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Q244880: Problems When You Play Flight Simulator 2000 on Windows NT 4.0

Article: Q244880
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): WINDOWS:
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv fsim kbimu msgame
Last Modified: 07-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 Professional Edition 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you play Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 on a Microsoft Windows NT
4.0-based computer, the computer may stop responding or you may receive an error
message on a blue screen.

CAUSE
=====

This behavior can occur if Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 is installed on the
computer.

RESOLUTION
==========

To resolve this issue, obtain and install Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4 or
later.

You can download the latest Windows NT 4.0 service pack from the following
Microsoft Web site:

  http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/Default.asp

STATUS
======

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: flightsim fltsim fs2k fs2000 hangs freeze lock winnt sp3

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Keywords          : kbenv fsim kbimu msgame 
Technology        : kbGamesSearch kbFlightSimSearch kbFlightSim2000 kbSimSearch
Version           : WINDOWS:
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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