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Will the MS Sidewinder wheel work under win95?

5 posts by 3 people · 19 Dec 2001 03:12 UTC - 21 Dec 2001 19:48 UTC

Bob Leore 19 Dec 2001 03:12 UTC#146128
I noticed the system requirements for the Microsoft SideWinder Precision Racing Wheel (non FF) call for win98, but can anyone tell me if the wheel will also work under win95? Thanks, Bob
Not if it is a USB device. The Windows 95 USB Extensions (Win95 OSR2.1) are useless. I don't know of any manufacturers that support them, or their devices under Win95 any longer. Everyone gave up on it :) -Larry "Bob Leore" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > I noticed the system requirements for the Microsoft SideWinder > Precision Racing Wheel (non FF) call for win98, but can anyone tell me > if the wheel will also work under win95? > > Thanks, > Bob
It's a waste of time. Truly. MS released Win95 with the USB Suppliment, which was build OSR2.1. It was also in OSR2.5, but the only other difference was the inclusion of IE4 standard. Windows 95 is simply not stable for USB use and every manufacturer I know of no longer officially supports their USB devices under Win95. -Larry "Book" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:3c2170b3$[email hidden]... > Yes, but you need the WIN95 USB version, not the regular Win95 releases. > And I'm not totally certain how bugproof it is. I ran it for a bit butwent
Quoted text (16 lines)> Win98 as the hardware ran better under it. > Book > ps-I love the MS Wheel (nonFF), except watch the pins in the pedals, they > break after about 9-12 months, better than the Ferrarri (Guilimont) which > broke after 9-12 weeks.) > > "Bob Leore" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > I noticed the system requirements for the Microsoft SideWinder > > Precision Racing Wheel (non FF) call for win98, but can anyone tell me > > if the wheel will also work under win95? > > > > Thanks, > > Bob > >
Does the same hold true for Win98? I recall someone mentioning something similar over at the Act Labs forums about Win98 not being fully USB compliant as well, even with all the latest service packs and patches applied, and that they will only provide support for their USB products under Win98SE or later. On Thu, 20 Dec 2001 05:05:52 GMT, "Larry \(The Other Larry\)" <[email hidden]> wrote:
Quoted text (31 lines)>It's a waste of time. Truly. MS released Win95 with the USB Suppliment, >which was build OSR2.1. It was also in OSR2.5, but the only other >difference was the inclusion of IE4 standard. > >Windows 95 is simply not stable for USB use and every manufacturer I know of >no longer officially supports their USB devices under Win95. > >-Larry > >"Book" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:3c2170b3$[email hidden]... >> Yes, but you need the WIN95 USB version, not the regular Win95 releases. >> And I'm not totally certain how bugproof it is. I ran it for a bit but >went >> Win98 as the hardware ran better under it. >> Book >> ps-I love the MS Wheel (nonFF), except watch the pins in the pedals, they >> break after about 9-12 months, better than the Ferrarri (Guilimont) which >> broke after 9-12 weeks.) >> >> "Bob Leore" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >> news:[email hidden]... >> > I noticed the system requirements for the Microsoft SideWinder >> > Precision Racing Wheel (non FF) call for win98, but can anyone tell me >> > if the wheel will also work under win95? >> > >> > Thanks, >> > Bob >> >> >
Win98 is fine. -Larry "Lord Gwynz" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
Quoted text (13 lines)> Does the same hold true for Win98? I recall someone mentioning > something similar over at the Act Labs forums about Win98 not being > fully USB compliant as well, even with all the latest service packs > and patches applied, and that they will only provide support for their > USB products under Win98SE or later. > > On Thu, 20 Dec 2001 05:05:52 GMT, "Larry \(The Other Larry\)" > <[email hidden]> wrote: > >It's a waste of time. Truly. MS released Win95 with the USB Suppliment, > >which was build OSR2.1. It was also in OSR2.5, but the only other > >difference was the inclusion of IE4 standard. > > > >Windows 95 is simply not stable for USB use and every manufacturer I know
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Quoted text (7 lines)> >no longer officially supports their USB devices under Win95. > > > >-Larry > > > >"Book" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > >news:3c2170b3$[email hidden]... > >> Yes, but you need the WIN95 USB version, not the regular Win95
releases. > >> And I'm not totally certain how bugproof it is. I ran it for a bit but > >went > >> Win98 as the hardware ran better under it. > >> Book > >> ps-I love the MS Wheel (nonFF), except watch the pins in the pedals,they > >> break after about 9-12 months, better than the Ferrarri (Guilimont)which > >> broke after 9-12 weeks.) > >> > >> "Bob Leore" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > >> news:[email hidden]... > >> > I noticed the system requirements for the Microsoft SideWinder > >> > Precision Racing Wheel (non FF) call for win98, but can anyone tellme
Quoted text (8 lines)> >> > if the wheel will also work under win95? > >> > > >> > Thanks, > >> > Bob > >> > >> > > >

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