Combat Flight Simulator: Chirping or Clicking Sounds During Game Play (194844)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator: WWII Europe Series 1.0
This article was previously published under Q194844

SYMPTOMS

When you play Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator, you may hear chirping sounds, clicking sounds, or other random noises in the background during game play.

RESOLUTION

To work around this issue, reduce the sound playback quality in the game. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. Click Start, point to Find, and then click Files Or Folders.
  2. In the Named box, type the following line:

    combatfs.cfg

  3. In the Look In box, click My Computer, and then click Find Now.
  4. Double-click the Combatfs.cfg file.
  5. In the "Choose the program you want to use" box, click Notepad.
  6. Click to clear the "Always use this program to open this file" check box, and then click OK.
  7. Scroll to the end of the file, press ENTER twice, and then type the following lines, pressing ENTER after you type each line:
     [SOUND]
 Channels=1
 SamplesPerSec=11025

  8. On the File menu, click Exit. When you are prompted to save the changes, click Yes.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator, WWII EuropeSeries, version 1.0.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:5/7/2002
Keywords:kbbug kbenv kbsound KB194844
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