Q179325: FS98: Computer Hangs When You Click Time & Season

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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independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding
these products' performance or reliability.

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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