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Also make sure you only have one active gameport/MIDI port. If you have more
than one things can get stuffed up and not work right. That is to say things
will happen like the system will look for data on the wrong port, and/or
send data back to a different/wrong port.
Joshua Smith
DirectInput and OpenGL Test Labs
Microsoft
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"Jimmy S." <Private> wrote in message news:415dc759$1@usenet01.boi.hp.com...
> Check that midi port with another device to see if it's
> the port or the device which is at fault. If it's the port
> update the sound card drivers. Hope that helps.
>
> --
> Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
> Jimmy S.
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
>
> Game FAQs:
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> rights.
> _________________________________________________________
>
> <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:309601c4a7e5$36411200$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> |
> | >-----Original Message-----
> | >Hi Iceman,
> | >
> | >Are you using the USB model or the Gameport one?
> | >If it's the gameport model, are you using an adapter?
> | >
> | >--
> | >Cheers, Windows XP MVP
> | Shell / User
> | >Jimmy S.
> |
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
> | >
> | >
> | >Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
> | scid=FH;[LN];gms
> | >Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite:
> |
http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact
> | >MS Support at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
> | scid=sz;en-us;top
> | >My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I
> | confer any rights.
> | >_________________________________________________________
> | >
> | ><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> | news:2df601c4a7c1$175b6990$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> | >|
> | >| >-----Original Message-----
> | >| >Hi,
> | >| >
> | >| >"iceman2315" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
> | wrote
> | >| in message news:20eb01c4a7a3$01a05890
> | $a401280a@phx.gbl...
> | >| >| I have lost my original driver disk for this game
> | for
> | >| my
> | >| >| joystick, the drivers i've been told i need are
> | version
> | >| >| 3.02, yet these drivers are only compatible with WIN
> | >| >| 95/98 i get the error message
> | >| >|
> | >| >| "Error creating process <setup\_SETUP.EXE>. Reason,
> | the
> | >| >| system file cannot be specified",
> | >| >|
> | >| >| Are there any drivers for XP PRO,
> | >| >|
> | >| >| Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback Pro 1
> | >| >| ---
> | >| >
> | >| >Here are instructions for both the USB and the
> | Gameport
> | >| models:
> | >| >
> | >| >The version 4 software for USB Sidewinders is XP
> | >| compatible, of
> | >| >course, you have to be using an administrators account
> | >| to install it*.
> | >| >If it gives you a warning, you can click OK and
> | continue
> | >| installing it.
> | >| >*Install the software before connecting the device to
> | >| the USB port!
> | >| >
> | >| >Version 3 software isn't XP compatible, we'll use XP's
> | >| drivers instead.
> | >| >While USB devices just plug and play, GamePort devices
> | >| need work:
> | >| >
> | >| >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.
> | >| >
> | >| >--
> | >| >Cheers, Windows XP MVP
> | >| Shell / User
> | >| >Jimmy S.
> | >|
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
> | >| >
> | >| >
> | >| >Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
> | >| scid=FH;[LN];gms
> | >| >Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite:
> | >|
http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact
> | >| >MS Support at:
> | http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
> | >| scid=sz;en-us;top
> | >| >My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor
> | do I
> | >| confer any rights.
> | >|
> | >_________________________________________________________
> | >| >
> | >| >Yeah Jimmy
> | >|
> | >| I clicked on auto-detect, it detects the Microsoft
> | >| Sidewinder 3D Pro, but it says it not detected, so i
> | cant
> | >| configure the calibrations or force feedback controls,
> | >| when i run the game, it comes up with joystick not
> | >| detected, and quits
> | >| >
> | >| >.
> | >| >
> | >
> | >
> | >.This is the midi gameport version, not the USB version
> | >
>
>
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