Re: Help!! MS Sidewinder 3D Pro works only in analog mode

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From: Travis Carter
Date: Tue, 02 Nov 1999 00:00

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Did you install the 3.02 driver from Microsoft?
http://www.microsoft.com/products/hardware/sidewinder/profiler/English.htm

Did you install the SideWinder 3D Pro patch after you installed the 3.02
driver?
(This file goes into your windows/system/ directory.)
http://www.microsoft.com/products/hardware/sidewinder/news/p_3dpro/sw3dpro.v
xd




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t.carter


formica <te...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:381cea55.613610154@newsroom...
> Hi
>
>    I have a problem here. I have recently upgraded my PC to a P400,
> 128MRAM with Ati Rage Pro IIc and VooDoo 3dfx II. I have pulled the SB
> AWE64 card from my old PC and install it into my new PC.  However,
> when i plug and install my MS Sidewinder 3D Pro, I can only make it
> work in analog mode (ie. I can't get the extra 4 buttons to work).
> Even the joystick control panel shows that I have the 3D pro selected,
> but its actually in Thrustmaster Flightstick Pro mode.
>
> What am I doing wrong here? Are there extra drivers that I should be
> using or a patch?
>
> Thanks
>
> Formica

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