Combat Flight Simulator: White Horizontal Flashes (281688)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator: WWII Europe Series 1.0
  • Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2: WWII Pacific Theater
This article was previously published under Q281688

SYMPTOMS

When you play Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator or Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2, white horizontal lines may flash on the screen.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if a video adapter that is based on the nVIDIA Riva 128 chip set is installed in your computer.

The following video adapters are based on the nVIDIA Riva 128 chip set:
  • Diamond Viper 330
  • STB Velocity 18

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, obtain and install the latest video driver for the video adapter that is installed in your computer. To do this, contact the manufacturer of your video adapter.

For information about how to contact your video card manufacturer, click the appropriate article number in the following list to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

65416 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K

60781 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P

60782 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z



If the issue continues to occur, download and install the generic Riva 128 video driver from the following nVIDIA Web site:

http://www.nvidia.com

MORE INFORMATION

To identify the manufacturer and the model of your video adapter:
  1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
  2. Double-click System.
  3. If you are using a Microsoft Windows 95-based or a Microsoft Windows 98-based computer, click the Device Manager tab.

    If you are using a Microsoft Windows 2000-based computer, click the Hardware tab, and then click Device Manager.
  4. Click the plus sign (+) next to Display adapters to expand the branch.
  5. Under the Display adapters branch, note the manufacturer and the model of your video adapter, and then click OK.
  6. Close all open windows on the desktop.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:8/9/2006
Keywords:KB281688
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