OT_ MSFB PRO+XP PRO???

HI, I would love to know if anyone is running a MS forcefeedback Pro joystick (gameport or serial) version on WinXp pro which i use for IL2,my wheel is MSffb USB which is not a problem. Any help in this problem would be greatly appreciated,MS have washed there hands of older joystick models(4yrs old) but this joystick cost a fair bit and i'm loath to just dump it. Thanks for reading

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> HI, > I would love to know if anyone is running a MS forcefeedback Pro joystick > (gameport or serial) version on WinXp pro which i use for IL2,my wheel is > MSffb USB which is not a problem. > Any help in this problem would be greatly appreciated,MS have washed there > hands of older joystick models(4yrs old) but this joystick cost a fair bit > and i'm loath to just dump it. > Thanks for reading

I am and with no problems. I have XP Pro, MSFF wheel (USB) and MSFF Joystick (gameport version.) -- __________________________ Todd Walker http://twalker.d2g.com __________________________

Cheers Todd, Thanks for replying,I wonder if you could explain to me how you set it up,i can run my MSFFB Wheel usb no problem,but i cannot get the system to recognise my joystick on gameport,it shows up in the game controller app but as soon as i try and test it says not connected. Any help on this subject would really help,i've seached for a week to find a solution. Thanks Den "Todd Walker" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > In article <3e139177$0$[email hidden]>, [email hidden] > says... > > HI, > > I would love to know if anyone is running a MS forcefeedback Projoystick > > (gameport or serial) version on WinXp pro which i use for IL2,my wheelis > > MSffb USB which is not a problem. > > Any help in this problem would be greatly appreciated,MS have washedthere > > hands of older joystick models(4yrs old) but this joystick cost a fairbit

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> > and i'm loath to just dump it. > > Thanks for reading > > I am and with no problems. I have XP Pro, MSFF wheel (USB) and MSFF > Joystick (gameport version.) > > -- > __________________________ > Todd Walker > http://twalker.d2g.com > __________________________

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> Cheers Todd, > Thanks for replying,I wonder if you could explain to me how you set it up,i > can run my MSFFB Wheel usb no problem,but i cannot get the system to > recognise my joystick on gameport,it shows up in the game controller app but > as soon as i try and test it says not connected. > Any help on this subject would really help,i've seached for a week to find a > solution. > Thanks > Den >

Den, I hope I can be of some help but I don't know since I had no problems at all. The gameport I am using is on my SB Live 5.1 card. Also in the joystick control panel, I only have one device at any time. In other words, if the wheel is in there and I am about to switch to the joystick, I remove the wheel first then add the joystick. I have found that this is much more reliable than having multiple devices listed there. Have you tried that? Feel free to email me with any more questions you have and I will do my best to help you out. My "real" email address can be found at the webpage in my sig. -- __________________________ Todd Walker http://twalker.d2g.com __________________________