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Q198411: Combat FS: Color Palette of Mission Briefing Maps Is Distorted

Article: Q198411
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): 1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdisplay kbenv kbimu
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 play a mission in Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator, the color palette
of the map on the Mission Briefing screen may be distorted.

CAUSE
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This behavior can occur if an outdated version of the Comctl32.ocx component is
installed on your computer.

RESOLUTION
==========

To resolve this issue, install the current version of the Comctl32.ocx component
on your computer.

To do this, you must install a program that includes the latest version of the
Comctl32.ocx component. An example of such a program is the latest version of
Microsoft Internet Explorer.

You can download and install the latest version of Internet Explorer free of
charge from the following Microsoft Web site:

  http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/download/default.htm

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Combat Flight
Simulator: WWII Europe Series, version 1.0.

Additional query words: 1.00 msgame combatfs cfs

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Keywords          : kbdisplay kbenv kbimu 
Technology        : _IKkbbogus kbGamesSearch kbCombatFlightSim2 kbCombatFlightSim kbCombatFlightSimSearch kbSimSearch
Version           : :1.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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