My video card and all drivers are set up properly. However, whenever I start FS9 it tells me about it using Software 3D and not Hardware Acceleration. In addition, when I go into FS9's display settings, it does not let me choose a device from the dropdown list. Does anyone know what I can do to fix this/

Dear sirYou might want to try and delete your fs9.cfg - When you then start FS9 again a new fresh config file will we created.Keep in mind then that all settings will once again be default.There is a line in the config file that hold the information about your display card, if you have recently change your card you may get the same message as fs9 tries to read the old one.Anyway, it might be an good effort to try this as in many cases that would normally solve the issue.You find the config file by selecting START then Run and type this line%appdata%\Microsoft\FS9

Dear sirYou might want to try and delete your fs9.cfg - When you then start FS9 again a new fresh config file will we created.Keep in mind then that all settings will once again be default.There is a line in the config file that hold the information about your display card, if you have recently change your card you may get the same message as fs9 tries to read the old one.Anyway, it might be an good effort to try this as in many cases that would normally solve the issue.You find the config file by selecting START then Run and type this line%appdata%\Microsoft\FS9

Tom,Thank you for your prompt reply. However, 1. I tried deleting my FS9.CFG and 2. I did not change my video card. Either way, still getting the error :/

What Operating System are you using - XP or Vista?

What Operating System are you using - XP or Vista?

Windows XP 32 bitNVIDIA 8400M GS Video CardHP Pavilion dv6000 laptopKeep in mind, FS9 has been running just fine on this until now when I started FS9 to do a flight and was greeted by this error.

Windows XP 32 bitNVIDIA 8400M GS Video CardHP Pavilion dv6000 laptopKeep in mind, FS9 has been running just fine on this until now when I started FS9 to do a flight and was greeted by this error.

Have you added anything recently (aircraft or scenery) ?If not, some automatic "update" may have changed something.You might want to try a system restore to a few days ago when you are sure the system (FS9) was running correctly. It won't hurt to try, as any "restore" can be undone.

Have you added anything recently (aircraft or scenery) ?If not, some automatic "update" may have changed something.You might want to try a system restore to a few days ago when you are sure the system (FS9) was running correctly. It won't hurt to try, as any "restore" can be undone.

The only thing I did was install the AES 2.0 beta. After that, FSUIPC needed to be reinstalled since Squawkbox couldn't find it. I wonder if that's the cause of this as well. Unfortunately, I have System Restore turned off since (I thought) it was a waste of HD space. Maybe I'll turn it on so something like this doesn't happen again.Anyone else have any hints?

Solved the problem. Believe it or not, it had something to do with FSUIPC. I uninstalled and reinstalled Squawkbox and everything's fine. Thanks everyone for your help!