Nice to have you around Joshua. The (wait for it)
DirectInput is always much appreciated! ;-)
Cheers,
Jimmy.
| Hi guys,
| Some deeper information you might like. The clearing of old ID
| assignments will indeed accomplish the task, however, it is not really
| needed. The original component WINMM used the ID assignments for getting
| data from multiple devices. During the Windows ME and Windows 2000
| development it was determined that exposing device ID's to the user was
| generally confusing. An investigation into games showed that if a game
was
| using device ID's they only looked for the device at ID1. They almost
never
| supported more than one device. For the Windows XP development it was
| decided to change the ID exposure to only specify one device that would
be
| the "Preferred Device". That device would take ID1 and all other devices
| would get their ID's bumped if needed. DirectInput always as you know
orders
| the ID's from 1 up. If there is only 2 devices and the device at ID2 is
set
| to Preferred then their ID's will just swap. If the game in question
does
| not use the WINMM interface then the Device ID isn't even used at all.
| DirectInput will enumerate all the attached devices and assign each a
GUID.
| The app will then communicate with the device based on the GUID.
| Unfortunately I can not get into Atari's web site right now to see if
there
| is more information there about the game.
|
| To the Original Poster:
| If you feel comfortable with going into the registry you can try the
| following to see if the game uses WINMM or DirectInput.
|
| 1. Run the game and exit.
| 2. Open the registry editor.
| 3. Go to the following key:
|
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\DirectInput\MostRecentApplication
| 4. See if the value under 'Name' matches the .exe name of your game.
|
| If the Name is the games .exe name then it uses DirectInput. If so the
game
| either does not support more than one device or there needs to be more
| investigation as to why it doesn't work if it does. There are
DirectInput
| games that just Acquire the first device DirectInput offers. The first
| device discovered is mostly random.
|
| If the Name is not the games .exe name then this app uses WINMM and
almost
| certainly does not support more than one device.
|
| Hope that helps some. Let me know if you need anymore help or
information.
|
|
| Joshua Smith
| DirectInput Test Lab
| Microsoft
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|
| "Jimmy S." <Private> wrote in message
| | > I'm a packrat.
I'll send you a copy of your original.
| >
| > Cheers,
| > Jimmy.
| >
| > | > | Thanks, Jimmy. I was looking for that and couldn't find it.
| > | --
| > | Chris H.
| > | Microsoft Windows MVP
| > | Associate Expert
| > | Expert Zone -
| > |
| > | "Jimmy S." <Private> wrote in message
| > | | > | > Hi Phil,
| > | >
| > | > Chris H. posted similar instructions once awhile ago.
| > | >
| > | > The ID# of a game controller isn't assigned based on which port
the
| > | > controller is plugged into, but rather which controller is plugged
in
| > | first.
| > | >
| > | > Section I: Clearing Old ID# Assignments.
| > | >
| > | > 1. Unplug any controllers connected to your system
| > | > 2. Plug in one of the previously installed controllers
| > | > 3. Click Start / Control Panel / Game Controllers
| > | > 4. Click Advanced... and set that controller as "Preferred
| > Device"
| > | > 5. Unplug that controller
| > | > 6. Repeat steps 2 to 5 for all previously installed
controllers
| > | >
| > | > Section II: Assigning ID#'s to Controllers:
| > | >
| > | > 1. Plug in the Joystick you want to be assigned ID#1
| > | > 2. Plug in the Pedals you want to be assigned ID#2
| > | > 3. Follow same pattern for any other controllers
| > | > 4. If you need to change the order again use Section I
| > | >
| > | > --
| > | > 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.
| > | > _________________________________________________________
| > | >
| > | | > | > | My problem is that I have a system with four USB ports and a
game
| > port
| > | > | but when I plug in my joystick (Cougar USB) and my rudder pedals
(CH
| > | > | Pro USB) my older games like European Air War canot read the
| > joystick
| > | > | at all. I tried plugging the joystick in different ports and
before
| > | > | the pedals but still I cannot get the game to read the joystick
(it
| > | > | has to be assigned to ID#1). I also tried the feature in the
| > | > | "advanced" setup in Xp but still nothing.
| > | > |
| > | > | I read in a thread that there is a way to manually assign the
USB
| > | > | ports to a number. Can you please expand on this a bit more for
me?
| > | > | I would like to try to do this but I have no idea about
programming.
| > | > | Can you send me a step by step guide on how to do it? If I can
| > assign
| > | > | the USB ports to a specific then I believe that I can simply
plug in
| > | > | the Joystick into port #1 and it should work fine since it will
be
| > | > | assigned to ID#1. Hope to hear from you soon.
| > | > |
| > | > |
| > | > |
| > | > | Phil
| > | >
| > | >
| > |
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| >
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