Someone once posted a method of editing the registry to change the Windows
default dead zone setting. I thought I'd kept the post, but I can't find it
anywhere. I had to re-load Windows, and the default is back to 5. I have a
little program to change it, but I have to do it every time I re-start the
computer.
Can anybody tell me how to tweak the dead zone in the registry?
Thanks,
Kevin Caldwell
Calgary, Canada
Hi, I dont know about the registry settings, but I have a utility that works
OK and keeps the settings. If you want it (called DZ2). Only 23kb, e-mail or
post here if you want it.
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Ian Parker
ICQ 21772592
>Someone once posted a method of editing the registry to change the Windows
>default dead zone setting. I thought I'd kept the post, but I can't find it
>anywhere. I had to re-load Windows, and the default is back to 5. I have a
>little program to change it, but I have to do it every time I re-start the
>computer.
>Can anybody tell me how to tweak the dead zone in the registry?
>Thanks,
>Kevin Caldwell
>Calgary, Canada
>>Someone once posted a method of editing the registry to change the Windows
default dead zone setting.<<
Might have been mine. Here's a paste of the relevant bit.
You can hex edit the dinput.dll file in your Windows/System directory to reduce
or eliminate the default Windows deadzone, which is set at 5% of device travel.
That setting works OK for a 70degree joystick, but is too much for a 270degree
wheel. You'll need a simple hex editor, which you can download from any number
of sites, such as download.com or shareware.com. Open your dinput.dll file and
go to D8BC. You'll find the value B8 05, the 05 being the value you're
interested in. Change the 05 to a smaller value, such as 02 or 01, or
eliminate the deadzone entirely by changing it to 00, which I ended up doing.
It makes your wheel feel much more precise.
Hope that does it for you,
Steve B.
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