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Sep 11^th, 2004 at 5:34am

mantab Offline
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i am running fs2002 and i have enabled the joystick in the game settings all to no avail it simply wont work when i go into the game options it is dimmed.i have downloaded the latest direct x (9xc) as i was told it may have have something to do with it ,but it has made no difference.can someone help please?
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Reply #1 - Sep 11^th, 2004 at 7:16am

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Which joystick are you using?

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Reply #2 - Sep 11^th, 2004 at 7:22am

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...like Stratobat says...

Start > Settings > Control Panel > Gaming Options >

Your controller should be listed there, and the "Status" should say "OK".
Then going to "Properties" and "Settings" will allow you to test it and set up the forces, etc,...

If the "Status" says "Not Connected", then you have got some work to do... Wink

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Reply #3 - Sep 11^th, 2004 at 7:46am

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If your using Win 98, there's a good chance that you will need to install the drivers for the stick also.

Also go into the Settings tab in FS 2002 and check that the Enable Joystick tickbox is ticked.

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Reply #4 - Sep 11^th, 2004 at 10:04am

mantab Offline
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have gone to start > settings > control panel > gaming options > status tells me not connected. what do i have to do?
i am using windows 98 sidewinder precision pro.

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Reply #5 - Sep 11^th, 2004 at 10:59am

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Mantab,

Have you installed the Drivers?

Unplug the joystick before you install the Drivers though, then restart and plug in the stick, you should then be able to see if it's connected in the Control Panel.

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Reply #6 - Nov 17^th, 2004 at 2:52pm

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Hi Mantab ,
I have a Microsoft Sidewinder Precision Pro and worked great in FS98 with Windows 98 . It was peculiar to set up and had to set it for each game somehow . I changed over to windows XP and another PC and it would not work at all . I finally found that it needed to be plugged into the USB port rather than the gameport and it accepted it and it worked fine . Didn't even have to use the CD like I did in W98 . It did the necessary installation all by itself .

Hope this is of some help .

Jamie

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