Re: force feedback pro with windows xp
From: Joshua Smith [MSFT] (joshsm_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/21/05
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Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 08:32:09 -0800
On a side not. If you don't care about forces or configuration software and
would rather not deal with gameports and sound card drivers you should be
able to find a low cost ($10-$20) joystick that will just plug into your USB
port and play.
Joshua Smith
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"Jimmy S." <Private> wrote in message
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> 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
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>>
>> 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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