getting joystick to work using Able2Play

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Andy

I followed the instructions on another post to set up the
Able2Play account and I can now run FS2000 without being
an administator. The problem is that the default run
situation seems to be that the joystick in NOT enabled
and running under Able2Play does not allow me to enable
it. Any ideas what I need to do?
 
Hi Andy,

That's a unique problem. I would temporarily grant Administrator
status to the limited user account that is unable to use the joystick.
Once that's done, test the joystick in the Control Panel / Game
Controller section, and afterwards test it with FS2000.

Those steps should create all the registry keys and DirectX Input
values needed for that limited user to use the joystick in the futur.

Hope this works for you Andy, and have a great day! :-)

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| I followed the instructions on another post to set up the
| Able2Play account and I can now run FS2000 without being
| an administator. The problem is that the default run
| situation seems to be that the joystick in NOT enabled
| and running under Able2Play does not allow me to enable
| it. Any ideas what I need to do?
 
Thanks Jimmy. However, I have tried this and it still
does not allow the limited user to select "enable
Joystick" from the menu. By the way before I did
anything you suggested the limited users could already
see the joystick in the control panel and calibrate etc.
It seems the problem is within FS2000. It is OK when
they have admin rights though.

Any more ideas?
-----Original Message-----
Hi Andy,

That's a unique problem. I would temporarily grant Administrator
status to the limited user account that is unable to use the joystick.
Once that's done, test the joystick in the Control Panel / Game
Controller section, and afterwards test it with FS2000.

Those steps should create all the registry keys and DirectX Input
values needed for that limited user to use the joystick in the futur.

Hope this works for you Andy, and have a great day! :-)

--
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
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_________________________________________________________

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Hi Andy,

With their accounts set as Administrators accounts is there
no way to set "Enable Joystick" option to default? If not,
there might be a .ini type file in the game's directory where
this setting could be set to ON. I don't have the game to
verify that theory though unfortunately. Hope this helps!

--
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
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_________________________________________________________

| Thanks Jimmy. However, I have tried this and it still
| does not allow the limited user to select "enable
| Joystick" from the menu. By the way before I did
| anything you suggested the limited users could already
| see the joystick in the control panel and calibrate etc.
| It seems the problem is within FS2000. It is OK when
| they have admin rights though.
|
| Any more ideas?
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Hi Andy,
| >
| >That's a unique problem. I would temporarily grant
| Administrator
| >status to the limited user account that is unable to use
| the joystick.
| >Once that's done, test the joystick in the Control
| Panel / Game
| >Controller section, and afterwards test it with FS2000.
| >
| >Those steps should create all the registry keys and
| DirectX Input
| >values needed for that limited user to use the joystick
| in the futur.
| >
| >Hope this works for you Andy, and have a great day! :-)
| >
| >--
| >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.
| >_________________________________________________________
| >
| message | >| I followed the instructions on another post to set up
| the
| >| Able2Play account and I can now run FS2000 without
| being
| >| an administator. The problem is that the default run
| >| situation seems to be that the joystick in NOT enabled
| >| and running under Able2Play does not allow me to enable
| >| it. Any ideas what I need to do?
| >
| >
| >.
| >
 
Jimmy, I already tried looking for that. It seems stupid
that you can't, as most people would use a joystick. Do
you have any isdea what I should look for in the
registry? I will make a back up of the regisrtyu first.
Is making a backup the same as Win 98?
Cheers
-----Original Message-----
Hi Andy,

With their accounts set as Administrators accounts is there
no way to set "Enable Joystick" option to default? If not,
there might be a .ini type file in the game's directory where
this setting could be set to ON. I don't have the game to
verify that theory though unfortunately. Hope this helps!

--
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:
Click to expand...
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.
_________________________________________________________

| Thanks Jimmy. However, I have tried this and it still
| does not allow the limited user to select "enable
| Joystick" from the menu. By the way before I did
| anything you suggested the limited users could already
| see the joystick in the control panel and calibrate etc.
| It seems the problem is within FS2000. It is OK when
| they have admin rights though.
|
| Any more ideas?
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Hi Andy,
| >
| >That's a unique problem. I would temporarily grant
| Administrator
| >status to the limited user account that is unable to use
| the joystick.
| >Once that's done, test the joystick in the Control
| Panel / Game
| >Controller section, and afterwards test it with FS2000.
| >
| >Those steps should create all the registry keys and
| DirectX Input
| >values needed for that limited user to use the joystick
| in the futur.
| >
| >Hope this works for you Andy, and have a great day! :- )
| >
| >--
| >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.
|
_________________________________________________________
| >
| message | >| I followed the instructions on another post to set up
| the
| >| Able2Play account and I can now run FS2000 without
| being
| >| an administator. The problem is that the default run
| >| situation seems to be that the joystick in NOT enabled
| >| and running under Able2Play does not allow me to enable
| >| it. Any ideas what I need to do?
| >
| >
| >.
| >


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Hi Andy,

To backup your complete registry, select the "My Computer" object
in the registry editor, and then use File / Export... to save it. I suggest
trying one of the simulation newsgroups, look for Katy Pluta there, in
case there's a known cure for this type of situation. Best of luck! :-)

--
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.
_________________________________________________________

| Jimmy, I already tried looking for that. It seems stupid
| that you can't, as most people would use a joystick. Do
| you have any isdea what I should look for in the
| registry? I will make a back up of the regisrtyu first.
| Is making a backup the same as Win 98?
| Cheers
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Hi Andy,
| >
| >With their accounts set as Administrators accounts is
| there
| >no way to set "Enable Joystick" option to default? If
| not,
| >there might be a .ini type file in the game's directory
| where
| >this setting could be set to ON. I don't have the game
| to
| >verify that theory though unfortunately. Hope this
| helps!
| >
| >--
| >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.
| >_________________________________________________________
| >
| | >| Thanks Jimmy. However, I have tried this and it still
| >| does not allow the limited user to select "enable
| >| Joystick" from the menu. By the way before I did
| >| anything you suggested the limited users could already
| >| see the joystick in the control panel and calibrate
| etc.
| >| It seems the problem is within FS2000. It is OK when
| >| they have admin rights though.
| >|
| >| Any more ideas?
| >|
| >| >-----Original Message-----
| >| >Hi Andy,
| >| >
| >| >That's a unique problem. I would temporarily grant
| >| Administrator
| >| >status to the limited user account that is unable to
| use
| >| the joystick.
| >| >Once that's done, test the joystick in the Control
| >| Panel / Game
| >| >Controller section, and afterwards test it with
| FS2000.
| >| >
| >| >Those steps should create all the registry keys and
| >| DirectX Input
| >| >values needed for that limited user to use the
| joystick
| >| in the futur.
| >| >
| >| >Hope this works for you Andy, and have a great day! :-
| )
| >| >
| >| >--
| >| >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.
| >|
| >_________________________________________________________
| >| >
| >| message | >| >| I followed the instructions on another post to set
| up
| >| the
| >| >| Able2Play account and I can now run FS2000 without
| >| being
| >| >| an administator. The problem is that the default
| run
| >| >| situation seems to be that the joystick in NOT
| enabled
| >| >| and running under Able2Play does not allow me to
| enable
| >| >| it. Any ideas what I need to do?
| >| >
| >| >
| >| >.
| >| >
| >
| >
| >.
| >
 
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