Flight Simulator 2002: How to Find the Handbooks (318848)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 Professional Edition
  • Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002
This article was previously published under Q318848

SUMMARY

The Flight Simulator box contains the pamphlet "Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 Before You Fly," which provides just enough information for you to install Flight Simulator and get started. This article tells you how to find the other Flight Simulator manuals.

MORE INFORMATION

Flight Simulator 2002 includes the following handbooks in Adobe Acrobat PDF format:
  • Quick Reference Guide
  • Aircraft Handbook
  • Air Traffic Control Handbook
  • Floatplane Handbook
  • Rod Machado's Ground School
  • Getting More from Flight Simulator 2002
To view the handbooks, follow these steps:
  1. Start Flight Simulator.
  2. Click Library/Help.
  3. Click a handbook, and then click Open Handbook.

    NOTE: If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed, you receive an error message that directs you to install the Acrobat Reader. For more information, see the "References" section of this article.
To open Flight Simulator 2002 manuals, follow these steps:
  1. Click Start, and then click Run.
  2. In the Open box, type the following line, and then click OK:

    drive:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\FS2002\HELP

    where drive is the drive letter of the hard disk on which Flight Simulator 2002 is installed.
  3. Click OK.

REFERENCES

For additional information about the handbooks, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

318850 FS2002: Error Message Appears When You Try to Read a Library/Help Handbook

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/7/2006
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