Article: Q179325
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): WINDOWS:
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kb3rdparty kbenv kbimu
Last Modified: 07-MAY-2002
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 98
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SYMPTOMS
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When you are using Flight Simulator 98 and you click Time & Season on the
World menu, your computer may stop responding (hang).
CAUSE
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This behavior can occur if Adobe Type Manager is installed. Adobe Type Manager
makes the following modifications to the System.ini file:
[Boot]
SYSTEM.DRV=ATMSYS.DRV
ATMSYS.DRV=SYSTEM.DRV
RESOLUTION
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To resolve this behavior, disable Adobe Type Manager. To do so, use the
following steps:
1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type "system.ini" (without the quotation marks), and then
click OK.
3. In the [Boot] section of the System.ini file, locate the following lines:
SYSTEM.DRV=ATMSYS.DRV
ATM.SYSTEM.DRV=SYSTEM.DRV
4. Type a semicolon (;) at the beginning of both lines, for example:
;SYSTEM.DRV=ATMSYS.DRV
;ATM.SYSTEM.DRV=SYSTEM.DRV
5. Type the following line in the [Boot] section of the System.ini file:
System.drv=System.drv
6. On the File menu, click Save.
7. On the File menu, click Exit.
8. Restart the computer.
MORE INFORMATION
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Additional query words: fs98 flightsim fltsim flt sim atm sys freeze locks lock up
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Keywords : kb3rdparty kbenv kbimu
Technology : kbGamesSearch kbFlightSimSearch kbFlightSim98 kbSimSearch
Version : WINDOWS:
Issue type : kbprb
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