Cannot Install Microsoft SideWinder Joy Stick

[Loujay]

Hi, I was using this joy stick with my older computer & Windows 98. Since I now have purchased a new computer with Windows Home Version XP, I cannot install this joy Stick. The message I get is the following "SideWinder Game Device Software 3.X installs dr
ivers that are not incompatable with this version of Windows". I also get another message as follows " A limitation exists with your computer resourses or configuration. Setup cannot install SideWinder Controller Software on your current operating system."
Thanking You In Advance: Lou

[*Vanguard*]

"Loujay" said in
:
> Hi, I was using this joy stick with my older computer & Windows 98.
> Since I now have purchased a new computer with Windows Home Version
> XP, I cannot install this joy Stick. The message I get is the
> following "SideWinder Game Device Software 3.X installs drivers that
> are not incompatable with this version of Windows". I also get
> another message as follows " A limitation exists with your computer
> resourses or configuration. Setup cannot install SideWinder
> Controller Software on your current operating system." Thanking You
> In Advance: Lou

Use the Games Controller applet in Control Panel. Use "Add" button to
select the "Sidewinder (autodetect)" device.

Don't expect any drivers that worked under a 95-based (DOS + Win32 kernels)
Windows to work on an NT-based Windows. You need new drivers. Microsoft is
no longer providing support for their old Sidewinder drivers. You have to
use the drivers that are included in Windows XP. This will only provide you
driver support. Functions, like programmability of buttons, probably won't
be included since that was part of the software utility that you loaded to
provide additional support of the hardware (beyond what the driver
supported).


--

[Rich/rerat]

You may need to upgrade your joystick's software to be compatible with =
XP. Look at the following site fir help:

http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/sidewinder/downloads.asp

--=20
Add MS News Server to your OE with news://msnews.microsoft.com/

Rich/rerat

(RRR News) <message rule>

"Loujay" > wrote in message =
...
Hi, I was using this joy stick with my older computer & Windows 98. =
Since I now have purchased a new computer with Windows Home Version XP, =
I cannot install this joy Stick. The message I get is the following =
"SideWinder Game Device Software 3.X installs drivers that are not =
incompatable with this version of Windows". I also get another message =
as follows " A limitation exists with your computer resourses or =
configuration. Setup cannot install SideWinder Controller Software on =
your current operating system." Thanking You In Advance: Lou