View manual text
Microsoft® Flight Simulator 2004:
A Century of Flight
Readme file
© 2003 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Thank you for purchasing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight. This Readme file contains
information that may not be included in the printed manual or in-game information about Flight Simulator
2004: A Century of Flight. These notes, instructions, and tips will help you get the most out of Flight
Simulator.
Important: This product is for entertainment purposes only and should not be used for training purposes.
It is not part of an approved training program under the standards of the FAA or any other regulatory
agency.
Contents:
Flight Simulator Installation
Installing Flight Simulator
Starting Flight Simulator
Installation Tips
Hardware
Video Drivers and Graphics Cards
Joysticks
Setup
Troubleshooting
Viewing and Printing the Flight Simulator Manual with Adobe Acrobat Reader
Operating System
Kneeboard
Scenery
Simulator
In-Simulator Help
Aircraft Systems
Simulation Systems
Multiplayer
Miscellaneous
Learning Center
Flying Lessons
Century of Flight
The Air Traffic Control (ATC) System
Sound
Weather
Kiosk
Imported and Third Party Software
Viewing Images
Installing Windows Media Player to View Videos
Flight Simulator Installation
====================
Installing Flight Simulator
If your computer does not support automatic installation, follow these steps:
1. Insert Flight Simulator 2004 Disc 1 into your CD drive.
2. Click Start on the taskbar.
3. Point to Settings and/or select Control Panel.
4. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
5. For Windows 98, 98SE, or ME, select the Install/Uninstall tab, and click Install. For Windows
2000 or XP, select Add New Programs and click CD or Floppy.
6. Follow the instructions that appear on your screen.
During setup, select Express Install to install all necessary Flight Simulator files in their default locations.
Otherwise, click Custom Install to choose one of two installation options: Compact or Complete. If you
need to conserve disk space, choose the Compact setup option. If you want to optimize flying
performance, choose Complete.
Note: With Compact installation, the aerial photos for the Dallas, Denver, Oshkosh, and St. Maarten
airports are not installed. If you wish to display these images in the scenery, perform an Express or
Complete installation.
Note: The setup process for an Express or Complete installation requires an additional 700 MB of hard
disk space to use temporarily during installation for decompressing scenery files.
====================
Return to Contents
====================
Starting Flight Simulator
•
Double-click the Flight Simulator 2004 icon on the Windows desktop. Note: You’ll need to have
Disc 4 in your CD drive each time you start Flight Simulator. If you’ve chosen Compact
installation, you’ll also need to keep Disc 4 in your CD drive during flight.
•
If you chose not to have Flight Simulator add a desktop icon during installation, you can start
Flight Simulator by using the Start menu. Click Start, select Programs, select Microsoft Games,
select Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004, and then click Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004.
====================
Return to Contents
Installation Tips
If you are having problems installing Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight, use the following methods
in the order below.
1. Before installing software, make sure to close all open software applications including antivirus
software.
2. Inspect the CD-ROM for visible deformation or scratches. If the disk is damaged, contact
Microsoft Sales to obtain a replacement CD-ROM. The phone number for the sales office in your
area can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/worldwide. Note: If the CD-ROM was provided
with your computer, contact your computer manufacturer to obtain a replacement CD-ROM.
3. Clean the CD-ROM. To do this, use a CD-ROM cleaning kit, or gently wipe the silver side of the
CD-ROM with a soft, lint-free cotton cloth. Do not use paper cloth, which can scratch the plastic
and leave streaks. When you clean the CD-ROM, wipe from the center of the disc outward. Do
not use a circular motion. If the issue continues to occur, clean the CD-ROM with a damp cloth or
a commercial CD-cleaning solution. Dry the CD-ROM thoroughly before you insert it into the CDROM drive.
4. If the issue still occurs, adjust system settings for your CD or DVD drive. For instance, reduce CD
Caching, disable DMA, or turn off Auto-Inset notification. More information on how to do this is
available in the Microsoft KnowledgeBase article “Q218617 How to Troubleshoot CD-ROM Read
Errors” which is available online at http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q218/6/17.asp.
Return to Contents
Hardware
Video Drivers and Graphics Cards
If you want to see better graphics, you may need to update your video card driver from the card
manufacturer. Video card drivers are pieces of software that tell Microsoft Windows how your video card
functions. When you have configuration problems with a game and the display, your usual best course of
action is to upgrade your video card drivers to the most recent version.
For more information and help on installing drivers, please visit our Configuration Support pages. From
the Windows Start menu, point to All Programs, point to Microsoft Games, point to Flight Simulator
2004, point to Troubleshooting, then click Configuration Support.
====================
Installing the Latest Video Driver for your Video Adapter
Your video adapter or its drivers may not be recognized until you update your drivers to the latest version.
Use the DirectX Diagnostic Tool to determine the version number of the video driver installed on your
computer:
1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type dxdiag, and then click OK.
3. Click the Display or Display 1 tab.
4. Under Device, note the Name, Manufacturer, and Chip Type, and under Drivers, note the
version number on the Version line.
5. If multiple video adapters are installed in your computer, repeat steps 3-4 to determine the
version number of the video driver for each additional video adapter installed in your computer.
6. When you have noted the version numbers for all of the video drivers installed on your computer,
click Exit.
Contact your video adapter manufacturer to inquire about how to obtain and install the latest driver for
your video card.
====================
Laptop displays in full-screen mode: The display adapters on some laptop computers may let you
select a resolution that is larger than the LCD device can support. In these cases the view may be cut off
when running Flight Simulator in full-screen mode. To see the full screen image, either reduce the
resolution or use windowed mode. Driver updates do not resolve this issue.
ATI (http://www.ati.com/na/pages/na_index.html)
•
ATI Radeon Mobility 6P: Screen display image is too big for the screen in full-screen mode at
resolutions greater than 1024x768. To see the full screen image, use resolutions no higher than
1024x768 or windowed mode. Driver updates do not resolve this issue.
•
ATI Radeon Mobility 9000: Screen display image is too big for the screen in full-screen mode at
resolutions greater than 1024x768. To see the full screen image, use resolutions no higher than
1024x768 or windowed mode. Driver updates do not resolve this issue.
•
ATI Radeon 7200, Windows 98 SE and Windows ME, retail driver: Upon launching Flight
Simulator, the error message “Fs9 has performed an illegal operation & will be shut down” is
generated and you cannot get into the game. This does not occur with Windows XP.
•
ATI Radeon 7500, latest drivers: Line is drawing on the back wing of Cessna Skyhawk SP and
Cessna Skylane airplanes.
•
ATI Radeon 8500, retail drivers: Various textures may be missing.
•
ATI Radeon 8500: Using this card with Windows 9x and Windows ME will cause Flight Simulator
to crash. Updating to the latest drivers will fix this problem.
•
ATI Radeon 8500: Using this card with Windows XP and the retail drivers will cause the computer
to stop responding. Updating to the latest drivers will fix this problem.
•
Gateway ATI Radeon VE, Windows ME, retail driver: List selections do not highlight, but instead
outline, when you are selecting airports, aircraft, seasons, flights, time of day, resolutions, and
other elements in full-screen mode. The latest driver v4.13.1.3233 from Gateway fixes the
problem.
•
When using the ATI All-In-Wonder 128 graphics card, the sun may appear distorted or be absent
when the MIP mapping quality is set to anything other than 4.
•
ATI Rage 128 with the latest drivers: At resolutions of 1024x768 and above, pressing ALT causes
graphics display problems. At resolutions below 1024x768, however, such problems do not occur.
•
ATI Rage 128: If you see random colored triangles drawn on the screen, your ATI Rage 128 card
needs an updated driver.
•
ATI Radeon DDR 64 MB in Windows 2000, retail drivers: Polygons may flash on the screen,
usually when the airplane is flying.
3Dfx (http://www.3dfx.com)
•
Voodoo 5 5500, Windows 98 SE: Weather effects, such as rain and snow, may not display
properly.
•
Voodoo 5 5500, 64 MB, Windows 98 SE, all drivers: When pressing the ALT key or when
selecting from the drop-down menus during a flight, objects, such as airplanes, buildings, and
clouds, may not display correctly. You may also notice lines on the screen.
Creative Labs (http://www.creative.com)
•
Creative Annihilator Pro, Windows 98 SE, retail drivers: The game will not run.
Elsa (http://www.elsa.com)
•
ELSA Gladiac MX, all retail drivers: The numbers on the back of the Cessna Skylane appear as a
black square in the preview window.
Intel (http://www.intel.com)
•
On the Intel 845 chipset with driver versions above (newer than) 33.17, fog may not display
properly under low-visibility conditions. Setting the visibility to 10 miles may cause display
problems.
Matrox (http://www.matrox.com)
•
Matrox Millennium G-200: Rain and snow are not animated. Airports may look white at night.
•
Matrox Millennium G-400, Windows 98 SE, Windows ME, and Windows XP, retail and latest
drivers: The game may lock up, usually when the aircraft is flying. The problem is less frequent
with Windows XP.
•
Matrox Millennium G-550 in Windows ME, latest drivers: Background screen will be corrupted in
full screen mode. Use windowed mode instead.
Nvidia (http://www.nvidia.com/)
•
Nforce motherboards with integrated audio may require upgraded BIOS (Basic Input/Output
System) and drivers.
S3 Graphics (http://www.s3graphics.com)
•
Savage IX with latest driver: Clouds in the distance may appear in front of the horizon. These
clouds disappear in Slew mode.
•
Super Savage IXC and Twister K, latest driver, Windows XP: The aircraft and runway may
disappear when you select weather.
Return to Contents
Joysticks
•
Having two joysticks installed on your system may cause stuttering in Flight Simulator. Remove
the unused joystick from the list of joysticks in the Game Controller dialog box in Windows to
solve the problem.
•
When using the Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback 2 joystick and running Windows 9x or
Windows 2000, you need the version 4.0 driver for the feedback to work properly. If you do not
have the version 4.0 driver, once you select the Forces tab in the Game Controller dialog box in
Windows, the forces stop functioning until you exit and restart Flight Simulator. The Sidewinder
4.0 drivers are available when you purchase a Sidewinder 4.0 product.
Return to Contents
Setup
•
It is not recommended to install Flight Simulator onto FAT 16 drives because the space
requirements are incompatible.
Return to Contents
Troubleshooting
There are two easy ways to help you troubleshoot when you start Flight Simulator using the Start menu.
Reset Defaults
Reset Defaults resets the defaults to the baseline configuration that is most appropriate to your
computer’s hardware and drivers. By choosing this option, any customization of keyboard and joystick
assignments will be erased and replaced with the default options. If you have made changes to Flight
Simulator 2004 and are now experiencing performance, graphical, or controller problems, then Reset
Defaults is an excellent first troubleshooting step.
•
Click Start, select Programs, select Microsoft Games, select Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004,
select Troubleshooting, and then click Reset Defaults.
Safe Mode
Safe Mode places Flight Simulator 2004 in a Software Video Rendering mode that is independent of the
video hardware and its drivers. This mode is useful in diagnosing hangs and crashes as being specific to
your hardware and drivers, and, in some cases, may be the only way for you to start and use the
simulator. If your issue disappears in Safe Mode, it’s a good idea to updating your video driver.
•
Click Start, select Programs, select Microsoft Games, select Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004,
select Troubleshooting, and then click Safe Mode.
Return to Contents
Viewing and Printing the Flight Simulator Manual with Adobe Acrobat
Reader
Using Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can view and print the .pdf file version of the Flight Simulator 2004: A
Century of Flight manual. The .pdf file for the Flight Simulator manual is located on Flight Simulator Disc
1, in \Extras\Adobe.
====================
Accessing the Adobe folder and its contents
1. Insert Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight Disc 1 into the CD-ROM or DVD drive.
2. In Windows Explorer, double-click the CD-ROM or DVD drive, double-click the Extras folder, and
then double-click Adobe to open the folder.
====================
====================
Installing Adobe Acrobat Reader
•
In the Adobe folder, double-click the appropriate file for your version of Windows:
o
Double-click rp505enu.exe for Windows 98.
o
Double-click AdbeRdr60_enu.exe for Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000, and
Windows XP.
====================
Return to Contents
Operating System
•
If you install Flight Simulator on a Windows 9x machine, then upgrade your computer’s operating
system to Windows 2000, the operating system upgrade moves your document folder containing
Flight Simulator files, such as saved flights and flight plans, to the root of the system drive (for
instance, C:\my documents), rather than <user>\my documents. You will need to move the files to
<user>\my documents\flight simulator files\ when the operating system upgrade is complete
•
If you re-install Windows, you also need to re-install DX9a (on Flight Simulator Disc 1).
Return to Contents
Kneeboard
•
The Navigation Log page of the Kneeboard shows estimates for Ground Speed, Fuel Usage, and
Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) for each waypoint, as well as blocks for the corresponding
“Actual” data blocks. If you load a flight you’ve saved, the “Actual” data blocks are blank until you
arrive at your next waypoint. To view the Actuals data for a saved flight, see the Navigation Log
dialog. (On the Flights menu, select Navigation Log.)
•
If you save a flight with the Kneeboard open on a second monitor, the Kneeboard will be hidden
when you load that flight on a computer with only one monitor. Restarting Flight Simulator will
make the Kneeboard visible on a computer with one monitor during this flight. Note: The
Kneeboard will be visible on a computer with one monitor if the flight you select was saved on a
computer with only one monitor or if the Kneeboard was not positioned on the second monitor
when the flight was saved when using a computer with two monitors.
Return to Contents
Scenery
The world on your disk
•
If you chose Compact installation, and you fly through several geographical areas in one Flight
Simulator session, and you have limited hard drive space, you may notice slow performance. This
is because Flight Simulator is reading the scenery off the CD and storing it in a temporary cache
on your hard drive. This is not a problem if you fly in only one area, but with longer flights
spanning several scenery areas, system performance may be affected.
Water effects
•
If you cannot see water effects when you have set Water Effects to high, you may have to adjust
the Terrain Detail slider to the second highest setting. If either slider is set to its maximum setting
(all the way to the right), the other slider will automatically move to its second-highest setting. To
adjust terrain detail textures go to the Settings menu, click Settings, and then click Display.
Slide the Terrain Detail Textures slider to the second highest setting, and then click OK.
Other
•
If you clear the scenery cache when exiting Flight Simulator, the scenery indices will be rebuilt the
next time you launch Flight Simulator. This will occur each time you clear the scenery cache
when exiting. If you do not clear the scenery cache when exiting, the scenery indices will only
need to be built once. Cache emptying is turned off by default.
Return to Contents
Simulator
In-simulator help
•
When accessing help while flying in the simulator, the Learning Center may show display
problems if you press ALT+ENTER (change between windowed and full-screen mode) while
viewing it.
Return to Contents
Aircraft systems
•
There is no autothrottle arming switch in the Learjet 45 like there is in Boeing aircraft. The
autothrottles are automatically armed in the Learjet. Disengaging the autopilot in the Lear does
not disengage Airspeed Hold. The pilot can disengage Airspeed Hold by pressing CTRL+R or
clicking the IAS autopilot button on the panel.
•
In the Boeing 747-400, the control to set the COURSE is on the upper right corner of the Nav
Display. The Course indicator works with the APR, LOC, BC, and NAV hold modes. Click the
CRS on the Nav display to change the course. The key command for changing course selection
is V. Then use the = or - keys to choose a new course.
Return to Contents
Simulation systems
•
When you fly the introductory flight and Flying Lessons, the flight planner menu is disabled until
you restart Flight Simulator.
•
If you increase the simulation rate, computer-generated AI aircraft are disabled above 4x.
•
If you use the Slew feature, when you disengage it your aircraft will be at cruise speed. Be careful
that you don’t slew to a low altitude at which cruise speeds would cause your aircraft to crash.
Return to Contents
Multiplayer
•
Manually opening ports when behind a firewall or NAT solution:
The ports you need to open:
Port
Protocol
Inbound / Outbound
23456
UDP
Both
6073
UDP
Both
For more information on how to manually open Multiplayer ports when behind a firewall or NAT
solution, see the Troubleshooting Multiplayer Issues article, and the Troubleshooting Multiplayer
Connections section of the Multiplayer Connect article in the Learning Center.
•
The Asante FR3004C Non-Universal Plug & Play router is not supported unless you set your IP
addresses manually.
•
The Asante FR3004C Non-Universal Plug & Play router is not supported and cannot connect
both internal and external clients to the same game hosted inside the NAT.
•
Only internal clients of Windows 98SE ICS can see a game that is hosted on an ICS Server.
Clients external to a Windows 98SE ICS machine cannot see or join games hosted on an ICS
Server.
•
If you end a single-player mode flight with the ATC window open and begin a multiplayer session,
the ATC window will remain open, but will be inoperative during the multiplayer session. Since
ATC is not designed to work during multiplayer sessions, you can close the ATC window by
clicking the headphone icon on the instrument panel or by pressing ` (ACCENT).
•
If you are using Windows 9x or Windows ME and type multi-byte characters (such as Korean,
Japanese, and Chinese characters) in a multiplayer chat session using the in-game scrolling chat
text, the multi-byte characters may not be displayed correctly. To display these characters
correctly, use the Multiplayer chat window.
•
If Flight Simulator is in full-screen mode and you access Multiplayer from the left side of the main
screen, the Internet Explorer browser will appear behind Flight Simulator when you click the Zone
icon in the multiplayer connect dialog box. Click the browser window or the icon on the task bar to
bring the browser forward. Note: The browser will not appear behind Flight Simulator in fullscreen mode if you click the Zone icon from the Flight Simulator menu bar along the top of the
screen.
•
If you experience problems on the Microsoft Base Station MN500, such as being unable to
connect an internal Windows ME client to a game hosted internal to the NAT MN500, you should
upgrade the firmware. The latest firmware version is MN500_runtime_v1.08.003.dlf. You can find
the upgrade at http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/broadbandnetworking/download.aspx.
Multiplayer Connections
•
You should have a high-speed connection if you're hosting a large Internet Multiplayer session.
Conversely, if you connect to the Internet using a dial-up modem, you will need to keep your
sessions relatively small.
•
When you are in an MSN Gaming Zone game (host or client) you can disconnect from the
Multiplayer session and reconnect to another host/session via a direct IP connection, but not a
Zone connection.
•
The Zone lobby can accommodate 16 players. The default Max Player setting for Flight Simulator
on the Zone, however, is 8 players, and you cannot change the Max Player setting while in Flight
Simulator in the Zone. Therefore, the Zone uses the host’s Max Player setting from the previously
hosted game. If you are attempting to host a game with up to 16 players and some players are
getting the error message "The selected session is full of players, would you like to join as an
observer?", here is a solution:
1. The host can create (host) a LAN game or Direct IP game and set the player limit to a
number between 1 and 16.
2. The host must exit that session.
3. The host should launch a Zone session.
The Zone game will use the previous Max Player setting.
Return to Contents
Miscellaneous
•
To directly launch a default flight:
The option to disable the opening screen and directly launch a default flight can be set in the
Flight Simulator configuration file. To disable the show opening screen and directly launch a
default flight, you must edit the fs9.cfg file. To disable the opening screen, set
Show_Opening_Screen=0 in the fs9.cfg file.
The fs9.cfg file is located in:
o
Windows 2000 and Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application
Data\Microsoft\FS9.
o
Windows 9x and Windows ME: \WINDOWS\Application Data\Microsoft\FS9
•
Aircraft Preview Box in Full-Screen Mode: If you are in the full-screen mode, the preview box that
displays the aircraft you have selected is inactive. The mouse cursor does not appear and cannot
be used to move the aircraft. To use the mouse to move the aircraft in this window, press
ALT+ENTER, which will switch the program to windowed mode. Because the mouse does not
work on the preview box in full-screen mode, it is not possible to set the spot camera direction
from the View Options dialog when in full-screen mode.
•
In the Learning Center article Troubleshooting Basics, under the subtitle of Adjust Display
Settings, the procedure to change the display settings in English Windows XP doesn’t match the
procedure for Chinese Windows XP. To get the display property in Chinese Windows XP, click
Start. Click Control Panel. Click Display and Theme. Then, click Display, and the display
property will pop up.
Return to Contents
Learning Center
•
If you see columns and/or boxes of text that overlap, update your version of Internet Explorer
(www.microsoft.com/downloads).
•
Controlling the Engine article in the Learning Center: The procedure to control the magnetos
should read:
To control magnetos
o
Press M followed by the + (PLUS) key or the – (MINUS) key.
-or1. On multi-engine aircraft, Press E, 1 to select Engine 1; press E, 2 to select Engine 2, etc.
2. Press M followed by the + (PLUS) key or the – (MINUS) key.
Return to Contents
Flying Lessons
•
If you see columns and/or boxes of text that overlap, update your version of Internet Explorer
(www.microsoft.com/downloads).
•
To make Flying Lessons easy to follow and fly, set units to U.S. Standard rather than
International (metric). For more information, see the article Changing International Settings article
in the Learning Center.
•
In some flying lessons that require navigation with instruments, IFR weather (cloudy conditions
with low visibility) may not be present. To set low-visibility weather conditions during these flights,
press the ALT key, then choose Weather from the World menu. Click User-defined weather
and then click the Customize Weather button. Set Clouds to Overcast. Set Precipitation to
None. Set Visibility to 1 mile / 1.6 km. Set Wind speed to None. Click OK.
Return to Contents
Century of Flight
•
If you see columns and/or boxes of text that overlap, update your version of Internet Explorer
(www.microsoft.com/downloads).
Return to Contents
The Air Traffic Control (ATC) system
•
Visibilities are not given in fractional amounts by the ATC system. If the visibility is set to 1 ¾, for
example, ATIS and AWOS will report it as 2 miles.
•
With the Autotune feature, the transponder squawk codes are autotuned upon issuance of IFR
clearances. If you cancel IFR, you should manually tune back to 1200 if you want to use that
transponder code. Similarly, you should manually squawk 1200 when you cancel flight following.
•
After takeoff from a CTAF or uncontrolled airport, at about 200 feet, the ATC menu switches to
the “VFR en route” state. If you want to do a Touch and Go, you have to reselect the airport and
announce landing intentions. Upon landing, the Announce Take-off menu appears.
•
The ATC menu is disabled in Instant Replay and Flight Video. This is deliberate.
•
Clicking OK from Map view cancels your IFR (in other words, it resets ATC, IFR, and the current
Flight Analysis data) if you have made changes in Map view. If no changes are made in the Map
view, there is no problem. However, if you do make a change in Map view, the program will
cancel IFR when you click OK.
•
You have to assign yourself a flight number if you want to hear a flight number as your call sign.
To assign a flight number when you are creating a flight, click Select Aircraft, and then click the
Change button next to ATC Name. Then type the number into the Flight number box. If no flight
number is used, then ATC calls aircraft by tail number.
•
ATC doesn't always detect taxi routes as seen in the scenery, so if you select Progressive
Taxiing you may be routed in a direction that does not appear to be the most direct path.
•
If ATC is using the runway with the ILS, you get an ILS approach. If ATC is using the other
runway, you get a visual approach.
•
Sometimes a controller and a computer-generated aircraft’s pilot have the same voice. When this
happens, it may sound like one big instruction from the controller because the readback is
virtually the same as the initial instruction. This is necessary because of the limited number of
different voices.
•
When ATC text is off and no pilot voice is selected, you may experience brief periods of silence.
•
Sometimes, your aircraft is told to hold short even if it is already on the runway, if a computergenerated aircraft has requested takeoff.
Return to Contents
Sound
•
When you change the sound settings in the sound quality slider while a flight is in progress, the
new sound setting does not take effect until you either reload the aircraft you’re flying, load a
different aircraft, or reset the flight.
•
If you experience “popping” or other low sound quality, try upgrading your sound driver or
experiment with the sound settings.
Return to Contents
Weather
•
If you select the weather theme “Major Thunderstorm,” fly a flight, and then change the weather
theme, you may still hear thunder for a few seconds after loading the new weather theme.
•
The settings at individual weather stations cannot be changed on the Flight Instructor advanced
weather dialog box. You should only set global weather.
Return to Contents
Kiosk
•
When using Windows 2000, if you encounter Kiosk titles that appear twice, refresh the screen by
pressing ALT+TAB to go to the desktop. Then open a folder, if one is not already open. Drag the
folder window on top of the area with the double titles (which forces the screen area to refresh),
and then press ALT+TAB to return to the Kiosk mode in Flight Simulator.
Return to Contents
Imported and Third Party Software
•
Airport 2000, version 3: Some textures do not load correctly. You may find that some objects are
either untextured or appear black.
•
Older add-on aircraft that were created using third party animation tools are often not fully
compatible with Flight Simulator. Flight Simulator will still load the aircraft if you click the Yes
button when prompted to choose whether you want to continue loading the aircraft. The
incompatibility, however, may cause Flight Simulator to become unstable, the aircraft to function
incorrectly, or both. Contact the aircraft software manufacturer for updates (not Microsoft).
•
We have eased the requirements for imported aircraft to just the .mdl and the .air files, but that
may allow for some aircraft to be imported with other components missing, such as gauges, panel
backgrounds, sound files, and textures.
Return to Contents
Viewing Images
•
If you encounter an image that appears to be absent, clipped, or does not display completely,
refresh the screen by pressing the back button and then return to that screen.
Return to Contents
Installing Windows Media Player to View Videos
If you did not install Windows Media Player (WMP) while running the setup program, you can still install it.
Simply place Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight Disc 1 in the CD drive. The WMP files are located
on Flight Simulator Disc 1, in \Redist\WMP.
====================
Accessing the Windows Media Player (WMP) folder and its contents
1. Insert Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight Disc 1 into the CD-ROM or DVD drive.
2. In Windows Explorer, double-click the CD-ROM or DVD drive, double-click the Redist folder, and
then double-click WMP to open the WMP folder.
====================
====================
Installing Windows Media Player
•
In the WMP folder, double-click the appropriate file for your version of Windows:
o
Double-click MP71.exe for Media Player 7 on Windows 98.
o
Double-click MPSetup.exe for Media Player 9 on Windows ME and Windows 2000.
o
Double-click MPSetupXP for Media Player 9 on Windows XP.
====================
Return to Contents