re: Sidewinder GamePad non-USB isn't recognised in WinXP
Monday, November 19, 2001 at 8:22 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Mike
(2 messages posted)
There are game controllers listed, but unlike preivious versions (95/98/ME) XP does
not list it by the brand name (i.e. Microsoft SideWinder Game Pad), however it does
list generic 4, 5, and 6 button controllers. This is an 8 button controller however,
so the other "generic" controllers will not work, I tried already to add it after
upgrading. However, I've not tried using the MS Sidewinder (Auto-Detect) yet. Perhaps
that will fix it.
Thank you for your help. :)
On Sunday, November 18, 2001 at 2:00 pm, hollowchick wrote:
>Do you mean there is nothing listed to add in Game controllers? I'm assuming you
>were following this article :
>http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q298/0/62.ASP?LN=EN-US&SD=tech&FR=0&qry=sidewinder&rnk=2&src=DHCS_MSPSS_tech_SRCH&SPR=WINXP
>
>If you had the game controller plugged in when you upgraded, it may cause the OS
>to not recognize it now. Microsoft recommends unplugging all peripheral hardware
>before upgrading\installing.
>
>
>On Sunday, November 18, 2001 at 1:19 pm, Mike wrote:
>...hello, I own an older non-USB MS sidewinder gamepad and recently updated my system
>to WinXP Pro. Since then, the gamepad isn't recognised by the OS, and it isn't available
>under the "Add" menu in the Game Controllers applet. Has anyone else run across
>this
>problem? Is there a fix or update I need? Thanks in advance.
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