Q302605: Flight Simulator 2000: IPF When You Load a Saved Flight

Article: Q302605
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kberrmsg kbimu
Last Modified: 06-AUG-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you attempt to load a saved flight in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000, you
may receive an error message similar to one of the following:

  FS2000 caused an invalid page fault in module KERNEL32.DLL

  -or-

  FS2000 caused an error in g3d.dll

  -or-

  FS2000 caused an invalid page fault in sound.dll

CAUSE
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This behavior can occur if the saved flight includes a direct navigation point
in the Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation system.

NOTE: If a GPS flight is set as the default flight, you will receive the above
errors during launch.

RESOLUTION
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To work around this issue, follow these steps:

1. Double-click My Computer.

2. Open the Pilots folder, found at the following location:

  <drive>:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\FS2000

3. Double-click your saved flight (the file has an extension of .flt).

4. In the "Choose the program you want to use" box, click Notepad.

5. Click to clear the "Always use this program to open this file" check box, and
  the click OK.

6. On the Search menu, click Find.

7. Type [GPS_Engine], and then click Find Next.

8. Click Cancel.

9. Change the following line

  DirectTo=True

  to the following:

  DirectTo=False

10. On the File menu, click Exit. When you are prompted to save the changes,
  click Yes.

Additional query words: msgame fltsim fs2k

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Keywords          : kberrmsg kbimu 
Technology        : kbGamesSearch kbFlightSimSearch kbFlightSim2000 kbSimSearch
Version           : :
Issue type        : kbprb

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