rec.autos.simulators

>% What seems to be the problem is this, when in the windows 95 control
>% panel - double clicking on the game controllers icon nothing happens! No
>% additional panel comes up! the one where you would normally set device
>% and calibrate. TM propanel will come up but I get either unplugged or
>% error messages. All drivers are in place and devices are recognized.
>% It's a windows thing. Yes Iv'e uninstalled and reinstalled the sb live
>% and drivers are in place and the devices are recognized in system
>% properties etc. And no I will not reformat and reinstall from scratch,
>% that's throwing the baby out with the bathwater.

>Sometimes there are "multiple" hardware entries in the Device Manager,
>but they do not show up unless you boot Windows in Safe Mode.  Even
>though you removed the soundcard drivers, unless you go into Safe Mode,
>there may still be a phantom installation.

>Also you may want to try running the Win95 Setup program in the "verify"
>mode which should only attempt to replace corrupted files or missing
>files.

>Setup /p v

> On Thu, 06 May 1999 16:00:48 GMT, "Michael E. Carver"

> The solution to that problem is far more simple:
> A file called joy.cpl is missing from your windows\system directory.
> Normally windows keeps a copy of it in the windows\system\backup
> directory, copy it to windows\system. If for some reason it's not
> there you can extract it from the .cab files on the cd. Type
> extract /? at the command prompt for options on how to extract files.
> .

> >% What seems to be the problem is this, when in the windows 95 control
> >% panel - double clicking on the game controllers icon nothing happens! No
> >% additional panel comes up! the one where you would normally set device
> >% and calibrate. TM propanel will come up but I get either unplugged or
> >% error messages. All drivers are in place and devices are recognized.
> >% It's a windows thing. Yes Iv'e uninstalled and reinstalled the sb live
> >% and drivers are in place and the devices are recognized in system
> >% properties etc. And no I will not reformat and reinstall from scratch,
> >% that's throwing the baby out with the bathwater.

> >Sometimes there are "multiple" hardware entries in the Device Manager,
> >but they do not show up unless you boot Windows in Safe Mode.  Even
> >though you removed the soundcard drivers, unless you go into Safe Mode,
> >there may still be a phantom installation.

> >Also you may want to try running the Win95 Setup program in the "verify"
> >mode which should only attempt to replace corrupted files or missing
> >files.

> >Setup /p v