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> Any idea why FS wont start. I've got XP, 32 meg video, I updated the driver
> installed directX again, did a full install (with plenty of room to spare)
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> Double click the short cut and it looks like it will start, then stops

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> Steve wrote:
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> Without supplying information about your DirectX version, video
> accelerator chip set and driver version you aren't giving people much
> information to work with. Have you updated DirectX to the current
> version? Windows XP have Service Pack 2 installed? For that matter we're
> not even sure what version of Flight Simulator you are running.
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> What results do you get when you run the video and sound tests in the
> DirectX Diagnostic (DXDIAG command)? If the text boxes indicate any sort
> of problem when you run the tests, copy the relevent sections from the
> file that the DirectX Diagnostic allows you to save to a message posted
> here. If you are uncertain of your driver versions or hardware
> specifications, that information is saved by the diagnostic too.
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>It's FS 2004 and I've got Direct X version 9, XP SP2. I ran the video and
>sound accelerator tests in DXDiag and everything worked. No problems were
>found and the video driver is an ATI 128 PRO and the driver is current.