MS Sidewinder Force Feedback blues :{

I got a Microsoft Sidewinder force feedback wheel (USB) and we can't get the force feedback to work. I'm running Directx7a and Windows sees the wheel in the control panel and it works fine all except for the FF. If I go to Game Controllers and click on Properties and the Forces tab I get "an unknown problem occurred while trying to initialize force feedback . . ." message. I checked the MS site for updates but there are none for the version 4.0 Sidewinder Game Control Software. Any ideas as to what's wrong? Did I get a bad wheel?

"Aggies" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > I got a Microsoft Sidewinder force feedback wheel (USB) and we can't get > the force feedback to work. I'm running Directx7a and Windows sees the > wheel in the control panel and it works fine all except for the FF. If I > go to Game Controllers and click on Properties and the Forces tab I get"an > unknown problem occurred while trying to initialize force feedback . . ." > message. > > I checked the MS site for updates but there are none for the version 4.0 > Sidewinder Game Control Software. Any ideas as to what's wrong? Did Iget > a bad wheel? Do you have another controller connected ? Or a USB mouse, perhaps ? Is there an older version of the Controller software still on your system from a previous pad or wheel ? If so, remove it thoroughly before installing v4.0. I don't think you have a bad wheel.

Well I did a search on deja.com and found that by changing the driver from MS FF wheel to an HIB(?) driver and then switching back to the MS driver fixed the problem. Pretty damn strange if you ask me. "rolfie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:VaR16.33691$Ig.128370@news1-hme0... > > "Aggies" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > I got a Microsoft Sidewinder force feedback wheel (USB) and we can'tget > > the force feedback to work. I'm running Directx7a and Windows sees the > > wheel in the control panel and it works fine all except for the FF. IfI > > go to Game Controllers and click on Properties and the Forces tab I get > "an > > unknown problem occurred while trying to initialize force feedback . .."

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> > message. > > > > I checked the MS site for updates but there are none for the version 4.0 > > Sidewinder Game Control Software. Any ideas as to what's wrong? Did I > get > > a bad wheel? > > Do you have another controller connected ? Or a USB mouse, perhaps ? Is > there an older version of the Controller software still on your system

from > a previous pad or wheel ? If so, remove it thoroughly before installing > v4.0. > I don't think you have a bad wheel. > >

"Aggies" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Well I did a search on deja.com and found that by changing the driver from > MS FF wheel to an HIB(?) driver and then switching back to the MS driver > fixed the problem. Pretty damn strange if you ask me. PC's are strange beasts, indeed. Glad you sorted it out.