WWWBoard New Message: Message 684: Re: USB joystick not detected-strange phenomena

WWWBoard New Message: Message 684: Re: USB joystick not detected-strange phenomena

WWWBoard: Message 684

Posted by Jeff Roberts on 10/14/02 at 12:36 PM

Subject: Re: USB joystick not detected-strange phenomena

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In Reply to: Re: USB joystick not detected-strange phenomena posted by Pini on 10/13/02 at 2:08 PM:

There are better sources for gaming device than Microsoft.
Although, MS makes some pretty fair input devices like keyboards and mice, their gaming devices have long been a source of problems for far too many users.
I wish I had an answer but, Microsoft doesn't think us worthy of their cooperation.

Jeff Roberts

:
: I have DirectX 8.1 installed and the latest BIOS. The problem is that Intel doesn't keep updating BIOS of older motherboards so the one I have, which dates a few years back, is the latest.
: Since all the other USB devices I have work fine, I tend to blame it on Microsoft, which it's hardware is not compatible with it's own OS. Oh well.

: Thanks anyway!

: Pini

: : THis is just the sort of situation that prompted Dante to write the Inferno.
: : The best I can offer is to update the motherboards BIOS, and update DirectX.

: : Jeff Roberts
: : USBMan

:
: : : Hi,

: : : I have a Microsoft SideWinder Presicion 2 USB joystick connected to a SE440BX Intel motherboard computer running Win2K. If I shut down my computer and turn it on again, the joystick is usualy not immediatly detected. Disconnecting it and immediatly re-connecting doesn't help. It would only get detected if I disconnect the joystick, let it "rest" for a few hours and then plug it in again. I have all the latest drivers for the motherboard and SP3 for Win2K.
: : : There is no Sidewinder driver for Win2K (plus, this problem also appears on WinXP).
: : : The problem is only with the joystick since a printer, a scanner and a digital camera I have are connected to the USB and works fine, they are always detected.

: : : Any idea what causes the lost connection to the joystick on power off-on?

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: There are better sources for gaming device than Microsoft.
: Although, MS makes some pretty fair input devices like keyboards and mice, their gaming devices have long been a source of problems for far too many users.
: I wish I had an answer but, Microsoft doesn't think us worthy of their cooperation.

: Jeff Roberts
:

: : 
: : I have DirectX 8.1 installed and the latest BIOS. The problem is that Intel doesn't keep updating BIOS of older motherboards so the one I have, which dates a few years back, is the latest.
: : Since all the other USB devices I have work fine, I tend to blame it on Microsoft, which it's hardware is not compatible with it's own OS. Oh well.

: : Thanks anyway!

: : Pini

: : : THis is just the sort of situation that prompted Dante to write the Inferno.
: : : The best I can offer is to update the motherboards BIOS, and update DirectX.

: : : Jeff Roberts   
: : : USBMan

: : 
: : : : Hi,

: : : : I have a Microsoft SideWinder Presicion 2 USB joystick connected to a SE440BX Intel motherboard computer running Win2K. If I shut down my computer and turn it on again, the joystick is usualy not immediatly detected. Disconnecting it and immediatly re-connecting doesn't help. It would only get detected if I disconnect the joystick, let it "rest" for a few hours and then plug it in again. I have all the latest drivers for the motherboard and SP3 for Win2K.
: : : : There is no Sidewinder driver for Win2K (plus, this problem also appears on WinXP).
: : : : The problem is only with the joystick since a printer, a scanner and a digital camera I have are connected to the USB and works fine, they are always detected.

: : : : Any idea what causes the lost connection to the joystick on power off-on?

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