|
| it's me... again
|
| Unfortunately, won't have any luck with the 4in1 update. My motherboard
| is an Intel D865GBF... I couldn't find any chipset update for my mobo,
| and then I found this:
|
| "INF: Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility"
| Description: This utility installs INF files that inform the operating
| system how to properly configure the chipset for specific functionality
| such as USB and AGP.
|
| I'm not sure if I need to install this update.
|
| So far I tried the following...
| (the joystick was plugged in)
| On my father's computer, which has the same hardware configuration as
| mine, I had my friend's CD copied and installed the SW 4.0 software on
| the computer. The setup ended OK, and then I went to Game Devices,
| added a "Microsoft Sidewinder (Autodetect)" device... a "Microsoft
| Sidewinder 3D Pro" was added to the list... it said it was "Not
| connected".
|
| Restarted the computer and still, when I tried to run the Strategic
| Commander Scheme editor, nothing came up. No lights were turned on, and
| didn't feel like installing any game to test it.
|
| Reinstalled the software and then, an error msg came up: "the system
| cannot detect your SideWinder Strategic Commander (...)". Clicked OK,
| launched the software again and nothing happened... I tried to
| reinstall it but nothing happened.
|
| However...
|
| 1. Should my stategy joystick have its lights turned on when I turn on
| my PC?
|
| 2 And... eventually, after updating my USB controller, will Windows
| list my Strategic Commander as a MS Sidewinder Stategic Commander in
| Game Devices list?
|
| Because I got into this MS KB Article:
| Strategic Commander: Device Does Not Appear in Game Controllers Tool in
| Control Panel -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/274401
|
| But since it looks like a Win9x-Me article, I'm not sure if this thing
| goes for WinXP, because I remember having my Strategic Commander listed
| under Mouse/Keyboard instead of Game controllers (in Device Admin, on
| Windows 98 SE) but had no experience on WinXP
|
| Well... that's pretty much it.
|
| I'll appreciate any help. Thanks again,
| Lux.
|
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Hi Luxtr,
Installing the USB chipset update utility you located at Intel's site is consistent
with the recommendation Joshua gave you previously in this newsgroup thread.
Hopefully that will resolve the main issue. Please report back with the results.
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