interesting findings
This is a discussion about interesting findings in the Windows Hardware category; ok here's the deal. i have win2k final and installed madden 2000. the game runs fine, but the my sidewinder game pad doesn't work properly. in win98, of course, madden 2000 saw a sidewinder and the game ran smoothly, but madden under win2k had probs.
ok here's the deal. i have win2k final and installed madden 2000. the game runs fine, but the my sidewinder game pad doesn't work properly. in win98, of course, madden 2000 saw a sidewinder and the game ran smoothly, but madden under win2k had probs. first madden, under win2k, saw my sidewinder as a gravis pad (win2k autodetects the joystick as a gamepad, by the way). because of this the game began to slow down and "skip", which made it impossible to play with the joystick. so what did i do? i went out and bought a sidewinder game pad pro (usb). win2k detects it fine, madden still shows the joystick as a gravis pad, but the game doesn't "skip" and i can play the game just fine. what i'm wondering is why would getting a usb controller make a difference? why should it matter? like i said before, madden worked in win98 fine. and other games in win2k work fine with the game pad, i.e. mortal kombat 4.
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good response Ed. short concise and to the point. hehe
anways, does this football gtame of urs autodetect the joystick every time u start the game? Maybe it still thinks u ahve the old controller plugged in, and thats why it isnt up[censored] the type of joystick you have in the game.
Im not he most encyclopedic fella when it comes to Joysticks, and many other peripherals, but USB is a direct input peripheral. Meaning its a different input/interface then ur other joystick, thats why its not skipping. Plus its a newer/better technology in most senses and has better integration with the os (and of course its got gobs more badnwidth).
Whaddya say? that make sense to ya?
anways, does this football gtame of urs autodetect the joystick every time u start the game? Maybe it still thinks u ahve the old controller plugged in, and thats why it isnt up[censored] the type of joystick you have in the game.
Im not he most encyclopedic fella when it comes to Joysticks, and many other peripherals, but USB is a direct input peripheral. Meaning its a different input/interface then ur other joystick, thats why its not skipping. Plus its a newer/better technology in most senses and has better integration with the os (and of course its got gobs more badnwidth).
Whaddya say? that make sense to ya?
