Lowflyby
Usenet Poster
Lowflyby@discussions.microsoft.com
Posted on:
Dec 25, 2007, 6:46 AM
Post #3 of 3
(18 views)
Shortcut
|
Thanks for the quick response....here's some more info.
The program is FMS Flight Simulator. I want to mention my older computer
has a game card in it and the flight simulator plugs into the game card via
game port. I purchased a game port to USB adapter for my newer computer but
since I cannot select any of the other devices, I didn't think it was a
hardware problem. Here is the exact error, "Your Game Port or Game Port
Drivers are not properly configured. Pls consult your Device Manager." If
I go to System/Game Controller, it shows "USB Controller OK" but I can't
change it to one of the twenty other devices available. When I look in the
Device Manager, I don't even see "USB Controller", just Human Interface
Device - USB Human Interface Device. I would have thought there would have
been a "Game Controller" under the "System Devices" but there isn't any. I'm
still puzzled.
"RobertVA" wrote:
> Lowflyby wrote:
> > On my Windows 98 computer I can select different gaming devices, On my newer
> > Dell XP I cannot. When I select a different device, it says "The driver is
> > not loaded prperly, you must use the Device Manager." I can see twenty or so
> > devices and I can even create new devices, but I cannot load them.
>
> It's going to be difficult for anyone to help much if you don't provide
> more information about which game controller you actually have and how
> it connects to the computer.
>
> Some notes though:
>
> IF the controller requires a game port, the game port MUST be installed
> before installing the controller. Utilize the "Add or Remove Hardware"
> wizard available through the Windows control panel, for the software
> portion of installations.
>
> Some controllers, including some analog ones, require the installation
> of software and/or drivers provided by the game controller manufacturer.
> Software for older devices might not be available any longer unless you
> have the media that came with the device. Search the web to see if the
> manufacturer operates a site offering support downloads.
>
> Some adapters for using game port controllers on USB ports are only
> designed to work with analog controllers. The game port was designed
> with the intention of supporting two SIMPLE joysticks (no twist or
> throttle capabilities) with only two buttons on each joystick. A game
> port Y cable adapted the second stick to the second set of connections
> on the game port. There was a separate type of DIGITAL game controller
> that utilize the game port's Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI
> - designed to communicate with electronic keyboards). A few digital game
> controllers came with adapters that permitted either USB or game port
> MIDI use. Force Feedback controllers that attach to the game port are
> probably digital.
>
> Support for USB devices may vary in Windows 98, especially if the
> original non SE version of Windows 98.
>
|
