Microsoft KB Archive/319764

= FS2002: &quot;Microsoft Flight Simulator Cannot Find the Default Flight&quot; Error Message When You Attempt to Start Program =

Article ID: 319764

Article Last Modified on 11/14/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: Century of Flight
 * Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q319764



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to start Microsoft Flight Simulator, you receive the following error message:

Microsoft Flight Simulator cannot find the default flight (Flights\Other\Fltsim.flt). This file must exist for Flight Simulator to start.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur when the Flight Simulator installation has become damaged.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, remove Flight Simulator, use a clean boot to restart your computer, and then reinstall Flight Simulator to a new folder.

A clean boot is a way to create a clean environment. When you start your computer with a clean boot, Windows starts and loads only basic devices and services. For information about how to use a clean boot and how to use a normal startup, see the &quot;More Information&quot; section later in this article.

To remove Flight Simulator and then reinstall it after a clean boot, follow these steps:

NOTE: Because there are several versions of Microsoft Windows, the following steps may be different on your computer. If they are, see your product documentation to complete these steps.


 * 1) Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
 * 2) Double-click Add or Remove Programs.
 * 3) In the list of currently installed programs, click Flight Simulator 2002, and then click Change/Remove.
 * 4) Follow the on-screen instructions to completely uninstall the program.
 * 5) Use a clean boot to restart your computer.
 * 6) Insert the Flight Simulator CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive.
 * 7) Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
 * 8) Click Add or Remove Programs.
 * 9) Click Add New Programs.
 * 10) Click CD or Floppy.
 * 11) Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

When the installation program asks you to confirm the destination folder for Flight Simulator, browse to a folder other than the folder where the program was previously installed.
 * 1) Use a normal startup to restart your computer.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about how to perform a clean boot and how to perform a normal startup, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

310353 How to Perform a Clean Boot in Windows XP

267288 How to Perform a Clean Boot in Millennium Edition

281770 How to Perform Clean Boot Troubleshooting for Windows 2000

192926 How to Perform Clean-Boot Troubleshooting for Windows 98

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