Microsoft sidewinder 4.0 download

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does anybody know where i can download Microsoft SideWinder Game Controller
software 4.0? Thanks!!!!!!!!!
 
"carverson" <carverson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4A068E63-BF84-4259-8B91-778528A5608F@microsoft.com...
> does anybody know where i can download Microsoft SideWinder Game
> Controller
> software 4.0? Thanks!!!!!!!!!

If you're running XP, you already have it.
 
where is it?? i have a sidewinder force-feedback wheel and pedals I'm trying
to get to work but the computer cant find the drivers for it. one of my
friends said that i need Microsoft SideWinder Game Controller software 4.0
for it to work

"Maincat" wrote:

>
> "carverson" <carverson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4A068E63-BF84-4259-8B91-778528A5608F@microsoft.com...
> > does anybody know where i can download Microsoft SideWinder Game
> > Controller
> > software 4.0? Thanks!!!!!!!!!
>
> If you're running XP, you already have it.
>
>
>
 
Do you have a motherboard with the Via chipset on? If so, you will need a
patch for the software to work. Google for it.


"carverson" <carverson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9D765459-42DF-4803-85E2-D3318A82C15F@microsoft.com...
> where is it?? i have a sidewinder force-feedback wheel and pedals I'm
> trying
> to get to work but the computer cant find the drivers for it. one of my
> friends said that i need Microsoft SideWinder Game Controller software 4.0
> for it to work
>
> "Maincat" wrote:
>
>>
>> "carverson" <carverson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:4A068E63-BF84-4259-8B91-778528A5608F@microsoft.com...
>> > does anybody know where i can download Microsoft SideWinder Game
>> > Controller
>> > software 4.0? Thanks!!!!!!!!!
>>
>> If you're running XP, you already have it.
>>
>>
>>
 
wat do i google?? just patch for sidewinder 4.0 or something

"Maincat" wrote:

> Do you have a motherboard with the Via chipset on? If so, you will need a
> patch for the software to work. Google for it.
>
>
> "carverson" <carverson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:9D765459-42DF-4803-85E2-D3318A82C15F@microsoft.com...
> > where is it?? i have a sidewinder force-feedback wheel and pedals I'm
> > trying
> > to get to work but the computer cant find the drivers for it. one of my
> > friends said that i need Microsoft SideWinder Game Controller software 4.0
> > for it to work
> >
> > "Maincat" wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> "carverson" <carverson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:4A068E63-BF84-4259-8B91-778528A5608F@microsoft.com...
> >> > does anybody know where i can download Microsoft SideWinder Game
> >> > Controller
> >> > software 4.0? Thanks!!!!!!!!!
> >>
> >> If you're running XP, you already have it.
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>
 
carverson wrote:
> wat do i google?? just patch for sidewinder 4.0 or something

This is the results from "via patch sidewinder". This is a FF2
particular patch, and may not apply to every Sidewinder product.
The second link is an archived copy, since Microsoft removed this
page from their site. This patch also only applies to certain
VIA chipsets.

http://groups.google.ca/group/micro...read/thread/14db8f5aad7014b0/6bf1556c02c7a140

http://web.archive.org/web/20030618...dewinder/SWUpdate/ff2/FF2Download/default.asp

It helps to use the exact product name when searching, and if the
product names are ambiguous, that can really make it difficult.

This is a list of product names and official end-of-support dates.

http://web.archive.org/web/20040623130351/support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?id=fh;[ln];lifeprodS

SideWinder Force Feedback Racing Wheel USB 12-Aug-1998 30-Sep-2006 Not Applicable
SideWinder Force Feedback Racing Wheel Gameport 13-Aug-1997 30-Oct-2002 Not Applicable

Also, you can find threads on the private forums about this stuff.
Even if you had version 4 of the software, chances are everything
would not work right. I didn't read the whole thing...

"Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback wheel"
http://www.resellerratings.com/forum/showthread.php?p=538446

Paul

>
> "Maincat" wrote:
>
>> Do you have a motherboard with the Via chipset on? If so, you will need a
>> patch for the software to work. Google for it.
>>
>>
>> "carverson" <carverson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:9D765459-42DF-4803-85E2-D3318A82C15F@microsoft.com...
>>> where is it?? i have a sidewinder force-feedback wheel and pedals I'm
>>> trying
>>> to get to work but the computer cant find the drivers for it. one of my
>>> friends said that i need Microsoft SideWinder Game Controller software 4.0
>>> for it to work
>>>
>>> "Maincat" wrote:
>>>
>>>> "carverson" <carverson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:4A068E63-BF84-4259-8B91-778528A5608F@microsoft.com...
>>>>> does anybody know where i can download Microsoft SideWinder Game
>>>>> Controller
>>>>> software 4.0? Thanks!!!!!!!!!
>>>> If you're running XP, you already have it.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
 
problem solved i grabbed this off a forum

uninstall the SideWinder software version 4.0 and then you just go to
Control Panel > Game Controllers > Add > Microsoft SideWinder (Auto Detect) >
OK. Then check in Properties that the wheel's working ok. Using the built-in
drivers, the pedals will be set to split-axis (each pedal is it's own
independant axis) and you can't change it (so if the game doesn't like
split-axis...). The default with the SideWinder software 3.0 is
combined/single axis.

"Paul" wrote:

> carverson wrote:
> > wat do i google?? just patch for sidewinder 4.0 or something
>
> This is the results from "via patch sidewinder". This is a FF2
> particular patch, and may not apply to every Sidewinder product.
> The second link is an archived copy, since Microsoft removed this
> page from their site. This patch also only applies to certain
> VIA chipsets.
>
> http://groups.google.ca/group/micro...read/thread/14db8f5aad7014b0/6bf1556c02c7a140
>
> http://web.archive.org/web/20030618...dewinder/SWUpdate/ff2/FF2Download/default.asp
>
> It helps to use the exact product name when searching, and if the
> product names are ambiguous, that can really make it difficult.
>
> This is a list of product names and official end-of-support dates.
>
> http://web.archive.org/web/20040623130351/support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?id=fh;[ln];lifeprodS
>
> SideWinder Force Feedback Racing Wheel USB 12-Aug-1998 30-Sep-2006 Not Applicable
> SideWinder Force Feedback Racing Wheel Gameport 13-Aug-1997 30-Oct-2002 Not Applicable
>
> Also, you can find threads on the private forums about this stuff.
> Even if you had version 4 of the software, chances are everything
> would not work right. I didn't read the whole thing...
>
> "Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback wheel"
> http://www.resellerratings.com/forum/showthread.php?p=538446
>
> Paul
>
> >
> > "Maincat" wrote:
> >
> >> Do you have a motherboard with the Via chipset on? If so, you will need a
> >> patch for the software to work. Google for it.
> >>
> >>
> >> "carverson" <carverson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:9D765459-42DF-4803-85E2-D3318A82C15F@microsoft.com...
> >>> where is it?? i have a sidewinder force-feedback wheel and pedals I'm
> >>> trying
> >>> to get to work but the computer cant find the drivers for it. one of my
> >>> friends said that i need Microsoft SideWinder Game Controller software 4.0
> >>> for it to work
> >>>
> >>> "Maincat" wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> "carverson" <carverson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >>>> news:4A068E63-BF84-4259-8B91-778528A5608F@microsoft.com...
> >>>>> does anybody know where i can download Microsoft SideWinder Game
> >>>>> Controller
> >>>>> software 4.0? Thanks!!!!!!!!!
> >>>> If you're running XP, you already have it.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>
> >>
>
 
I'm looking for it also. I don't have xp i have vista. Don't know anything
about chipsets on motherboards. can anyone help me? i am not all that great
with computers.

"carverson" wrote:

> does anybody know where i can download Microsoft SideWinder Game Controller
> software 4.0? Thanks!!!!!!!!!
 
What if your running vista instead of xp?
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"Maincat" wrote:

>
> "carverson" <carverson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4A068E63-BF84-4259-8B91-778528A5608F@microsoft.com...
> > does anybody know where i can download Microsoft SideWinder Game
> > Controller
> > software 4.0? Thanks!!!!!!!!!
>
> If you're running XP, you already have it.
>
>
>
 
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