Good for you, John! Remember, as you go along with your drivers junkie
habit, if you run across one that just doesn't do it for you, Windows XP has
the "Roll Back Driver" feature. Just go into Device Manager, select the
appropriate item (display adapters or sound, video and game controllers),
and open the Properties on the item by right-clicking. On the Driver tab,
second button from the bottom, is Roll Back Driver. This will get you back
to the previous, working driver.
--
Chris H.
> >Glad you got it working to your satisfaction. Game port devices have
> >basically been abandoned by the controller industry in favor of USB
> >connections. Windows XP only has basic, generic support for game port
> >devices, since drivers and the support software for those controllers
need
> >the .vxd format to function properly. Most controller manufacturers
ceased
> >making game port devices about three years ago, and have figured
additional
> >software updates aren't worth the time and effort. BTW - On Windows XP,
> >don't just rely on the in-box XP install of drivers for your hard ware.
> >Seek out the latest from the various manufacturers' web sites. Those
> >drivers included in XP were written nearly a year ago now, and have been
> >updated numerous times across the board.
> Yeah, I definitely buy USB these days and will for my next steering
> wheel, but as long as I've got a perfectly functional gameport wheel,
> figured I might as well use it as long as I can, eh? ;-)
> Thanks for the top on XP drivers, always very sound advice. I'm
> usually a driver junkie so had already snagged the current video,
> sound, printer, scanner, etc drivers prior to install, just got
> stumped by the odd steering wheel thing.
> -John
