Sidewinder Drivers

[pete]

I just bought this computer with windows xp on it. The
problem is I cannot find a driver to download for my
sidewinder gamepad and joystick. I have tried the
lastest download from Microsoft the 3.02 version but that
is not compatable with xp. Please someone out there help
me find something or somehow to get the files i need

 

[Bob Byrne]

........ The
problem is I cannot find a driver to download for my
sidewinder gamepad and joystick. ....

XP has native support for Sidewinders.
Go into Control Panel -> Game Controllers and add it.

 

[Joshua Smith [MSFT]]

Just in case you are unfamiliar with what exactly to do.

1. Connect the device to the gameport
2. Start -> Run -> Control Panel
3. Switch to "Classic View".
4. Run the Gaming Options control
5. In Gaming Options Click the "Add..." button.
6. From the list choose "Microsoft SideWinder (Auto Detect)"
7. This should install your device.