Hi,
MS has set the time to live for every post on their new servers
now to 30 days for situations such as this, and offered up some
instructions on how to munge an email address.
Readers infected with a virus are sending out those fake virus
warnings. You can setup a rule to delete them automatically.
"If the email claims to be from Microsoft and it contains an
attachment, delete it.". Sorry for your troubles.
--
Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S.
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
Game FAQs:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite:
http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact
MS Support at:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=sz;en-us;top
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
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| I have now sorted the problem with the joystick. It was
| simply that for some reason, in 'advanced' it was
| defaulting to none as oppose to the joystick. I have now
| rectified this - thanks for your help.
|
| However, i now have a bit of a problem - ever since i
| posted my original e-mail, i am getting bombarded with
| spam, as well as constant virus warnings (something to do
| with Drake?) The e-mail address i posted is my work one
| and each monring when i log in, there are normally about
| 40/50 junk e-mails - is there anything that can be do like
| remove my original discussion thread or delete my e-mail
| address from it.
|
| Thanks,
| Jamie.
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >
| >What are the makes and models of devices you are using?
| Some devices that
| >are two to three years only actually come with a gameport
| to USB dongle that
| >they are designed to work with.
| >
| >--
| >Joshua Smith
| >DirectInput Test Lab
| >Microsoft
| >-----
| >This post is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
| confers no rights
| >
| >----- Original Message -----
| >From: <
[email protected]>
| >Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.games
| >Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 5:06 AM
| >Subject: Re: game port problem
| >
| >> You are right about the gameport/usb adaptor. I have
| tried
| >> your suggestion, but this does not work. The joystick
| just
| >> does not calibrate if plugged into the game port. In the
| >> test and calibrate window, the cross just flits about
| all
| >> over and the fire buttons have no effect. Anything else
| we
| >> can try? (I do have a driver disk with the joystick, but
| >> this is only for 95/98, as with xp it plugs straight
| into
| >> the usb).
| >>
| >>>-----Original Message-----
| >>>Hi Jamie,
| >>>
| >>>I guess you have a Gameport to USB adapter since you can
| >>>plug that joystick into either type of port. Here's
| what
| >> to do:
| >>>
| >>>To install a GamePort controller, Plug it in, click
| >> Start / Control Panel /
| >>>Switch to Classic view if you haven't already / click
| >> Game Controllers
| >>>Click Add... / Select your type of joystick from the
| >> list / OK / OK.
| >>>
| >>>Once done, calibrate the joystick, try it in those games
| >> and report
| >>>back if it doesn't work in which case we'll try 95/98
| >> compatibility mode.
| >>>
| >>>--
| >>>Cheers, Windows XP MVP
| >> Shell / User
| >>>Jimmy S.
| >>
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
| >>>
| >>>Game FAQs:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
| >> scid=FH;[LN];gms
| >>>Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite:
| >>
http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact
| >>>MS Support at:
|
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
| >> scid=sz;en-us;top
| >>>My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I
| >> confer any rights.
| >>>________________________________________________________
| _
| >>>
| >> | >>>| I have a cd containing many classic arcade games. I
| now
| >>>| have windows xp - the problem is that the joystick i
| >> have
| >>>| only seems to installed properly though the usb port.
| >>>| Although it can be plug into the game port, it does
| not
| >>>| install properly through the setup wizard.
| Unfortunately
| >>>| the games on this disk do not seem to recognise any
| >>>| movement from the joystick from the usb - can anyone
| >> help?
| >>>
| >>>
| >>>.
| >>>
| >
| >
| >.
| >
