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Q194817: Combat Flight Simulator: Computer Hangs When You Quit the Game

Article: Q194817
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): 1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb3rdparty kbdisplay kbimu msgamekbfaq
Last Modified: 07-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator: WWII Europe Series, version 1.0 
- Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2: WWII Pacific Theater, version 1.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you quit Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator, your computer may stop
responding (hang), and your display may become distorted.

CAUSE
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This behavior can occur if both of the following conditions are true:

- A Hercules Stingray 128/3D Series video adapter is installed in your computer
  and you are using version 1.17.2059 or earlier of the Hercules video driver.

- A 3Dfx Voodoo Banshee-based video adapter is installed in your computer and
  you are using version 4.10.01.0232 or earlier of the 3Dfx Voodoo Banshee
  video driver.


RESOLUTION
==========

To resolve this issue, use the appropriate method for your video adapter.

Hercules Stingray 128/3D
------------------------

Download and install the latest version of the driver for your Hercules Stingray
128/3D Series video adapter from the following Hercules Web site:

  http://www.hercules.com

If the issue continues to occur, download and install the latest version of the
Single Board Run-Time driver for Voodoo Rush-based video adapters from the
following 3DFx Web site:

  http://www.3dfx.com/download/download.html

3Dfx Voodoo Banshee
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To resolve this issue, reduce the graphics hardware acceleration. To do this,
follow these steps:

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

2. Double-click System.

3. On the Performance tab, click Graphics.

4. Move the Hardware Acceleration slider until it is one notch to the right of
  None (the Basic acceleration setting).

5. Click OK, and then click Close.

6. When you are prompted to restart the computer, do so.

If you are dissatisfied with the video frame rate after you reduce the graphics
hardware acceleration, download and install the latest version of the driver for
your Voodoo Banshee-based video adapter from the following 3DFx Web site:

  http://www.3dfx.com/download/download.html

MORE INFORMATION
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Additional query words: 1.00 msgame combatfs cfs crash freeze

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Keywords          : kb3rdparty kbdisplay kbimu msgame kbfaq
Technology        : _IKkbbogus kbGamesSearch kbCombatFlightSim2 kbCombatFlightSim kbCombatFlightSimSearch kbSimSearch
Version           : :1.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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