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I have a sidewinder gamepad and the sidewinder precicion pro joystick, both

with gameport. I tried to install them on my windows XP but they don´t work.

I did something I read about clicking "add" in Game Controllers but when I

do that it appears an error.

I don´t know if I need new drivers or controllers, I hope someone could help

me with this

thank you

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    Have you contacted Sidewinder support about this?

    --

    ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

    MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)

    AumHa VSOP & Admin DTS-L.org

     

    drow wrote:

    > I have a sidewinder gamepad and the sidewinder precicion pro joystick,

    > both

    > with gameport. I tried to install them on my windows XP but they don´t

    > work. I did something I read about clicking "add" in Game Controllers but

    > when I do that it appears an error.

    > I don´t know if I need new drivers or controllers, I hope someone could

    > help me with this

    > thank you

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    Re: sidewinder doesn´t work on XP

     

    I have send 4 e-mails to microsoft asking them what to do and telling them

    about sending the drivers to my e-mail adress. but they always send me an

    e-mail saying that I have to write the same message to other adress, that´s

    why I´m writing here. I hope someone could help me

    thank you for replying me, an sorry for my english )

     

    "PA Bear" wrote:

    > Have you contacted Sidewinder support about this?

    > --

    > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

    > MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)

    > AumHa VSOP & Admin DTS-L.org

    >

    > drow wrote:

    > > I have a sidewinder gamepad and the sidewinder precicion pro joystick,

    > > both

    > > with gameport. I tried to install them on my windows XP but they don´t

    > > work. I did something I read about clicking "add" in Game Controllers but

    > > when I do that it appears an error.

    > > I don´t know if I need new drivers or controllers, I hope someone could

    > > help me with this

    > > thank you

    >

    >

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    Re: sidewinder doesn´t work on XP

     

    Take both of them back to the store and get your money back. Seriously.

    --

    ~PA Bear

     

    Drow wrote:

    > I have send 4 e-mails to microsoft asking them what to do and telling them

    > about sending the drivers to my e-mail adress. but they always send me an

    > e-mail saying that I have to write the same message to other adress,

    > that´s

    > why I´m writing here. I hope someone could help me

    > thank you for replying me, an sorry for my english )

    >

    > "PA Bear" wrote:

    >

    >> Have you contacted Sidewinder support about this?

    >> --

    >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

    >> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)

    >> AumHa VSOP & Admin DTS-L.org

    >>

    >> drow wrote:

    >>> I have a sidewinder gamepad and the sidewinder precicion pro joystick,

    >>> both

    >>> with gameport. I tried to install them on my windows XP but they

    >>> don´t

    >>> work. I did something I read about clicking "add" in Game Controllers

    >>> but

    >>> when I do that it appears an error.

    >>> I don´t know if I need new drivers or controllers, I hope someone

    >>> could

    >>> help me with this

    >>> thank you

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    Re: sidewinder doesn´t work on XP

     

    I bought them many years ago ) one week ago I remembered that I had them and

    I want to play a game with them

     

    "PA Bear" wrote:

    > Take both of them back to the store and get your money back. Seriously.

    > --

    > ~PA Bear

    >

    > Drow wrote:

    > > I have send 4 e-mails to microsoft asking them what to do and telling them

    > > about sending the drivers to my e-mail adress. but they always send me an

    > > e-mail saying that I have to write the same message to other adress,

    > > that´s

    > > why I´m writing here. I hope someone could help me

    > > thank you for replying me, an sorry for my english )

    > >

    > > "PA Bear" wrote:

    > >

    > >> Have you contacted Sidewinder support about this?

    > >> --

    > >> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

    > >> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)

    > >> AumHa VSOP & Admin DTS-L.org

    > >>

    > >> drow wrote:

    > >>> I have a sidewinder gamepad and the sidewinder precicion pro joystick,

    > >>> both

    > >>> with gameport. I tried to install them on my windows XP but they

    > >>> don´t

    > >>> work. I did something I read about clicking "add" in Game Controllers

    > >>> but

    > >>> when I do that it appears an error.

    > >>> I don´t know if I need new drivers or controllers, I hope someone

    > >>> could

    > >>> help me with this

    > >>> thank you

    >

    >

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    Re: sidewinder doesn´t work on XP

     

    Are they both supported in WinXP SP2?

     

    Drow wrote:

    > I bought them many years ago ) one week ago I remembered that I had them

    > and I want to play a game with them

    >

    > "PA Bear" wrote:

    >

    >> Take both of them back to the store and get your money back. Seriously.

    >> --

    >> ~PA Bear

    >>

    >> Drow wrote:

    >>> I have send 4 e-mails to microsoft asking them what to do and telling

    >>> them

    >>> about sending the drivers to my e-mail adress. but they always send me

    >>> an

    >>> e-mail saying that I have to write the same message to other adress,

    >>> that´s

    >>> why I´m writing here. I hope someone could help me

    >>> thank you for replying me, an sorry for my english )

    >>>

    >>> "PA Bear" wrote:

    >>>

    >>>> Have you contacted Sidewinder support about this?

    >>>> --

    >>>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

    >>>> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)

    >>>> AumHa VSOP & Admin DTS-L.org

    >>>>

    >>>> drow wrote:

    >>>>> I have a sidewinder gamepad and the sidewinder precicion pro joystick,

    >>>>> both

    >>>>> with gameport. I tried to install them on my windows XP but they

    >>>>> don´t

    >>>>> work. I did something I read about clicking "add" in Game Controllers

    >>>>> but

    >>>>> when I do that it appears an error.

    >>>>> I don´t know if I need new drivers or controllers, I hope

    >>>>> someone could

    >>>>> help me with this

    >>>>> thank you

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    Re: sidewinder doesn´t work on XP

     

    Sidewinder only "sorta works" on Xp. It's OLD hardware designed for the

    DOS based Windows era. That era is over.

     

    Drow wrote:

    > I bought them many years ago ) one week ago I remembered that I had them and

    > I want to play a game with them

    >

    > "PA Bear" wrote:

    >

    >

    >>Take both of them back to the store and get your money back. Seriously.

    >>--

    >>~PA Bear

    >>

    >>Drow wrote:

    >>

    >>>I have send 4 e-mails to microsoft asking them what to do and telling them

    >>>about sending the drivers to my e-mail adress. but they always send me an

    >>>e-mail saying that I have to write the same message to other adress,

    >>>that´s

    >>>why I´m writing here. I hope someone could help me

    >>>thank you for replying me, an sorry for my english )

    >>>

    >>>"PA Bear" wrote:

    >>>

    >>>

    >>>>Have you contacted Sidewinder support about this?

    >>>>--

    >>>>~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

    >>>>MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)

    >>>>AumHa VSOP & Admin DTS-L.org

    >>>>

    >>>>drow wrote:

    >>>>

    >>>>>I have a sidewinder gamepad and the sidewinder precicion pro joystick,

    >>>>>both

    >>>>>with gameport. I tried to install them on my windows XP but they

    >>>>>don´t

    >>>>>work. I did something I read about clicking "add" in Game Controllers

    >>>>>but

    >>>>>when I do that it appears an error.

    >>>>>I don´t know if I need new drivers or controllers, I hope someone

    >>>>>could

    >>>>>help me with this

    >>>>>thank you

    >>

    >>

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    Re: sidewinder doesn´t work on XP

     

    they were designed for windows 95 and 98, not for DOS. I don´t understand how

    Microsoft can do a new version of windows and the products of the same

    company don´t work on it...I think they had to do some drivers or something...

    How can I buy a product of Microsoft knowing that if they change Windows my

    product doesn´t going to work...

     

    "Bob I" wrote:

    > Sidewinder only "sorta works" on Xp. It's OLD hardware designed for the

    > DOS based Windows era. That era is over.

    >

    > Drow wrote:

    >

    > > I bought them many years ago ) one week ago I remembered that I had them and

    > > I want to play a game with them

    > >

    > > "PA Bear" wrote:

    > >

    > >

    > >>Take both of them back to the store and get your money back. Seriously.

    > >>--

    > >>~PA Bear

    > >>

    > >>Drow wrote:

    > >>

    > >>>I have send 4 e-mails to microsoft asking them what to do and telling them

    > >>>about sending the drivers to my e-mail adress. but they always send me an

    > >>>e-mail saying that I have to write the same message to other adress,

    > >>>that´s

    > >>>why I´m writing here. I hope someone could help me

    > >>>thank you for replying me, an sorry for my english )

    > >>>

    > >>>"PA Bear" wrote:

    > >>>

    > >>>

    > >>>>Have you contacted Sidewinder support about this?

    > >>>>--

    > >>>>~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

    > >>>>MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)

    > >>>>AumHa VSOP & Admin DTS-L.org

    > >>>>

    > >>>>drow wrote:

    > >>>>

    > >>>>>I have a sidewinder gamepad and the sidewinder precicion pro joystick,

    > >>>>>both

    > >>>>>with gameport. I tried to install them on my windows XP but they

    > >>>>>don´t

    > >>>>>work. I did something I read about clicking "add" in Game Controllers

    > >>>>>but

    > >>>>>when I do that it appears an error.

    > >>>>>I don´t know if I need new drivers or controllers, I hope someone

    > >>>>>could

    > >>>>>help me with this

    > >>>>>thank you

    > >>

    > >>

    >

    >

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    drow wrote:

    > I have a sidewinder gamepad and the sidewinder precicion pro joystick, both

    > with gameport. I tried to install them on my windows XP but they don´t work.

    > I did something I read about clicking "add" in Game Controllers but when I

    > do that it appears an error.

    > I don´t know if I need new drivers or controllers, I hope someone could help

    > me with this

    > thank you

     

    You have to install the game port's driver before installing the game

    port controller's driver.

     

    Note that many USB adapters aren't compatible with "digital" game port

    controllers, including force feedback game port controllers, because the

    "digital" controllers utilize the game port's MIDI functions. Many late

    model computers require the installation of a PCI sound card and it's

    drivers for "digital" game port controller use. Many of the USB adapters

    only work for the game port's dual analog joystick circuitry. Adapters

    that came with the controller are often the exceptions.

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    Re: sidewinder doesn´t work on XP

     

    Drow wrote:

    > they were designed for windows 95 and 98, not for DOS. I don´t understand how

    > Microsoft can do a new version of windows and the products of the same

    > company don´t work on it...I think they had to do some drivers or something...

    > How can I buy a product of Microsoft knowing that if they change Windows my

    > product doesn´t going to work...

    >

    > "Bob I" wrote:

    >

    >> Sidewinder only "sorta works" on Xp. It's OLD hardware designed for the

    >> DOS based Windows era. That era is over.

    >>

    >> Drow wrote:

    >>

    >>> I bought them many years ago ) one week ago I remembered that I had them and

    >>> I want to play a game with them

    >>>

    >>> "PA Bear" wrote:

    >>>

    >>>

    >>>> Take both of them back to the store and get your money back. Seriously.

    >>>> --

    >>>> ~PA Bear

    >>>>

    >>>> Drow wrote:

    >>>>

    >>>>> I have send 4 e-mails to microsoft asking them what to do and telling them

    >>>>> about sending the drivers to my e-mail adress. but they always send me an

    >>>>> e-mail saying that I have to write the same message to other adress,

    >>>>> that´s

    >>>>> why I´m writing here. I hope someone could help me

    >>>>> thank you for replying me, an sorry for my english )

    >>>>>

    >>>>> "PA Bear" wrote:

    >>>>>

    >>>>>

    >>>>>> Have you contacted Sidewinder support about this?

    >>>>>> --

    >>>>>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

    >>>>>> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)

    >>>>>> AumHa VSOP & Admin DTS-L.org

    >>>>>>

    >>>>>> drow wrote:

    >>>>>>

    >>>>>>> I have a sidewinder gamepad and the sidewinder precicion pro joystick,

    >>>>>>> both

    >>>>>>> with gameport. I tried to install them on my windows XP but they

    >>>>>>> don´t

    >>>>>>> work. I did something I read about clicking "add" in Game Controllers

    >>>>>>> but

    >>>>>>> when I do that it appears an error.

    >>>>>>> I don´t know if I need new drivers or controllers, I hope someone

    >>>>>>> could

    >>>>>>> help me with this

    >>>>>>> thank you

     

    Like Microsoft does with operating systems, they discontinue support

    after a few years. There is the cost of repeatedly training employees

    (as staff turnover makes the one that are familiar with the products

    unavailable) how to remotely support products that haven't generated ANY

    revenue for several years.

     

    Since few computers come with game ports any more, most late model game

    controllers are designed for USB ports.

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    thank you for all the information RobertVA
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    Re: sidewinder doesn´t work on XP

     

    DOS based, as opposed to NT based. Which is what XP is.

     

    Drow wrote:

    > they were designed for windows 95 and 98, not for DOS. I don´t understand how

    > Microsoft can do a new version of windows and the products of the same

    > company don´t work on it...I think they had to do some drivers or something...

    > How can I buy a product of Microsoft knowing that if they change Windows my

    > product doesn´t going to work...

    >

    > "Bob I" wrote:

    >

    >

    >>Sidewinder only "sorta works" on Xp. It's OLD hardware designed for the

    >>DOS based Windows era. That era is over.

    >>

    >>Drow wrote:

    >>

    >>

    >>>I bought them many years ago ) one week ago I remembered that I had them and

    >>>I want to play a game with them

    >>>

    >>>"PA Bear" wrote:

    >>>

    >>>

    >>>

    >>>>Take both of them back to the store and get your money back. Seriously.

    >>>>--

    >>>>~PA Bear

    >>>>

    >>>>Drow wrote:

    >>>>

    >>>>

    >>>>>I have send 4 e-mails to microsoft asking them what to do and telling them

    >>>>>about sending the drivers to my e-mail adress. but they always send me an

    >>>>>e-mail saying that I have to write the same message to other adress,

    >>>>>that´s

    >>>>>why I´m writing here. I hope someone could help me

    >>>>>thank you for replying me, an sorry for my english )

    >>>>>

    >>>>>"PA Bear" wrote:

    >>>>>

    >>>>>

    >>>>>

    >>>>>>Have you contacted Sidewinder support about this?

    >>>>>>--

    >>>>>>~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

    >>>>>>MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)

    >>>>>>AumHa VSOP & Admin DTS-L.org

    >>>>>>

    >>>>>>drow wrote:

    >>>>>>

    >>>>>>

    >>>>>>>I have a sidewinder gamepad and the sidewinder precicion pro joystick,

    >>>>>>>both

    >>>>>>>with gameport. I tried to install them on my windows XP but they

    >>>>>>>don´t

    >>>>>>>work. I did something I read about clicking "add" in Game Controllers

    >>>>>>>but

    >>>>>>>when I do that it appears an error.

    >>>>>>>I don´t know if I need new drivers or controllers, I hope someone

    >>>>>>>could

    >>>>>>>help me with this

    >>>>>>>thank you

    >>>>

    >>>>

    >>

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    Re: sidewinder doesn´t work on XP

     

    The drivers are included in XP... go to the Control Panel, click on Game

    Controllers and use the AutoDetect feature.

     

    The profiling facility that used to exist where you could map buttons to

    keys for a particular game is no longer supported in XP. It is now done by

    the game you are using it with.

     

    I have a precision pro joystick as well, but I use the game port to usb

    converter that came with the device. So far, I have not had any real issues

    with it. I suggest you try using the adaptor as well. Not sure about the

    gamepad though as I do not have one.

     

    Hope this helps.

     

    Martin

     

    "drow" <drow@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

    news:5B414F4B-4169-42D4-BDB6-B5E8C1229B0A@microsoft.com...

    >I have a sidewinder gamepad and the sidewinder precicion pro joystick, both

    > with gameport. I tried to install them on my windows XP but they don´t

    > work.

    > I did something I read about clicking "add" in Game Controllers but when I

    > do that it appears an error.

    > I don´t know if I need new drivers or controllers, I hope someone could

    > help

    > me with this

    > thank you

    >

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    I´m going to try it, thank you very much MartinC!
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