Microsoft FS2004 Known Issues

[Guest Id Rather Be Flying]

Just a post in case someone isn't aware of the support pages of Microsoft of their KNOWN issues with FS2004. COPY the whole link and paste in browser.Game Controller Issues:http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...kb;EN-US;823631Network Ports For Multiplayer:http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=823630Game Performance:http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...kb;en-us;823629Known Video Issues:http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...kb;en-us;823628

[Cloud9 0]

Cool! Thanks for the links!Cloud9

[barryward12345 0]

>Game Performance:>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...kb;en-us;823629THIS is a very interesting link!! I have yet to install FS2004 -- but it is obvious that many people are having game performance issues.As I am a computer expert!!! :) and have installed hundreds of games and other software, I generally do not use the so-called "typical" setting for installing software but prefer to chose the "custom" mode and then select what I want from there. BUT!!!!!! -- in the case of FS2004, it appears that there is a TRAP FOR YOUNG PLAYERS in doing this. There are actually 3 installations that can be selected - the first, EXPRESS, needs around 3.5 Gig of memory, the second two, COMPLETE and COMPACT, which are installed via the CUSTOM selection require lesser Hdd space of 3 Gig and 1.7 Gig respectively.SO, if you are like me and do not use the so-called "TYPICAL" or in FS2004 "EXPRESS", installation choice then you are NOT getting the method of installation which leads to the fastest performance.Barry

[Guest]

Don't know if its fallout from the MSBlast virus or not, but I tried pasting several links into IE this (Tuesday) evening and the MS website is like "Huh? never heard of it!"A page with a dropdown menu list of MS products then appears and Century of Flight, Microsoft Century of Flight or Microsoft Flight Simulator (any version) is not on the list.

[Guest ssurjap]

Actually, you just can't click on the link. You have to copy and paste the whole link (including the text and numbers that are not underlined.