Hi Mike,

Yes, your display drivers could be the cause of this,
and Yes the driver downloads are quite large. Try
updating them using my instructions. Good luck! :-)

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Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
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"Mike" <Mike@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:E5D2F91A-CB97-4AA1-9961-C53F23D5FFA3@microsoft.com...
| Hi
|
| Well I ran the 'update driver' from device manager.
| It said it could find nothing newer.
| I also looked at the Nevida web site and could not find one of a size I can
| download with my very slow dial up.
| 20 mb is the size but this can't be a driver can it?
|
| Are you sure this is a display problem?
| The installation instructions say that after set up I would be asked to
| config my dispaly, this did not happen.
| I did run the config later and it said everything was fine.
|
| The problem I have is that the game never starts, my computer just stops
| responding, even ctrl alt delete does not work!
|
| Thanks for any help.
| --
| Mike on the south coast of the UK
|
|
| "Jimmy S." wrote:
|
| > Hi Mike,
| >
| > When you said:
| > | I seem to already have the latest drivers and software.
| > | My PC is less than 4 months old.
| >
| > Did you say that because you installed up to date drivers
| > for your system, or because you assume that a new computer
| > will ship with the most up to date drivers pre-installed?
| >
| > If the latter, you will need to update your drivers as most
| > computers ship with only the basic (legacy) drivers installed.
| >
| > --
| > Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
| > Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
| >
| > Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
| > MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
| > My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
| > __________________________________________________ _______
| >
| > "Mike" <Mike@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:0732ED07-2BFD-43AA-9FB3-CDF876751A30@microsoft.com...
| > |
| > | --
| > | Mike on the south coast of the UK
| > |
| > |
| > | "Jimmy S." wrote:
| > |
| > | > Hi Mike,
| > | >
| > | > If reinstalling the game doesn't correct the issue, try this advice ...
| > |
| > |
| > | Thanks Jimmy
| > |
| > | I seem to already have the lasest drivers and software.
| > | My PC is less than 4 months old.
| > | I tried the game scanner and got these results!
| > |
| > | System Scan Results
| > | Congratulations! Your computer has sufficient performance to run Combat
| > | Flight Simulator 3!
| > | Note: The Game Advisor database does not currently contain specific graphics
| > | card feature requirements for this game (such as T&L support, pixel shader
| > | version, etc.). Please verify that your graphics card meets the requirements
| > | set by the publisher.
| > |
| > |
| > | My System Specifications
| > | Processor Intel Pentium 4 3200MHz
| > | Display Card NVIDIA GeForce 6200
| > | Memory 1024MB
| > | Operating System Microsoft Windows XP
| > | Free Disk Space 182.86GB
| > | Display Card Memory 256MB
| > | Display Driver Version 7.1.2.4
| > | DirectX Version 9.0c
| > | Optical Drive CD/DVD
| > | Sound Card Realtek AC97 Audio
| > |
| > | Why my system just stops responding I can't understand.
| > | I have also tried a clean boot but still the game does not start.
| > | Plays the video, the screen with the pilots faces comes up, the hour glass
| > | shows then the system locks up :-(
| > |
| > | Seems a lot of fuss to get a program to run.
| > |
| > | Mike
| >
| >
| >