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Q216469: Combat FS Err Msg: Invalid Page Fault in Module Simsui.dll

Article: Q216469
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kberrmsg kbimu msgame
Last Modified: 06-AUG-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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SYMPTOMS
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When you attempt to add a pilot on the Campaigns screen in Microsoft Combat
Flight Simulator, you may receive the following error message:

  Combatfs caused an invalid page fault in module Simsui.dll.

CAUSE
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This behavior can occur if the Courier New font is missing or damaged.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this issue, extract a new copy of the the Courier New font to the
Windows\Fonts folder. To do this, use the appropriate method for your operating
system.

Microsoft Windows 98
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To restore the Courier New font in Windows 98, follow these steps:

1. Insert the Windows 98 CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. Press and hold down the
  SHIFT key as you insert the Windows 98 CD-ROM to prevent the CD-ROM from
  starting automatically.

2. Click Start, and then click Run.

3. In the Open box, type "sfc.exe" (without the quotation marks), and then click
  OK.

4. Click "Extract one file from installation disk."

5. In the "Specify the system file you would like to restore" box, type
  "cour.ttf" (without the quotation marks), and then click Start.

6. In the Restore From box, click the CD-ROM drive that contains the Windows 98
  CD-ROM.

7. In the Save File In box, type the following line, and then click OK

  <drive>:\windows\fonts

  where <drive> is the drive letter of the hard disk on which Windows is
  installed.

Microsoft Windows 95
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For information about how to restore the Courier New font in Windows 95, please
see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q152974 How to Restore the Default Fonts in Windows 95

Additional query words: 1.00 msgame combatfs cfs

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Keywords          : kberrmsg kbimu msgame 
Technology        : _IKkbbogus kbGamesSearch kbCombatFlightSim kbCombatFlightSimSearch kbSimSearch
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0
Issue type        : kbprb
Solution Type     : kbnofix

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