Sidewinder Force Feedback Pro do not work at all(windows xp)

Windows Hardware 9627 This topic was started by jghurtado, 2002-08-06 21:21

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2002-08-06 23:21

I just bough a computer with the following characteristics, I already have a Microsoft sidewinder force feedback pro (Game port)

The joystick doesn’t work at all in the new computer in games such as Microsoft Flith Simulator 2002 Professional Edition , but it is recognized in the game controller / Game options window.

On the article of Microsoft Knowledge Base Q294672, it says that SFF pro is not compatible when installed on a Microsoft windows 2000 based Computer.

Do you know if there is something that I could do? A patch?

Pentium 4 CPU 2.00GHz
512 MB Ram
Board Intel D850MV
AC97 Based onboard Sound Card
SoundMax

Windows XP
Profesional
Version 2002

Video Card
NVIDIA GeForce 2 MX

(Secundary Audio Board with game port)
CMI 8738/C3DX PCI audio Device

PC-133 vs. PC-150 SDRAM: Anyone tried/used this?

I need some help finding a program

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Jerry Atrik

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#90711

2002-08-06 23:34

that particular device wont work in the gameport and that os.

JP-

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#90712

2002-08-06 23:51

Sorry, the FF-Pro (1), being the Joystick...?

Works perfectly under both windows 2000 and XP as ive had it working under both via the gameport

Nothing special was required, just got it detected in the ctrl panel and after that it works ;(

Jerry Atrik

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#90713

2002-08-07 00:24

i couldnt get it to work with the gameport and ms said it wouldnt

works great with the usb though

JP-

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#90714

2002-08-07 00:50

Well all i can tell you is ive been using it since i first installed 2000, with no problems ;(

Show me where MS says it wont work

Jerry Atrik

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#90715

2002-08-07 00:56

i actually called the customer support hotline (nfw huh?).

was using it under nt and they said it wouldnt work
thats when i went to w2k and got a usb jopystick.

JP-

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#90716

2002-08-07 00:59

Ok well 2000/XP, Sidewinder FF 1 Game Port definatly works. Just to clear that up

Jerry Atrik

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#90717

2002-08-07 01:51

i believe u

if i woulda been able to get it working on nt before i might still be using nt
lolol

JP-

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#90718

2002-08-07 01:58

Its ok, having looked at the KB article its specific to MS flight sim games and certain sound cards (mainly onboard )

I mean you would have thought that out of all the games that would work with an MS Joystick under an MS OS, the FS games would work

Maybe a new Soundcard is in order

Jerry Atrik

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#90719

2002-08-07 02:44

thats what i woulda thought too
i had (and still have) a sblive
this thing is old and crusty... could have been the problem

Mr.Guvernment

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#90720

2002-08-08 02:39

XP only supports the USB version of the sidewinder pro to my knowledge, is your USB? or serial...(game port)

they say this when u go to MS sidewinder and look for the software.

http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/sidewinder/SWUpdate/default.asp#gameport

Windows XP compatibility for SideWinder game port devices
This section applies to you if you own one of the following SideWinder game port devices:

SideWinder Force Feedback Pro SideWinder Precision Pro
SideWinder Force Feedback Wheel (game port version only) SideWinder Game Pad
SideWinder 3D Pro

The SideWinder software (version 3.02) included with these SideWinder game port devices is designed to work with Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows 98. If you have Windows 2000 or Windows XP, the operating system includes device drivers for these game controllers listed above, so the device will function properly on both Windows 2000 and Windows XP. However, the accompanying SideWinder software (version 3.02 or any previous version) will not function, so you will not be able to create profiles for these devices using the SideWinder software on Windows 2000 or Windows XP. Microsoft is not planning to update the SideWinder software (version 3.02) for game port devices. [/list:u]