Q320461: Flight Simulator: Real-World Weather Is Not Accurate in the Game

Article: Q320461
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
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Last Modified: 07-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 Professional Edition 
- 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 and turn on the Real-World Weather
feature, the weather in the game may either be incorrect or may stay the same
every day.

CAUSE
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This behavior may occur if your Temporary Internet Files folder contains old
copies of the weather data files, and the files are not replaced with new
information.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this issue, empty your temporary Internet files folder before you
turn on Real-World Weather. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Quit Flight Simulator.

2. Start Internet Explorer.

3. On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.

4. On the General tab, click Delete Files under "Temporary Internet files", and
  then click OK.

5. Start Flight Simulator, and then open the flight that you want to fly.

6. On the World menu, click Weather.

7. Click to select the Local Weather check box, and then click "Real-world
  weather".

8. Click OK.

Flight Simulator updates the weather to the current conditions for the flight's
current location.

Additional query words: msgame flight simulator 2002 fs2002

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Technology        : kbGamesSearch kbFlightSimSearch kbFlightSim2000 kbFlightSim2002 kbFlightSim2002Pro
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