FS 2002 PRO in windows 8.1

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FS 2002 PRO in windows 8.1

Postby jimclarke » Sat Nov 22, 2014 12:56 am

Hi Simviation folks! Long time no see!! Loaded my FS 2002 PRO on a new desktop. Its a dell inspiron 2.4 GHz with 4G ram. FSX and FS9 work fine on it but since I like the oldies I tried FS 2002 PRO but I get a CTD just after the splash screen comes up. Any clues as to why this might be?? Thanks in advance!! You can never have too many flight sims installed!!

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Re: FS 2002 PRO in windows 8.1

Postby Fozzer » Sat Nov 22, 2014 4:27 am

Hello Jim... :D ...!

Just out of curiosity, ('cos it always kills the cat), I have just re-installed my trusty copy of FS 2002 Pro on my 64-bit, Win 8.1 computer (details below), and it runs a treat with everything wound up to the absolute max!
Plenty of room on my HDD, so I now have running; FS '98, FS 2000, FS 2002, FS 2004, and FSX!

The receipt for my FS 2002 records it being purchased on 10/11/2001, at the enormous price of £69:99!
14 years of my life ago!....I dread to think how many years ago I purchased my FS '98.... :shock: ...!
...so many years wasted in pretending to fly imaginary aeroplanes around an imaginary World...every day!... :o ....!

So there you go Jim. My DVD's are always kept protected in their cases (so no damage), so I cant figure out why you would be having difficulties with your copy!

Did all the DVD's install correctly/fully?

Its interesting to see the original "Meigs Field" again on FS 2002!

Paul....wasting more of my life flying FSX now... :lol: ... :lol: ...!
Win 8.1 64-bit. DX11. Advent Tower. Intel i7-3770 3.9 GHz 8-core. 8 GB System RAM. AMD Radeon HD 7700 1GB RAM. DVD ROM. 2 Terra Byte SATA Hard Drive. Philips 17" LCD Monitor. Saitek Cyborg X Fly-5 Joystick. ...and a Briggs and Stratton Petrol Lawn Mower.
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Re: FS 2002 PRO in windows 8.1

Postby jimclarke » Sat Nov 22, 2014 11:00 am

It appeared to install just fine. I got this computer mainly for internet use, my games being on a different computer which had no internet connection. Just out of curiosity I loaded FSX and FS9 on the new one and they actually ran better!! (my other computer was a bit of a dinosaur anyway.) If I can't get 2002 to run it's no big deal but I just like having a variety. Thanks!

Sorry about your cat!

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Re: FS 2002 PRO in windows 8.1

Postby Webb » Sun Jan 04, 2015 1:45 am

MS says the program is incompatible but that's their answer to everything.

Go into your MODULES folder and copy (not cut and paste) traffic.dll to your FS2002 root folder. Problem solved.
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