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>I am having pronlems with this update and NT4.0. As soon as I install
>the patch, I lose all my Remote Access Server devices and therefore
>cannot access my modem at all. The only way to remedy this is to enter
>Windows NT Setup and perform a repair on my NT installation. (and then
>reapply service pack 3).

>Once this is complete I enter Flight simulator (98) and cannot access
>anything under the world menu. (the drop down appears and I can click an
>option, but it just returns to Flight Simulator with no effect.

>This is a really frustrating problem as the only way to restore the
>menus is to reload FS98, hence removing the update meaning many add-ons
>won't function.

>I would be very grateful if any could shed any light on this situation.

>Thanks in advance.

>Colin Reeves

>Welcome to the club! Misery loves company <G>.

>I did the same thing Saturday night.  I installed FS98 to check out some
a/c
>as I was in the middle of a flight on my Win98 machine.  The next morning
>when I rebooted I couldn't get RAS.

>I searched Dejanews and there was a thread on this there but no cause or
>real cure was found.  Tonight I'm going to remove and reinstall RAS.  If
>that doesn't work I'll reinstall NT 4.0 via the upgrade method (just
upgrade
>what I have).

>I'll let you know what happens.  Thank goodness for weekly backups.

>>I am having pronlems with this update and NT4.0. As soon as I install
>>the patch, I lose all my Remote Access Server devices and therefore
>>cannot access my modem at all. The only way to remedy this is to enter
>>Windows NT Setup and perform a repair on my NT installation. (and then
>>reapply service pack 3).

>>Once this is complete I enter Flight simulator (98) and cannot access
>>anything under the world menu. (the drop down appears and I can click an
>>option, but it just returns to Flight Simulator with no effect.

>>This is a really frustrating problem as the only way to restore the
>>menus is to reload FS98, hence removing the update meaning many add-ons
>>won't function.

>>I would be very grateful if any could shed any light on this situation.

>>Thanks in advance.

>>Colin Reeves

>Hi Brett and Colin,

>    You need to go to http://www.microsoft.com/games/fsim/downloads.htm and
>grab the copy of the converter that was posted on Dec 2 1997 that fixes the
>problem with NT RAS.  There are also instructions there to fix an NT system
>that has already been toasted by the old version of the converter.

>Tim

>>Welcome to the club! Misery loves company <G>.

>>I did the same thing Saturday night.  I installed FS98 to check out some
>a/c
>>as I was in the middle of a flight on my Win98 machine.  The next morning
>>when I rebooted I couldn't get RAS.

>>I searched Dejanews and there was a thread on this there but no cause or
>>real cure was found.  Tonight I'm going to remove and reinstall RAS.  If
>>that doesn't work I'll reinstall NT 4.0 via the upgrade method (just
>upgrade
>>what I have).

>>I'll let you know what happens.  Thank goodness for weekly backups.

>>>I am having pronlems with this update and NT4.0. As soon as I install
>>>the patch, I lose all my Remote Access Server devices and therefore
>>>cannot access my modem at all. The only way to remedy this is to enter
>>>Windows NT Setup and perform a repair on my NT installation. (and then
>>>reapply service pack 3).

>>>Once this is complete I enter Flight simulator (98) and cannot access
>>>anything under the world menu. (the drop down appears and I can click an
>>>option, but it just returns to Flight Simulator with no effect.

>>>This is a really frustrating problem as the only way to restore the
>>>menus is to reload FS98, hence removing the update meaning many add-ons
>>>won't function.

>>>I would be very grateful if any could shed any light on this situation.

>>>Thanks in advance.

>>>Colin Reeves