john,

i would have to agree with icebound,since you have already tried D's
suggestions.

after doing some research on your laptop, i would download the latest video
drivers form SiS which can be found he

http://download.sis.com/

click on :
'IGP Graphics Drivers'
'SIS661FX &SiS760 series'
if your system is a
'Windows XP 64-Bit Edition' released 03/04/04 -highlight,then go

if your system is a
'Windows XP '(which probably means a 32 bit system-released 11/03/04
highlight, then go
then 'download now'

then see if your 2D panel works after installation and re-boot.

before you download Directx 9.0c , on your laptop desktop screen go to
start/run and type in dxdiag that will give you your current vesion of
Directx and you may run some tests from there.

you may want to do some research to be sure the Directx 9.0c driver is
compatible with your video card.

to get the latest Directx 9.0c driver , go to :

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en

i hope this all helps and you get the panel in 2D.
please concentrate on your task at hand while flying in the 757/767's and
not flying on your laptop at same time LOL !

very cool website john, thanks for the link !!

please post back with updates.

goodluck !
"John Bell" wrote in message
m...
I installed FS 9 (2004) on a new laptop and the instrument panel will not
show. Here is a link to a screen captu
http://www.cockpitgps.com/fsproblem.jpg.

My computer is an eMachines 5405, here are the details:
http://www.emachines.com/support/sup...prodName=M5405

I have tried different resolutions and I still get the problem.
Interestingly enough, the problem is only with the main instrument panel.
The radio stack works and the virtual cockpit works as well as all the
other
views.

Any help would be appreciated. In exchange, you can download a free copy
of
my e-book on using GPS at www.cockpitgps.com. I am not sure that's such a
great deal since you can download a copy anyway, but I would still
appreciate any clues on how to fix this.

Thanks,

John Bell