Vista - Microsoft Flight Simulator

Can anyone help with this please. I am running Vista HP. When my son plays
his microsoft flight simulator a message appears on the screen. It is a box
in the middle of the screen ( I think its something to do with the monitor)
which says message, then in the middle of the box it says 'mode not
supported' and at the bottom in a red bit are some frequency numbers. The
simulator plays completely normally behind this box but am unable to get rid
of it. It has only appeared in the last two days and was not there in the
past? Help, he is nagging me

It is because the monitor is displaying the message. You can usually find a
place in the monitor controls (on the monitor itself) to turn off those
warnings.

You might also check to see if you can run FS at the monitors native
resolution.

How to do it is dependant on the monitor. If you can't figure it out, let us
know what model of monitor, and we can find either how to turn off the
warnings or set FS to run at the correct resolution for the monitor.

--
Dustin Harper
dharper@vistarip.com
http://www.vistarip.com

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"Martine" <Martine@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2C109203-20E0-4603-8386-F0751AFB3BEF@microsoft.com...
> Can anyone help with this please. I am running Vista HP. When my son plays
> his microsoft flight simulator a message appears on the screen. It is a
> box
> in the middle of the screen ( I think its something to do with the
> monitor)
> which says message, then in the middle of the box it says 'mode not
> supported' and at the bottom in a red bit are some frequency numbers. The
> simulator plays completely normally behind this box but am unable to get
> rid
> of it. It has only appeared in the last two days and was not there in the
> past? Help, he is nagging me

Thanks Justin for replying. I have messed about with the monitor controls but
there is nothing to turn off the warnings. The monitor is a Philips 42"PDP
Monitor. Just to let you know, the colour changes to Vista basic auotmaticaly
on starting the simulator.
Martine

"Dustin Harper" wrote:

> It is because the monitor is displaying the message. You can usually find a
> place in the monitor controls (on the monitor itself) to turn off those
> warnings.
>
> You might also check to see if you can run FS at the monitors native
> resolution.
>
> How to do it is dependant on the monitor. If you can't figure it out, let us
> know what model of monitor, and we can find either how to turn off the
> warnings or set FS to run at the correct resolution for the monitor.
>
> --
> Dustin Harper
> dharper@vistarip.com
> http://www.vistarip.com
>
> --
> "Martine" <Martine@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2C109203-20E0-4603-8386-F0751AFB3BEF@microsoft.com...
> > Can anyone help with this please. I am running Vista HP. When my son plays
> > his microsoft flight simulator a message appears on the screen. It is a
> > box
> > in the middle of the screen ( I think its something to do with the
> > monitor)
> > which says message, then in the middle of the box it says 'mode not
> > supported' and at the bottom in a red bit are some frequency numbers. The
> > simulator plays completely normally behind this box but am unable to get
> > rid
> > of it. It has only appeared in the last two days and was not there in the
> > past? Help, he is nagging me
>

I have tried what you said about putting the monitor into native resolution
but the message was still there!!

"Dustin Harper" wrote:

> It is because the monitor is displaying the message. You can usually find a
> place in the monitor controls (on the monitor itself) to turn off those
> warnings.
>
> You might also check to see if you can run FS at the monitors native
> resolution.
>
> How to do it is dependant on the monitor. If you can't figure it out, let us
> know what model of monitor, and we can find either how to turn off the
> warnings or set FS to run at the correct resolution for the monitor.
>
> --
> Dustin Harper
> dharper@vistarip.com
> http://www.vistarip.com
>
> --
> "Martine" <Martine@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2C109203-20E0-4603-8386-F0751AFB3BEF@microsoft.com...
> > Can anyone help with this please. I am running Vista HP. When my son plays
> > his microsoft flight simulator a message appears on the screen. It is a
> > box
> > in the middle of the screen ( I think its something to do with the
> > monitor)
> > which says message, then in the middle of the box it says 'mode not
> > supported' and at the bottom in a red bit are some frequency numbers. The
> > simulator plays completely normally behind this box but am unable to get
> > rid
> > of it. It has only appeared in the last two days and was not there in the
> > past? Help, he is nagging me
>

Vista will drop to Vista Basic when starting the simulator.

In the simulator setup, what resolution is it set to?

--
Dustin Harper
dharper@vistarip.com
http://www.vistarip.com

--
"Martine" <Martine@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:67D3BB2F-DFAC-46F6-80F4-6FB742B05F89@microsoft.com...
> Thanks Justin for replying. I have messed about with the monitor controls
> but
> there is nothing to turn off the warnings. The monitor is a Philips 42"PDP
> Monitor. Just to let you know, the colour changes to Vista basic
> auotmaticaly
> on starting the simulator.
> Martine
>
> "Dustin Harper" wrote:
>
>> It is because the monitor is displaying the message. You can usually find
>> a
>> place in the monitor controls (on the monitor itself) to turn off those
>> warnings.
>>
>> You might also check to see if you can run FS at the monitors native
>> resolution.
>>
>> How to do it is dependant on the monitor. If you can't figure it out, let
>> us
>> know what model of monitor, and we can find either how to turn off the
>> warnings or set FS to run at the correct resolution for the monitor.
>>
>> --
>> Dustin Harper
>> dharper@vistarip.com
>> http://www.vistarip.com
>>
>> --
>> "Martine" <Martine@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:2C109203-20E0-4603-8386-F0751AFB3BEF@microsoft.com...
>> > Can anyone help with this please. I am running Vista HP. When my son
>> > plays
>> > his microsoft flight simulator a message appears on the screen. It is a
>> > box
>> > in the middle of the screen ( I think its something to do with the
>> > monitor)
>> > which says message, then in the middle of the box it says 'mode not
>> > supported' and at the bottom in a red bit are some frequency numbers.
>> > The
>> > simulator plays completely normally behind this box but am unable to
>> > get
>> > rid
>> > of it. It has only appeared in the last two days and was not there in
>> > the
>> > past? Help, he is nagging me
>>

Martine,

You might consider trying the Flight Simulator in a different resolution.
Try different resolutions and refresh rates if the game supports it. Usually
that is a complaint by the monitor that it does not like the screen mode
that the game switched into.

Mark


"Martine" <Martine@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BA914F68-BF86-407B-BED6-195251A581AB@microsoft.com...
>I have tried what you said about putting the monitor into native resolution
> but the message was still there!!
>
> "Dustin Harper" wrote:
>
>> It is because the monitor is displaying the message. You can usually find
>> a
>> place in the monitor controls (on the monitor itself) to turn off those
>> warnings.
>>
>> You might also check to see if you can run FS at the monitors native
>> resolution.
>>
>> How to do it is dependant on the monitor. If you can't figure it out, let
>> us
>> know what model of monitor, and we can find either how to turn off the
>> warnings or set FS to run at the correct resolution for the monitor.
>>
>> --
>> Dustin Harper
>> dharper@vistarip.com
>> http://www.vistarip.com
>>
>> --
>> "Martine" <Martine@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:2C109203-20E0-4603-8386-F0751AFB3BEF@microsoft.com...
>> > Can anyone help with this please. I am running Vista HP. When my son
>> > plays
>> > his microsoft flight simulator a message appears on the screen. It is a
>> > box
>> > in the middle of the screen ( I think its something to do with the
>> > monitor)
>> > which says message, then in the middle of the box it says 'mode not
>> > supported' and at the bottom in a red bit are some frequency numbers.
>> > The
>> > simulator plays completely normally behind this box but am unable to
>> > get
>> > rid
>> > of it. It has only appeared in the last two days and was not there in
>> > the
>> > past? Help, he is nagging me
>>

Thanks guys. I changed the resolution in the game and the box has gone.
Hooray.
Thanks for your help.
Martine

"Mark" wrote:

> Martine,
>
> You might consider trying the Flight Simulator in a different resolution.
> Try different resolutions and refresh rates if the game supports it. Usually
> that is a complaint by the monitor that it does not like the screen mode
> that the game switched into.
>
> Mark
>
>
> "Martine" <Martine@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:BA914F68-BF86-407B-BED6-195251A581AB@microsoft.com...
> >I have tried what you said about putting the monitor into native resolution
> > but the message was still there!!
> >
> > "Dustin Harper" wrote:
> >
> >> It is because the monitor is displaying the message. You can usually find
> >> a
> >> place in the monitor controls (on the monitor itself) to turn off those
> >> warnings.
> >>
> >> You might also check to see if you can run FS at the monitors native
> >> resolution.
> >>
> >> How to do it is dependant on the monitor. If you can't figure it out, let
> >> us
> >> know what model of monitor, and we can find either how to turn off the
> >> warnings or set FS to run at the correct resolution for the monitor.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Dustin Harper
> >> dharper@vistarip.com
> >> http://www.vistarip.com
> >>
> >> --
> >> "Martine" <Martine@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:2C109203-20E0-4603-8386-F0751AFB3BEF@microsoft.com...
> >> > Can anyone help with this please. I am running Vista HP. When my son
> >> > plays
> >> > his microsoft flight simulator a message appears on the screen. It is a
> >> > box
> >> > in the middle of the screen ( I think its something to do with the
> >> > monitor)
> >> > which says message, then in the middle of the box it says 'mode not
> >> > supported' and at the bottom in a red bit are some frequency numbers.
> >> > The
> >> > simulator plays completely normally behind this box but am unable to
> >> > get
> >> > rid
> >> > of it. It has only appeared in the last two days and was not there in
> >> > the
> >> > past? Help, he is nagging me
> >>
>