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Re: Joystick is "not connected"

#82136
From: ..Merlin
Date: Sat, 09 Sep 2000 01:25
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rthere is an updated driver for this problem, email me and I'll send
you it.

On Thu, 7 Sep 2000 21:13:16 -0700, "Kevin Murphy"
<ktmu...@pacbell.net> wrote:

>well if you don't use the 4 buttons on the base the easy way is toi
>uninstall the driver
>Set the switch on the bottom of the stick to the 2 dot position
>Tell windows it is a wingman extreme with rudders
>
>
>MechD <Me...@mn.mediaone.net> wrote in message
>news:tGYt5.12296$Nt6.821169@typhoon.mn.mediaone.net...
>> Greetings all,
>>
>> Well on the recommendations of several people on this newsgroup I went
>ahead
>> and dug up my old Microsoft Sidewinder 3d Pro for playing Descent. I went
>to
>> the microsloth page and downloaded the latest software for it. ( webpage
>> said 3.02 but the install says 3.0). Installed and rebooted after plugging
>> the joystick in. load up the Sidewinder soft ware.joystick not
>> detected...well woopy..so I go to the ms page and download the patch. I
>> installed that and still the joystick is "not detected" any ideas ? My
>> system is a Epox K7XA mother board, the joystick is plugging into the game
>> port on my sound card, which is a Aureal SQ 2500. Thanks guys
>>
>> MechD
>>
>>
>
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