Flight Simulator Solution Center

Flight Simulator X

• How to Video: How to start Flight Simulator X after installing it on Vista
• After you install a game on Windows Vista, you cannot find the game
• How to troubleshoot activation issues or errors for Games for Windows, Streets and Trips, and MapPoint
• The minimum system requirements for Flight Simulator X
• You receive an error message or the Setup program stops responding when you install Games for Windows, Streets & Trips, MapPoint, or Encarta
• The known graphics-related issues that you may experience when you play Flight Simulator X
• "The product key is not valid" error message when you install and try to activate a Microsoft game, Streets and Trips, or MapPoint
• How to obtain a new product key for Microsoft Games for Windows
• The game stops responding or closes unexpectedly when you start or play a Microsoft game
• Error message "1722" when you try to reinstall Flight Simulator X

Flight Simulator 2004

• You cannot use the mouse as a flight yoke in Flight Simulator 2002 or in Flight Simulator 2004 - A Century of Flight
• Flight Simulator 2004 crashes back to desktop with an error after IE7 Beta Installation
• Flight Simulator 2004: The game does not start, the game stops responding, or the game shows the splash screen and then quits unexpectedly when you try to start Flight Simulator 2004 - A Century of Flight
• You cannot select the Undock View feature and configure multiple monitors in Flight Simulator 2004
• Flight Simulator 2004: Videos do not play as expected
• Bridges are missing from Flight Simulator 2004 - A Century of Flight
• Known issues with third-party add-ins and Flight Simulator 2004 - A Century of Flight
• You do not have throttle control over each engine in Flight Simulator 2004 - A Century of Flight

Flight Simulator X

• You receive a DirectX error message when you start a Microsoft game
• Error message when you play a Microsoft game: "A fatal exception 0E has occurred at 0028"
• FS: "Scenery Read Error" error message when you try to start a flight
• Error message when you when you start or play a Microsoft game: "Your system is low on virtual memory"
• You receive the "Your computer has run out of available memory" error message when you start Flight Simulator
• Emessage when you try to play a game in Windows XP: "Game requires Administrative rights to play"
• Error message when you try to start a Microsoft game: "The file d3dx9_XX.DLL was not found"
• Error message when you try to install a game: "Setup cannot install system files"
• Error messages when you try to install Flight Simulator X: "This disc contains a "UDF" file system and requires an operating system that supports the ISO-13346 "UDF" file system specification” and “Please insert the disc 2 in the drive”

Flight Simulator 2004

• FS2002: "Microsoft Flight Simulator Cannot Find the Default Flight" Error Message When You Attempt to Start Program
• Games: "Unable to create or access required directory" or "Can't open the data files" error message appears when you try to start the game
• You receive a "The original file (gps_export.dll) is either missing or has been changed from its original state" error message when you install the Flight Simulator 2004 Update V9.1
• The error messages that you may receive when you try to install the Flight Simulator 2004 Update v9.1 update for Flight Simulator 2004 – A Century of Flight
• You receive an error message that states that a file is missing or damaged when you try to start Flight Simulator 2004 – A Century of Flight
• Error message when you start Flight Simulator 2004 - A Century of Flight: "input not supported"
• Error message when you try to play Flight Simulator 2004 - A Century of Flight: "Error loading GPS-ENGINE, Flight plan will not be used"

• Flight Simulator X Service Pack 2
• Flight Simulator 2004 Update v9.1

Flight Simulator X

• Flight Simulator: How to shut down or start jet engines
• How to improve computer performance when you play Microsoft games
• How to take off in a sailplane in Flight Simulator
• You can change the settings on the joystick to be either more or less sensitive to your movements in Flight Simulator
• How to access the internal and external training resources that are available for Flight Simulator

Flight Simulator 2004

• Flight Simulator: How to Import Aircraft and Aircraft Gauges from Flight Simulator 2000
• How to manually remove Flight Simulator 2004 - A Century of Flight
• How to open aircraft doors in Flight Simulator 2004 - A Century of Flight
• How to hide and unhide the Options menu bar in Flight Simulator
• How to view the passenger loading ramps in Flight Simulator 2004 - A Century of Flight
• How to push back an aircraft from its parked location in Flight simulator 2004 - A Century of Flight
• How to access the user manual for Flight Simulator 2004 - A Century of Flight

Flight Simulator X

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Flight Simulator 2004

• Contact a support professional by e-mail, chat, or phone
• Ask questions and get answers from other Flight Simulator players