rec.autos.simulators

I've been dreaming of a utility that detects game-launch and does
stuff like setting desktop colour depth, refresh rates, FSAA-settings,
relocate joystick IDs, and maybe even run other programs.

has anyone seen such a beast?
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The only problem is, you have to have a Creative product to get/use it :)

-Larry

that's okay.  I have a SB Live.  are you saying I already have this utility?

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Powerstrip does just that (apart from the joystick ID). You can setup and
save different video profiles for resolution, refresh rate, color settings,
FSAA, and even videocard clockrates and gamma-levels. You can apply those
settings in a desktop-environment, but you can also combine and bind them in
a single application profile. The idea is that your chosen settings will
apply when a particular application is started. In the profile itself you
can also add settings, like disable screensaver, disable power-management,
and a bunch of other stuff. So this means you can run a game with all the
settings you prefer, each time it's run. I use it with my Radeon 8500. I had
to use something, because the card would run games at 60hz refresh rate. You
can download Powerstrip here (shareware):

http://www.entechtaiwan.com/ps.htm

As for the joystick ID, I've 'fixed' that by setting up different hardware
profiles in Windows XP Pro: wheel, joystick, gamepad. In each of those, the
other two are disabled. Works alright.

Ice D

-Larry

If you are running Win9x, you can use QuickJoy to change the controllers.

I don't know of one program that does EVERYTHING you want, but Creative
Launcher is close.

This would be a good project for a good shareware author.  Big Corp would
never waste the time on it.

-Larry