FS2000 Error Message: Failed to Initialize GPS Engine (260147)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000
  • Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 Professional Edition
This article was previously published under Q260147

SYMPTOMS

While you are playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000, you may receive the following error message:
Failed to initialize GPS engine.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if insufficient system resources are available to run the program.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, use the following methods in the order in which they are presented.

Clean Boot the Computer

Clean boot your computer. To do this, use the appropriate method for your version of Microsoft Windows.

Microsoft Windows 98

  1. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click System Information.
  2. On the Tools menu, click System Configuration Utility.
  3. On the General tab, click Selective Startup, and then click to clear the following check boxes:

    • Process Config.sys File
    • Process Autoexec.bat File
    • Process Winstart.bat File (if available)
    • Process Win.ini File
    • Load Startup Group Items
  4. Click OK. When you are prompted to restart the computer, do so.
NOTE: To restore your original Startup options, click Normal Startup on the General tab in the System Configuration Utility tool.

For additional information about how to clean boot Windows 98, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

192926 How to Perform Clean-Boot Troubleshooting for Windows 98

Microsoft Windows 95

  1. Restart the computer. When you see the "Starting Windows 95" message, press the F8 key, and then select Command Prompt Only from the Startup menu.
  2. At the command prompt, type win, and then press ENTER. Press and hold down the SHIFT key until the Windows startup sequence is complete. This prevents any programs from being loaded automatically when Windows starts.
  3. Quit all running programs except Explorer and Systray. To do this:

    1. Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE.
    2. Click the program you want to quit, and then click End Task.
    3. If you receive a message that the program is busy or not responding, click End Task again.
    Repeat steps A-C until you have quit all programs except Explorer and Systray.
  4. Disable any anti-virus or disk tool programs installed on the computer. For information about how to disable these programs, see the printed or online documentation for the program.
For additional information about how to clean boot Windows 95, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

177604 Multimedia: Troubleshooting Using Clean Boot of Windows 95

Reduce the Graphics Hardware Acceleration

  1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
  2. Double-click System.
  3. On the Performance tab, click Graphics.
  4. Move the Hardware acceleration slider until it is one notch to the right of None (the Basic acceleration setting).
  5. Click OK, and then click Close.
  6. When you are prompted to restart your computer, do so. If you are unable to restart your computer successfully:

    1. Press and hold down the CTRL key when you see the Starting Windows 98 message (in Microsoft Windows 98) or press F8 when you see the Starting Windows 95 message (in Microsoft Windows 95) on the screen.
    2. Select Safe Mode from the Startup menu.
    3. Repeat steps 1 through 6 to restore your original graphics hardware acceleration setting.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/6/2003
Keywords:kbenv kberrmsg kbprb KB260147
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