Combat Flight Simulator: Cannot Enable Auto Rudder Feature (197304)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator: WWII Europe Series 1.0
- Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2: WWII Pacific Theater
- Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 3: Battle for Europe
This article was previously published under Q197304 SYMPTOMS When you play Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator, the Auto
Rudder feature may not work and the Enable Auto Rudder check box on the Settings screen may not be available. CAUSE This behavior can occur:
- If the Combatfs.cfg file or the Cfs2.cfg file contains
entries that are not valid for your game controller. -or-
- In Combat Flight Simulator 3.0, the Uisel.xml file has
become corrupted or contains entries that are not valid.
RESOLUTIONCombat Flight Simulator 3 To resolve this issue in Combat Flight Simulator 3, delete the
Uisel.xml file, and then allow the game to rebuild the file with default
settings:
- Double-click My Computer, and then double-click the drive C.
- Double-click the Documents and Settings folder.
- Double-click the folder for your user name.
- Double-click the Application Data folder.
- Double-click the Microsoft folder, and then double-click the folder for Combat Flight Simulator 3.0.
- Locate the file Uisel.xml, right-click the file, and then click rename.
NOTE: By default, the file is located at:
systemroot:\Documents and
Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Combat
Flight Simulator 3.0. - Rename the file as Olduisel.xml, and
then close all folders.
- Restart the game to rebuild the file with default
settings.
Previous Versions To resolve this issue, verify that the assignment for the rudder
is correct. To do this, follow the appropriate steps for you version of Combat
Flight Simulator. Combat Flight Simulator- On the Options menu, click Custom Controls.
- Click the Assignments tab.
- Under the Game Device column, click to select the line for Rudder Axis, and then click Assign.
NOTE: When you click Assign, the blue line in the Game
Device column becomes a white box, and you have five seconds to assign
the selected action to a game controller command. - On the game controller, step on the rudder pedal, press the
button, or move the axis you want to use for the selected action. If you
receive a warning message that a different action is already assigned to the
game controller button or axis, click OK.
Combat Flight Simulator 2- On the Combat Flight Simulator 2 startup screen, click Settings.
- Click Controller Assignments.
- Click Joystick Axes tab.
- In the Axes column, click to select the line for Rudder Axis, and then click Change Assignments.
- On the game controller, step on the rudder pedal, press the
button, or move the axis that you want to use for the selected action, and then
click OK.
- Click OK.
If the issue continues to occur, reset the default
configuration for your game controller. To do this, repeat steps 1 through 3
for either game, click any command under the Game Device column, and then click Reset Defaults. If the issue continues to occur, rebuild the
Combatfs.cfg or Cfs2.cfg file. To do this, press CTRL+SHIFT when you start Combat Flight Simulator or Combat Flight Simulator
2. MORE INFORMATION After you rebuild the Combatfs.cfg or the Cfs2.cfg file,
you may have to reset any custom settings for your game controller.
Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 1/21/2005 |
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Keywords: | kbenv kbprb kbui KB197304 |
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