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GP3 - Sidewinder Precission wheel USB problems

2 posts by 2 people · 31 Jul 2000 - 02 Aug 2000 00:58 UTC

The hideous mess that is the GP3 contoller setup utility means I need to remap 'Shift' and 'Spacebar' to the gear paddles on the wheel - this should not be a problem but I do not appear to have a Profile Activator available for this device I have all MS devices (in a failed attempt to ensure compatability) - I have an FF Pro joystick, a USB Pro pad and the USB wheel - as a result I have to run both the version 3.0 and 4.0 SW Game controller software. The profile Activator is available for both the joystick and the pad - why not for the wheel? I may have a solution - fed up with the multiple redundancy of numerous CDs containg the same software I threw away the CD that came with the Wheel (why oh why - NEVER throw away MS stuff - it will come back to haunt you!) - on the MS download sites all I can download is the controller software I already have - am I missing something? BTW the Wheel was a genuine purchase - I am staring at the useless box as I type! Any advice gratefully received.... I am trying to like GP3 but in contrast to the easy playability of NFS Porsche 2000 this is a NIGHTMARE!!! Johnathan Cobb Sheffiel, UK
Jeff Male 02 Aug 2000 00:58 UTC#246914
Have a look at this app Controller Command Module at http://www.simsystems.com.au I have a Saitek FF wheel (which is based on the MS wheel) and have the same problem with the paddles, but dont have the MS setup options. Tried this app and has remapped the paddles to the keys. "Johnathan Cobb" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > The hideous mess that is the GP3 contoller setup utility means I need to > remap 'Shift' and 'Spacebar' to the gear paddles on the wheel - thisshould > not be a problem but I do not appear to have a Profile Activator available > for this device > > I have all MS devices (in a failed attempt to ensure compatability) - Ihave > an FF Pro joystick, a USB Pro pad and the USB wheel - as a result I haveto > run both the version 3.0 and 4.0 SW Game controller software. The profile > Activator is available for both the joystick and the pad - why not for the > wheel? > > I may have a solution - fed up with the multiple redundancy of numerousCDs > containg the same software I threw away the CD that came with the Wheel(why
Quoted text (12 lines)> oh why - NEVER throw away MS stuff - it will come back to haunt you!) - on > the MS download sites all I can download is the controller software I > already have - am I missing something? BTW the Wheel was a genuine > purchase - I am staring at the useless box as I type! > > Any advice gratefully received.... I am trying to like GP3 but in contrast > to the easy playability of NFS Porsche 2000 this is a NIGHTMARE!!! > > Johnathan Cobb > Sheffiel, UK > >

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