Re: force feedback pro with windows xp

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From: Jimmy S. (Private)
Date: 01/21/05 

Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 22:30:51 -0500

Hi Sylen,

That method should have worked. Perhaps your gameport
drivers need to be upgraded even if it's part of your sound
card. Indeed the old version 3.0 software will *not* work. 

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"SylenThunder" <SylenThunder.1j6pgc@mail.mcse.ms> wrote in message news:SylenThunder.1j6pgc@mail.mcse.ms...
>
> Jimmy S. wrote:
>> *Hi  "fobby",
>>
>> To install a GamePort controller, Plug it in, click Start / Control
>> Panel /
>> Switch to Classic view if you haven't already / click Game
>> Controllers
>> Click Add... / Select Microsoft Sidewinder Auto Detect / OK / OK.
>> *
>
> This Is what I tried the first time, and it searched for software. Then
> told me that it could not find software for my joystick. I have a Force
> Feedback Pro stick that plugs into the gameport. I attempted to install
> the old ver 3. driver that came with it for 98/me but get an error about
> a limitation with my computers resources. Which, of course, is not true.
> I even turned off all serial ports and my parallel port to free up
> resources and this has not worked.  any ideas? all I need is a driver
> to run it. I don't care about profiles, heck I don't even care that
> much about the force feedback. I would just like it to work.
>
>
>
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