FS2000: New Flight Starts as Minimized Task (242844)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 Professional Edition
This article was previously published under Q242844 SYMPTOMS
When you start Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000, you may experience the following symptoms:
- The Flight Simulator 2000 may be minimized when it plays the
Microsoft logo animation. However, the animation sounds are still
played.
- When you click Fly Now on the Flight Simulator 2000 startup
screen, the program may be minimized again.
NOTE: If the Auto Hide feature for the Windows taskbar is enabled, you may not notice that Flight Simulator 2000 is minimized. Move your pointing device to the bottom of the screen to reveal the taskbar.
CAUSE
This behavior can occur if Flight Simulator 2000 was running in Full Screen mode the last time you quit the game.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, restore Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000. To do this, click Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 on the Windows taskbar. If the program is minimized again, click Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 on the taskbar again.
To prevent this issue from occurring, press ALT+ENTER to switch to Window mode before you quit Flight Simulator 2000, and press ALT+ENTER to switch to Full Screen mode when you start Flight Simulator 2000.
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/6/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbpending kbui KB242844 |
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