Q275579: Combat Flight Simulator 2: Minimum System Requirements

Article: Q275579
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): 1.0
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Keyword(s): kbref kbimu msgame
Last Modified: 07-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2: WWII Pacific Theater, version 1.0 
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This article lists the minimum system requirements that are needed to play
Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2: WWII Pacific Theatre.

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To play Combat Flight Simulator 2, you need:

- Multimedia PC with a 266 MHz Pentium or higher processor

- Microsoft Windows 95 or later operating system, or Microsoft Windows 2000
  operating system

- 32 megabytes (MB) or more of random access memory (RAM) for Windows 95 or
  later, or 64 MB or more of RAM for Windows 2000

- 350 MB of available hard disk space (an additional 50MB of space is required
  if DirectX 7 or later is not already installed)*

- Microsoft DirectX 7 or later (DirectX 7 included on game CD-ROM)

- Quad-speed (4X) or faster CD-ROM drive

- A Super VGA video adapter and monitor capable of supporting High Color (16
  bit) at a screen resolution of 800 by 600 pixels (a Direct3D 7-compatible
  video adapter or 3D graphics accelerator card with 4 MB or more of video RAM
  recommended)

- A Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device

- A DirectX 7-compatible joystick or flight yoke (recommended)**

- A Microsoft DirectSound 7-compatible sound card with speakers or headphones
  for audio playback

* Microsoft recommends that you keep at least 50 MB of space available on your
hard disk for Windows to use as virtual memory

** Combat Flight Simulator 2 supports force-feedback game controllers

Requirements for multiplayer play:

- A 28,800 bits-per-second (bps) or faster modem, a local area network (LAN)
  with TCP/IP or IPX network protocol, or a null-modem cable required for
  connection to other computers

- To play Combat Flight Simulator 2 on Zone.com, you need one of the following
  Web browsers:

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

  NOTE: Internet access may require the payment of a separate fee to an Internet
  service provider (ISP). Connect time charges may apply.

Additional query words: msgame combatfs2 cfs2 requires sysreqs

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Keywords          : kbref kbimu msgame 
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch _IKkbbogus kbGamesSearch kbCombatFlightSim2 kbCombatFlightSimSearch
Version           : :1.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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