> Hello! About a few weeks ago I made a post about the same issue but I
>only got one reply from two people with no additional help. To refresh the
>matter, here is my problem summarized: While using the Boeing 747 and
>changing views the sounds become distorted and my computer halts. I must to
>do a "power" shut down and reboot! Ms/Mrs. Pluta suggested it was a sound
>problem and i think she maybe correct. However, i emphasis that the problem
>exists only with the 747. Why dont the other aircraft cause the same
>problem? In other words I am fairly convinced that some 747 specific sound
>file is corrupted or damaged. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the game
>from the original cd several times but the same problem persists! This
>leads me to the conclusion that my "purchased" software package was
>defective all along.

Nick,

Some sounds may have been saved with different types of compression, I
rather do indeed suspect your sound card/chipset not being able to
handle it. Did you run dxdiag.exe and lower the sound acceleration to
see if that helps? Did you update the sound drivers?

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All the best!
Katy Pluta