches, etc.?If anyone has any info to share?CF-AOA