Microsoft Flight Simulator

> 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 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

>>

> 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

>>

> 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
> >>

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