Microsoft KB Archive/842866

= Gauges use mixed units in Flight Simulator 2002 =

Article ID: 842866

Article Last Modified on 12/18/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 Professional Edition

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SYMPTOMS
When you are playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002, you may notice one of the following symptoms:
 * Gauges in the instrument panel are a mixture of US System and Metric units.
 * There is no air traffic when the air traffic control Traffic Percent setting is set to 100 percent.

Note You can change the Units of measure setting to Metric (Altimeter feet), and then you can see metric units with the altimeter in feet.



CAUSE
This problem may occur after you install third-party add-ins to Flight Simulator 2002.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, remove Flight Simulator 2002, remove the folder where Flight Simulator 2002 was installed, and then reinstall Flight Simulator 2002. To do this, 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.

Step 1: Restart the computer by using a clean-boot procedure
Start Microsoft Windows by loading a minimal set of drivers and services. This process, also known as a clean boot procedure, provides as &quot;clean&quot; an installation environment as possible to reinstall Flight Simulator 2002. To perform a clean boot in Microsoft Windows XP, follow these steps.

Note For information about how to perform a clean boot procedure in other operating systems, see the &quot;More Information&quot; section.  Click Start, click Run, type msconfig in the Open box, and then click OK. On the General tab, click Selective Startup. Click to clear the following check boxes:  Process SYSTEM.INI File Process WIN.INI File Load Startup Items</ul>

You cannot click to clear the Use Original BOOT.INI check box.</li> On the Services tab, click to select the Hide All Microsoft Services check box, and then click Disable All.</li> Click OK, and then click Restart to restart your computer.</li> Click OK in the System Configuration Utility dialog box that appears.</li> Click Start, type msconfig in the Open box, and then click OK.</li> On the General tab, verify that the check boxes that you cleared are still cleared. <ul> If all the check boxes remain clear, go to Step 2.</li> If the Load System Services check box is the check box that is clear, your clean-boot attempt may not have been successful. If you find that any one of the check boxes are now selected, you may require assistance from the manufacturer of the program that automatically selects the check box (puts a check mark back in MSconfig).</li></ul> </li></ol>

Step 2: Remove Flight Simulator 2002
<ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;"> Click Start, and then click Control Panel.</li> In Control Panel, double-click Add or Remove Programs.</li> In the list of installed programs, click Flight Simulator, and then click Remove.</li> Follow the instructions that appear on the screen to complete the removal process.</li></ol>

Step 3: Delete the contents of the Temporary folder
<ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;"> Start Microsoft Windows Explorer.</li> Locate the following folder where  is the drive where Windows is installed:



</li> On the Edit menu, click Select All, and then press DELETE.

When the confirmation message appears, click Yes to confirm the deletion.</li></ol>

Step 4: Delete the FS 2002 folder
<ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;"> Click Start, click Run, and then type C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games in the Open box.</li> Click OK.</li> <li>Right-click the FS2002 folder, and then click Delete.

When you are prompted to confirm the deletion, click Yes.</li> <li>Close the Microsoft Games folder.</li></ol>

Step 5: Install Flight Simulator 2002
<ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;"> <li>Press SHIFT, and then insert the Flight Simulator 2002 CD-ROM into your computer's CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.</li> <li>Click Start, and then click Control Panel.</li> <li>In Control Panel, double-click Add or Remove Programs.</li> <li>In the left pane, click Add New Programs.</li> <li>In the right pane, click CD or Floppy.</li> <li>Follow the instructions that appear on the screen to complete the installation process.</li></ol>

Step 6: Restart the computer by using a Normal startup procedure
<ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;"> <li>Click Start, click Run, type msconfig in the Open box, and then click OK.</li> <li>On the General tab, click Normal Startup - load all device drivers and services.</li> <li>Click OK.

When prompted you are prompted to restart the computer, click Restart.</li> <li>Start Flight Simulator 2002.</li></ol>

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