DOCUMENT:Q110672  07-MAY-2002  [homegame]
TITLE   :Flight Simulator: Diamond Viper SVGA Mode Requirements
PRODUCT :Microsoft Home Games
PROD/VER:MS-DOS:5.0
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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Flight Simulator for MS-DOS, version 5.0 
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Diamond Computer Systems technical support has confirmed that the Diamond Viper
2 MB video card works with Flight Simulator 5.0 in SVGA mode using the version
2.04 or later VPRMODE driver.

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The VRPMODE driver can be obtained from the Diamond Computer Systems electronic
bulletin board by downloading VPRM204.EXE, or by contacting Diamond Computer
Systems technical support.

Follow these steps to enable the VPRMODE driver:

1. Copy VPRMODE.EXE to your Flight Simulator directory (usually the FLTSIM5
   directory).

2. Using a text editor such as the MS-DOS Edit utility, open the AUTOEXEC.BAT
   file from the root directory.

3. Add the following line to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file

   C:\<path>\VPRMODE VESA

   where <path> is the path to the VPRMODE program. For example, if you
   copied VPRMODE.EXE to your FLTSIM5 directory, enter the following line:

   C:\FLTSIM5\VPRMODE VESA

4. Save changes to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file and restart your machine.

5. Change to the Flight Simulator directory. For example if your directory is
   named FLTSIM5, type the following at the MS-DOS command prompt and press
   ENTER:

   cd fltsim5

6. Type the following and press ENTER:

   setup

7. At the first Setup screen, change Display to SVGA 640 x 400 256 Colors.

8. Click VESA 1.2 Compatible as the video card type.

9. Continue through Setup and run Flight Simulator; the display will now be in
   SVGA 640 x 400 256 Colors.

For more information, contact Diamond Computer Systems:

 - Technical support: (408) 325-7100

 - BBS support 2400 only: (408) 325-7080

 - BBS support 9600 only: (408) 325-7175

The third-party products discussed in this article are manufactured by vendors
independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding
these products' performance or reliability.

Additional query words: 5.00 flightsim fltsim dos FS5 flash

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Technology        : kbGamesSearch kbFlightSimSearch kbFlightSim500DOS kbSimSearch
Version           : MS-DOS:5.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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