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Q214519: Combat Flight Simulator: Minimum System Requirements

Article: Q214519
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbref 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 
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SUMMARY
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This article lists the minimum system requirements to play Microsoft Combat
Flight Simulator.

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To play Combat Flight Simulator, you need:

- A Multimedia PC with a Pentium 133 or faster processor.
- Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows 98 operating system or Microsoft Windows NT
  Workstation operating system version 4.0 with Service Pack 3.
- 16 megabytes (MB) of RAM for Windows 95 or Windows 98 (32 MB recommended); 32
  MB of RAM for Windows NT 4.0.
- 200 MB of available hard-disk space (230 MB recommended).
- 30 MB of available hard-disk space for swap file.
- A Double-speed CD-ROM drive; quad-speed recommended.
- A Super VGA, 256-color monitor (16-bit color monitor recommended).
- A Microsoft Mouse or comptatible pointing device; joystick or flight yoke
  recommended.
- A Microsoft DirectSound 6.0 API-compatible sound card with speakers or
  headphones for audio (with Windows 95 and Windows NT).

To use optional features, you need:

- A 3-D graphics accelerator card or chip compatible with Microsoft Direct3D
  version 6.0 API.
- An MMX processor.
- Force feedback peripherals compatible with Microsoft DirectX 6.0 API.

To play Combat Flight Simulator with other players, you need:

- A 28,800 bps or faster modem, Local Area Network (LAN) with TCP/IP or IPX
  protocol, or null-modem cable required for connection to other systems.
- For Zone.com play, you must use one of the following Web browsers:

   - Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.02 or later
   - Netscape Communicator 4.0 or later

Note: Internet access may require payment of a separate fee to an Internet
service provider. Connect time charges may apply.

Additional query words: 1.00 msgame combatfs cfs sysreqs requires

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Keywords          : kbref kbimu 
Technology        : _IKkbbogus kbGamesSearch kbCombatFlightSim kbCombatFlightSimSearch kbSimSearch
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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