device manager automatic settings

[frustrated]

All of my device manager settings are set for automatic
with the check mark greyed out so that I can't manually
change resources. How do I get around this? I need to
change my game port to a normal I/O (instead of one
starting with "A" like it is now). My SBLive won't connect
a digital gamepad otherwise. I'm using Windows XP Pro and
have tried disabling acpi, changing bios settings, and
repair installing yet nothing has worked.

 

[Peter]

Hi,

You need to change to standard PC for manual assign of
IRQ. Perform a repair install of XP and when prompt to
install 3 party/raid drivers, press the F5 key (not F6
key)and select the PC mode.

Hope it helps.

Peter

 

[Yves Leclerc]

Gameport drivers have/are being eliminated from XP. You will only be able
to set up the game port to use the normal drivers in XP and not the enhanced
drivers.

Y.