Flight Simulator 2002: Error Message When You Try to Read a Library/Help Handbook (318850)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 Professional Edition
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002

This article was previously published under Q318850

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to open any of the Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 handbooks in Library/Help, you receive an error message similar to one of the following:

You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed to read this handbook. Please install Acrobat Reader and restart Flight Simulator 2002.

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Paint cannot read the file, this is not a valid bitmap file or its format is not currently supported.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when one of the following conditions is true:

The Adobe Acrobat Reader program was not installed correctly when Flight Simulator was installed.

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The Adobe Acrobat Reader program on your computer is corrupted or damaged.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, reinstall Adobe Acrobat Reader. To do this, follow these steps:

Insert Flight Simulator 2002 Disc 1 into your CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive and hold down the SHIFT key to prevent Autorun from starting.
Double-click My Computer on the desktop.
Right-click FS_DISK_1, and then click Install Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.05.
Follow the on-screen instructions to install Acrobat Reader.

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	1/7/2006
Keywords:	kbprb KB318850