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Re: How do assign the joystick, wheel in Win XP?

6 posts by 6 people · 28 Oct 2001 14:55 UTC - 29 Oct 2001 21:32 UTC

Phil Lee 28 Oct 2001 14:55 UTC↳ reply to Bill#155732
"Sandman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:XCUC7.370$[email hidden]...
Quoted text (7 lines)> Can someone help me on this. > In XP how can make assign the joystick you want use? > I have a wheel, a gamepad and joystick. In Win ME you can choose > which device you wanted to be ID1, 2,3 etc. ID 1 being the primary device. > In XP it's gone.(or at least I can't find) So, now in GP3 it only sees the > gamepad. > I have to manually disconnect the other two to get the wheel to work?
I posted about this here yesterday. The short answer is, you can't do it. Apparently you only have control over which controller is the primary one if all the controllers are USB. If there is a gameport controller present that is always ID #1. It still amazes me that Microsoft removed such a useful feature from XP. Tomorrow I will take delivery of a gameport to USB converter that hopefully will allow me to use mt Force RS wheel as controller 1 and my gameport BRD pedals as controller 2. Cheers Phil Lee -- Legends Central Webmaster http://www.legendscentral.com
Good luck with that, I was never able to get one os those that worked. -- Mike Grandy www.precision-racing.com "Phil Lee" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:F%UC7.19486$[email hidden]... > "Sandman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:XCUC7.370$[email hidden]... > > Can someone help me on this. > > In XP how can make assign the joystick you want use? > > I have a wheel, a gamepad and joystick. In Win ME you can choose > > which device you wanted to be ID1, 2,3 etc. ID 1 being the primary device. > > In XP it's gone.(or at least I can't find) So, now in GP3 it only sees the > > gamepad. > > I have to manually disconnect the other two to get the wheel to work? > > > I posted about this here yesterday. The short answer is, you can't do it. > Apparently you only have control over which controller is the primary one if > all the controllers are USB. If there is a gameport controller present that > is always ID #1. It still amazes me that Microsoft removed such a useful > feature from XP. > > Tomorrow I will take delivery of a gameport to USB converter that hopefully > will allow me to use mt Force RS wheel as controller 1 and my gameport BRD > pedals as controller 2. > > Cheers > > Phil Lee > -- > Legends Central Webmaster > http://www.legendscentral.com > >
Bill 28 Oct 2001 15:29 UTC#155725
Can someone help me on this. In XP how can make assign the joystick you want use? I have a wheel, a gamepad and joystick. In Win ME you can choose which device you wanted to be ID1, 2,3 etc. ID 1 being the primary device. In XP it's gone.(or at least I can't find) So, now in GP3 it only sees the gamepad. I have to manually disconnect the other two to get the wheel to work? Thanks
On Sun, 28 Oct 2001 09:29:04 -0600, "Sandman" <[email hidden]> wrote:
Quoted text (10 lines)>Can someone help me on this. >In XP how can make assign the joystick you want use? >I have a wheel, a gamepad and joystick. In Win ME you can choose >which device you wanted to be ID1, 2,3 etc. ID 1 being the primary device. >In XP it's gone.(or at least I can't find) So, now in GP3 it only sees the >gamepad. >I have to manually disconnect the other two to get the wheel to work? > >Thanks >
You won't like this, but the best option is to just get a $10.00 USB extension cable so you don't have to reach around the back of the computer every time you change devices. I've been doing it this way even on Win98 and with USB devices it's hot swappable so it takes all of 10 seconds to change to whatever controller I want to use.
I think the ability to only assign legacy gameport devices as the primary device and also the inability to reorder your devices is a ploy by Microsoft to try to get people to upgrade to fully plug-n-play devices like USB controllers... I doubt whether you'd see the Win9x Controller ID assignment.... "Phil Lee" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:F%UC7.19486$[email hidden]... > "Sandman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:XCUC7.370$[email hidden]... > > Can someone help me on this. > > In XP how can make assign the joystick you want use? > > I have a wheel, a gamepad and joystick. In Win ME you can choose > > which device you wanted to be ID1, 2,3 etc. ID 1 being the primarydevice. > > In XP it's gone.(or at least I can't find) So, now in GP3 it only seesthe > > gamepad. > > I have to manually disconnect the other two to get the wheel to work? > > > I posted about this here yesterday. The short answer is, you can't do it. > Apparently you only have control over which controller is the primary oneif > all the controllers are USB. If there is a gameport controller presentthat > is always ID #1. It still amazes me that Microsoft removed such a useful > feature from XP. > > Tomorrow I will take delivery of a gameport to USB converter thathopefully
Quoted text (11 lines)> will allow me to use mt Force RS wheel as controller 1 and my gameport BRD > pedals as controller 2. > > Cheers > > Phil Lee > -- > Legends Central Webmaster > http://www.legendscentral.com > >
THIS IS INCORRECT! All I have is USB controllers and I can't select which one goes on what ID. My gravis gamepad always takes over the first ID and if I plug in my wingman joystick, it takes over the next ID, putting my wheel as the last in the list. Vintook "Phil Lee" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:F%UC7.19486$[email hidden]... > "Sandman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:XCUC7.370$[email hidden]... > > Can someone help me on this. > > In XP how can make assign the joystick you want use? > > I have a wheel, a gamepad and joystick. In Win ME you can choose > > which device you wanted to be ID1, 2,3 etc. ID 1 being the primarydevice. > > In XP it's gone.(or at least I can't find) So, now in GP3 it only seesthe > > gamepad. > > I have to manually disconnect the other two to get the wheel to work? > > > I posted about this here yesterday. The short answer is, you can't do it. > Apparently you only have control over which controller is the primary oneif > all the controllers are USB. If there is a gameport controller presentthat > is always ID #1. It still amazes me that Microsoft removed such a useful > feature from XP. > > Tomorrow I will take delivery of a gameport to USB converter thathopefully
Quoted text (11 lines)> will allow me to use mt Force RS wheel as controller 1 and my gameport BRD > pedals as controller 2. > > Cheers > > Phil Lee > -- > Legends Central Webmaster > http://www.legendscentral.com > >

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