Q303857: Flight Simulator: Can’t Add Planes from Combat Flight Simulator

Article: Q303857
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): 1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kberrmsg kbimu
Last Modified: 07-JUN-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator: WWII Europe Series, version 1.0 
- Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2: WWII Pacific Theater, version 1.0 
- Microsoft Flight Simulator for Windows 95, version 1.0 
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 Professional Edition 
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 Professional Edition 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you attempt to import an aircraft or a piece of scenery from a newer
version of a Microsoft Flight Simulator or Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator
into an older version, one of the following may occur:

- You may receive errors indicating that this operation is unsupported.

- The operation may simply fail.

- The aircraft that is imported will not behave as expected.

CAUSE
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This issue occurs because newer versions of Microsoft Simulators have updated
Aircraft and Scenery files that are not backwards compatible with older versions
of these products.

MORE INFORMATION
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Although it is unsupported by Microsoft Technical Support it is usually possible
to import aircraft and scenery from the previous two versions into the next
available version. It is usually not possible to import aircraft and scenery
from any versions outside those parameters. For example you can import Planes
and Scenery from CFS2 and FS2000 into FS2002 Standard or Professional but you
cannot import Planes and scenery from CFS1, FS98 or FS95 into FS2002 Standard or
Professional.

For more information on importing Scenery and Aircraft from previous versions
into later version please see the following articles:

  Q175873 FS98/2000: Using Aircraft and Adventures from Earlier Versions

  Q197805 Combat Flight Simulator: How to Import Flight Simulator Aircraft

  Q197807 Combat Flight Simulator: How to Import Flight Simulator Scenery

  Q198394 Combat Flight Simulator: Aircraft Lighting Is Not Available

  Q278642 CFS2: How to Import Missions from Combat Flight Simulator

  Q279149 CFS2: How to Import Scenery from Flight Simulator

  Q279747 CFS2: How to Import Combat Flight Simulator Scenery

  Q286252 CFS2: How to Import Combat Flight Simulator Aircraft

  Q303857 Flight Simulator: Can't Add Planes from Combat Flight Simulator

  Q315201 FS2002: How to Import Adventures from Flight Simulator 2000

  Q317828 FS2002: How to Import Aircraft from Combat Flight Simulator

Additional query words: msgame

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Keywords          : kberrmsg kbimu 
Technology        : _IKkbbogus kbGamesSearch kbFlightSimSearch kbCombatFlightSim2 kbCombatFlightSim kbCombatFlightSimSearch kbFlightSim2000 kbFlightSim98 kbFlightSim95 kbFlightSim2002 kbFlightSim2002Pro kbSimSearch
Version           : :1.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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