Force Feedback will wont work on my system

I purchased a Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback( on E-bay ) and I now think it will not work on my System . I am running Windows XP , and it keeps coming up " Drivers Software 3.x installs Drivers that are incompatible with this version of windows" Is there a patch to fix this or will it just not work . I have hooked gameport into USB adapter and system recognizes usb adapter , but nothing else works.......Any help will be greatly appreciated . Also if I have to buy another wheel , Which is a good one to buy ?

Ben Franklin wrote:

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> I purchased a Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback( on E-bay ) and I now > think it will not work on my System . I am running Windows XP , and it keeps > coming up " Drivers Software 3.x installs Drivers that are incompatible > with this version of windows" Is there a patch to fix this or will it just > not work . I have hooked gameport into USB adapter and system recognizes usb > adapter , but nothing else works.......Any help will be greatly appreciated > . Also if I have to buy another wheel , Which is a good one to buy ? > >

I don't believe that Microsoft released drivers for XP, but I could be wrong. Anything by Logitech is a good purchase (the Momo's in particular).

Ben. XP wont do Gameport very well, not even thier own controllers, but I guess maybe a few have gotten this to work, like you are attempting? IMHO.. you needed the USB ONLY version. This is the one I have. Because the USB versions are newer, & would have had the newest driver-software on the CD (IIRC it is called 4.0 and might not ever have been available on the MS site)... Dont dispare, I know I found the drivers on the net, like at driverguide or something, using google I believe, looking for Sidewinder Force Feedback Wheel (not necessarily in that order, because it was a while ago) then later of course I bought me the newer version of that wheel which had the newest CD (red rubbered- version 2 unit))... since I am not at home, and dont have Photographic memory I could double check those version numbers, hopefully if I remmeber too do so, tonight and post a follow up. If you have a big enough email inbox, I might see if I can find it, & could send you the zip I downloaded? I dont have any FTP space and I think it is 15 megs or so. When you install the newest version (think it shows up as 3.8 Sidwinder profiler part and 4.0 drivers or something) winXP warns it is not for your OS, But you tell it to install it anyhow and install ALL the profiles... but if you got the older 3.08(???) version... Well I am pretty dayum sure, I dont think it will work, least that is what I kept reading. BTW, What kind of GP-USB adapter, because I know that the ones sold at radio shack... well I know It might as well be paper cups and string... you need the one called ... "rockfire usb adapter" if I recall. even then I dont know what the PC see's it as? Good luck. you could dual boot win98 with what you have... (Iam "cheap" enough this would be one solution for me, maybe not you). Ben Franklin wrote:

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> I purchased a Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback( on E-bay ) and I > now think it will not work on my System . I am running Windows XP , > and it keeps coming up " Drivers Software 3.x installs Drivers that > are incompatible with this version of windows" Is there a patch to > fix this or will it just not work . I have hooked gameport into USB > adapter and system recognizes usb adapter , but nothing else > works.......Any help will be greatly appreciated . Also if I have to > buy another wheel , Which is a good one to buy ?

The sidwinder game controller SW is supposedly 4.0 according the the screen. no I cant find the .zip I had downloaded of the install disks... Plowboy2 wrote:

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> Ben. > > XP wont do Gameport very well, not even thier own controllers, but I > guess maybe a few have gotten this to work, like you are attempting? > IMHO.. you needed the USB ONLY version. This is the one I have. > Because the USB versions are newer, & would have had the newest > driver-software on the CD (IIRC it is called 4.0 and might not ever > have been available on the MS site)... Dont dispare, I know I found > the drivers on the net, like at driverguide or something, using > google I believe, looking for Sidewinder Force Feedback Wheel (not > necessarily in that order, because it was a while ago) then later of > course I bought me the newer version of that wheel which had the > newest CD (red rubbered- version 2 unit))... since I am not at home, > and dont have Photographic memory I could double check those version > numbers, hopefully if I remmeber too do so, tonight and post a follow > up. If you have a big enough email inbox, I might see if I can find > it, & could send you the zip I downloaded? I dont have any FTP space > and I think it is 15 megs or so. > > When you install the newest version (think it shows up as 3.8 > Sidwinder profiler part and 4.0 drivers or something) winXP warns it > is not for your OS, But you tell it to install it anyhow and install > ALL the profiles... but if you got the older 3.08(???) version... > Well I am pretty dayum sure, I dont think it will work, least that is > what I kept reading. > > BTW, What kind of GP-USB adapter, because I know that the ones sold > at radio shack... well I know It might as well be paper cups and > string... you need the one called ... "rockfire usb adapter" if I > recall. even then I dont know what the PC see's it as? > > Good luck. you could dual boot win98 with what you have... (Iam > "cheap" enough this would be one solution for me, maybe not you). > > > > Ben Franklin wrote: >> I purchased a Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback( on E-bay ) and I >> now think it will not work on my System . I am running Windows XP , >> and it keeps coming up " Drivers Software 3.x installs Drivers that >> are incompatible with this version of windows" Is there a patch to >> fix this or will it just not work . I have hooked gameport into USB >> adapter and system recognizes usb adapter , but nothing else >> works.......Any help will be greatly appreciated . Also if I have to >> buy another wheel , Which is a good one to buy ?

"Ben Franklin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > I purchased a Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback( on E-bay ) and I now > think it will not work on my System . I am running Windows XP , and itkeeps > coming up " Drivers Software 3.x installs Drivers that are incompatible > with this version of windows" Is there a patch to fix this or will itjust > not work . I have hooked gameport into USB adapter and system recognizesusb > adapter , but nothing else works.......Any help will be greatlyappreciated > . Also if I have to buy another wheel , Which is a good one to buy ? > > I currently have a MSFF plugged into the gameport on my XP Pro system. If I recall correctly, I plugged it in without installing any of the Sidewinder software as was suggested at the time from help in this group and the force feedback works fine. I obviously don't have the ability to set various profiles for different games, but then I only really use it for GPL and NetKar and I have no problems as such with the standard configuration. I don't know whether this will work with your gameport to USB adapter, but have you tried plugging it into your gameport directly if you have one. Hope this helps. Kind Regards Gallo Cape Town, RSA