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Q221774: Combat FS: Crosshairs Turn Black or Appear as a Black Box

Article: Q221774
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb3rdparty kbdisplay 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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SYMPTOMS
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When you start Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator, the gunsight crosshairs may
turn black or appear as a black box on the screen.

CAUSE
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This behavior can occur if an STB Velocity 4400 video adapter is installed in
your computer.

RESOLUTION
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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.

MORE INFORMATION
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You may also be able to resolve this issue by downloading and installing the
latest video driver for the STB Velocity 4400 video adapter from the following
STB Web site:

  http://www.stb.com/drivers/velocity/vl4400.html

The third-party products discussed in this article are manufactured by vendors
independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding
these products' performance or reliability.


Additional query words: 1.00 msgame combatfs cfs

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

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