Sidewinder 3D Pro Plus

[duane]

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I hope someone can assist me here:

I have just rec'd a Toshiba Tecra... has multi USB but no game port. My
Sidewinder came with a joystick to USB plug so I can connect it to the USB on
the laptop.

Problem: Windows XP doesn't recognize its attached and I tried CONTROL
PANEL adding it... no luck! The software that came with the joystick won't
load (SETUP) as is for 98(?!?) and I am very green with XP (Just got it!)

Any one with any ideas or info, I would greatly appreciate it!

Thanks!
Duane (Nova Scotia)

 

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Get a new joystick. If you were running a desktop I'd suggest a separate
soundcard with a gameport controller but that's not possible with a notebook
so it's a new USB joystick you'll need.
--
Cari (MS-MVP Windows Client - Printing, Imaging & Hardware)
www.coribright.com

"Duane" <Duane@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I hope someone can assist me here:
>
> I have just rec'd a Toshiba Tecra... has multi USB but no game port. My
> Sidewinder came with a joystick to USB plug so I can connect it to the USB
> on
> the laptop.
>
> Problem: Windows XP doesn't recognize its attached and I tried CONTROL
> PANEL adding it... no luck! The software that came with the joystick
> won't
> load (SETUP) as is for 98(?!?) and I am very green with XP (Just got
> it!)
>
> Any one with any ideas or info, I would greatly appreciate it!
>
> Thanks!
> Duane (Nova Scotia)
>