Scenery, Airport, Adventures, VOR, Sound Problems Without Correct CD (178383)

SYMPTOMS

When you start Flight Simulator 2000, or fly an Adventure in Flight Simulator 98, you may receive an error message similar to the following:

FLTSIM98 CD-US South Central

This performance booster source directory was not found. Insert the Flight Simulator CD-ROM and press RETRY, or press OK to ignore this booster for this session.

When you fly an Adventure in Flight Simulator 2000, you may receive an error message similar to the following:

Insert CD into any drive and continue. CD="FS2KCD2"

In addition, the scenery and graphics in the Adventure may disappear, you may not hear the voices of the Adventure Pilot, the Co-Pilot, or the Air Traffic Controller (ATC), and VOR navigation may not function properly.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, use the following methods in the order in which they are presented.

Insert the CD-ROM for Your Version of Flight Simulator

If the Flight Simulator 98 CD-ROM or the Flight Simulator 2000 Disc 2 CD-ROM is not inserted in the CD-ROM drive, insert it, wait 10-15 seconds, and then click Retry.

If the issue continues to occur, proceed to the next method.

Clean the Flight Simulator CD-ROM

Clean the CD-ROM to remove dust, smudges, and fingerprints. To do this, use a CD-ROM cleaning kit, or gently wipe the silver side of the CD-ROM with a soft, lint-free cotton cloth. Do not use paper cloth which can scratch the plastic and leave streaks. When you clean the CD-ROM, wipe from the center of the disc outward; do not use a circular motion.

If the issue continues to occur, proceed to the next method.

Remove and Reinstall Flight Simulator 98 or Flight Simulator 2000

To do this:

Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
On the Install/Uninstall tab, click Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 or Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000, and then click Add/Remove.
Follow the instructions on the screen to remove your version of Flight Simulator.
Close Control Panel.
Delete the folder in which Flight Simulator is installed.

By default, Flight Simulator 98 is installed in the following folder:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator
By default, Flight Simulator 2000 is installed in the following folder:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\FS2000
For information about how to delete folders, click Start, and then click Help. On the Index tab, type deleting, and then double-click the Deleting files or folders topic.
Insert the Flight Simulator 98 CD-ROM or the Flight Simulator 2000 Disc 1 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

If Flight Simulator Setup does not start automatically, click Start, click Run, type the following line in the Open box, and then click OK
drive:\setup.exe
where drive is the drive letter of the CD-ROM drive.
Follow the instructions on the screen to install Flight Simulator.

NOTE: To improve performance and run Flight Simulator without inserting the Flight Simulator CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, install the Adventure files on the hard disk. To do this:
1. When you are prompted to select a Setup option, click Custom, and then click Add All.
2. Click to select the Install Adventures and Copy adventure sound files to hard disk to improve performance check boxes, and then click OK.