Microsoft KB Archive/325104

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Flight Simulator: "Scenery Library Object Not Found" When You Try to Create a Flight or Fly into a Specific Area

Article ID: 325104

Article Last Modified on 2/1/2007

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APPLIES TO

• Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 Standard Edition
• Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 Professional Edition
• Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 Standard Edition
• Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q325104

SYMPTOMS

When you try to create a flight or fly into a specific area, you receive the following error message:

Scenery library object not found. This may cause some scenery, such as some buildings, to not display.

After you click OK, Flight Simulator continues to load, but some scenery does not appear as expected.

CAUSE

This problem may occur if any of the following conditions is true:

• Your installation of Flight Simulator is corrupted.
• Your flight plan includes a scenery area configuration that requires scenery files that are not included in the game.
• You are flying into an area whose scenery area configuration requires scenery files that are not included in the game.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, use the following methods in the order in which they are presented.

Method 1: Look for Documented Missing Scenery

See the "More Information" section later in this article for a complete list of scenery areas that are missing from Flight Simulator 2002 and can cause the error message that is listed in the "Symptoms" section.

Method 2: Remove and Then Reinstall Flight Simulator

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.

To remove and then reinstall Flight Simulator, perform the following four-part procedure.

Part 1: Remove Flight Simulator

1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click Add or Remove Programs.
3. In the left pane, click Change or Remove Programs.
4. Click Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 or Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002, and then click Remove.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions to remove the program.

Part 2: Delete the FS2000 or FS2002 Folder

1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type the following: c:\program files\microsoft games
   

1. Click OK.
2. Right-click the FS2000 or FS2002 folder, and then click Delete.
3. Close the Microsoft Games window.

Part 3: Perform a Clean Boot Operation

Use a clean boot to restart your computer.

NOTE: A clean boot is a way to create a clean environment. When you start your computer with a clean boot, Microsoft Windows starts and loads only basic devices and services.

To perform a clean boot, follow the steps that are appropriate for your version of Windows.

Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me)

For information about how to perform a clean boot, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

267288 How to Perform a Clean Boot in Windows Millennium Edition

Microsoft Windows 98

Run the System Configuration Utility (Msconfig.exe) to perform a clean boot. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type msconfig, and then click OK.
3. Click the General tab, click Selective Startup, and then click to clear the following check boxes:
   • Process Config.sys File
   • Process Autoexec.bat File
   • Process Winstart.bat File (if available)
   • Process Win.ini File
   • Load Startup Group Items

   
   
   

4. Click OK. Restart your computer when you are prompted to do so.

For additional information about how to perform a clean boot, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

192926 How to Perform Clean-Boot Troubleshooting for Windows 98

Microsoft Windows XP

NOTE:You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group to complete this procedure. If your computer is connected to a network, network policy settings may also prevent you from completing this procedure.

1. Click Start, click Run, type msconfig in the Open box, and then click OK.
2. On the General tab, click Selective Startup, and then click to clear the Process SYSTEM.INI File, Process WIN.INI File, and Load Startup Items check boxes. You cannot clear the Use Original BOOT.INI check box.
3. On the Services tab, click to select the Hide All Microsoft Services check box, and then click Disable All.
4. Click OK, and then click Restart to restart your computer.

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

310353 How to Perform a Clean Boot in Windows XP

Windows 2000

For information about how to perform a clean boot, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

281770 How to Perform Clean-Boot Troubleshooting for Windows 2000

Part 4: Reinstall Flight Simulator

Insert Flight Simulator CD1 into your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive, and then follow the on-screen instructions to reinstall the program.

Part 5: Restart the Computer with a Normal Startup

1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type msconfig, and then click OK.
3. Click the General tab, click Normal Startup, and then click OK. Restart your computer when you are prompted to do so.

Method 3: Limit Memory

To limit memory, follow the steps that are appropriate for your version of Windows.

Microsoft Windows XP

1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type msconfig, and then click OK.
3. Click the Boot.ini tab.
4. Click Advanced Options.
5. Click to select the /MAXMEM= check box, type 850 (or type a lower number), and then click OK.
6. Click Apply, and then click OK.
7. When you are prompted, restart your computer.

Microsoft Windows 2000

1. Log on to Windows as Administrator.
2. Click Start, and then click Run.
3. In the Open box, type cmd, and then click OK.
4. Change to the root directory of the system partition, which is where Boot.ini, Ntdetect.com, and NTLDR reside. (This is generally the C:\ partition.)
   

For example, type c:, press ENTER, type cd\, and then press ENTER.

1. Type attrib -a -h -s boot.ini, and then press ENTER.
2. Type copy boot.ini boot.old.
   

NOTE: This command creates a backup copy of the Boot.ini file and names it Boot.old.

1. Type edit boot.ini, and then press ENTER.
2. Use the arrow keys to move to the end of the ARC path that you want under [operating systems].
3. Type /MAXMEM=256.
   

For example, the ARC path might appear as follows:

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional" /fastdetect /MAXMEM=256 and so on.

1. Press ALT+F, and then press S.
2. Press ALT+F, and then press X.
3. Type attrib +a +s +h boot.ini, and then press ENTER.
4. Type exit, and then press ENTER.
5. Restart the computer.

For additional information about the MAXMEM Option in Windows, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

108393 MAXMEM Option in Windows NT BOOT.INI File

Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me) or Microsoft Windows 98

1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type msconfig, and then click OK.
3. Click the Advanced tab.
4. Click to select the Limit memory to check box, and then click the appropriate option.
5. Click OK two times.
6. Click Yes when you are prompted to restart your computer.

NOTE: After you have limited the available memory on your system, repeat the steps in method 2.

MORE INFORMATION

The following list contains known scenery areas that generate the error message that is listed in the "Symptoms" section earlier in this article.

NOTE: You can select the option to go to one of the scenery areas in the list, you can create a flight plan that includes one of these scenery areas, and you can fly into these areas, but you will receive the error message during the process. After you click OK, you can continue as expected.

Known Scenery Problems in Flight Simulator 2002

• Morristown Mun airport (KMMU) in New Jersey
• Flying into New York by way of the area that surrounds Morristown Mun airport (KMMU) in New Jersey
• Boscombe Down airport in the United Kingdom
• Flying into the area that surrounds Stonehenge or Boscombe Down in the United Kingdom

Additional query words: msgame

Keywords: kberrmsg kbimu kbprb KB325104

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