Flight Simulator 2002: Error Message: Flight Simulator Cannot Detect Windows Media Player on Your System (318335)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 Professional Edition
  • Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002

This article was previously published under Q318335

SYMPTOMS

When you try to start Flight Simulator, you may receive an error message similar to the following:
Flight Simulator cannot detect Windows Media Player on your system.

CAUSE

This issue can occur because Microsoft Windows Media Player version 7.1 is not installed when you install Flight Simulator on your computer.

RESOLUTION

To solve this problem, install Media Player from the Flight Simulator 2002 CD-ROM. To do this, follow these steps:
  1. Insert Flight Simulator 2002 CD 1 into the CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive.

    Setup may start automatically. If Setup starts, click Close to quit Setup.
  2. Double-click the My Computer icon on your Windows desktop, right-click FS_DISK_1, and then click Install Windows Media Player.

    Setup starts the installation process automatically.
  3. When the installation process is complete, restart your computer.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/7/2006
Keywords:kberrmsg kbprb KB318335