Simviation Forum - Joystick no longer being detected

Apr 16^th, 2011 at 9:21pm

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Hi,

I'm using an older Microsoft Sidewider joystick, and using Windows Vista. I recently had my computer sent in for minor video card repair work, and when I got it back, the joystick was no longer being detected. Reboots haven't helped, it's not showing up in the game controllers panel, and no matter how many times I replug it in within various ports, it's not detecting anything being plugged in, like it thinks the port I plug the stick into is empty. The joystick was working just fine before the computer was sent in, anyone have any ideas? Thanks!

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Reply #1 - Apr 17^th, 2011 at 7:47am

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Have you asked the people who worked on you system?

Have you plugged other USB devices into the USB ports, if so are the reconized?

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Reply #2 - Apr 17^th, 2011 at 2:21pm

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idahosurge wrote on Apr 17^th, 2011 at 7:47am:

Have you asked the people who worked on you system?

Have you plugged other USB devices into the USB ports, if so are the reconized?

Anything else I've plugged in works, I haven't been in contact with the shop yet.

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Reply #3 - Apr 17^th, 2011 at 3:11pm

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Your stick must have come with a cd that contains the driver for that. If you still have the cd run it again, your drivers may have been lost during repair. Those sticks are now incompatable with a select few cards and googling that will tell you that MS has stopped supporting the old sticks. This is just a thought I've had.. as I have never had an MS Sidewinder, So take it with a grain of salt. Wink

(Some info) http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-hardware/sidewinder-j...

(Should still apply to Vista)

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Reply #4 - Apr 17^th, 2011 at 5:03pm

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Steve M wrote on Apr 17^th, 2011 at 3:11pm:

Your stick must have come with a cd that contains the driver for that. If you still have the cd run it again, your drivers may have been lost during repair. Those sticks are now incompatable with a select few cards and googling that will tell you that MS has stopped supporting the old sticks. This is just a thought I've had.. as I have never had an MS Sidewinder, So take it with a grain of salt. Wink

(Some info) http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-hardware/sidewinder-j...

(Should still apply to Vista)

If it came with a CD, it's been lost long before I got this new computer and Vista. When I upgraded, I was simply able to plug it in and it worked just fine...until now, sadly.

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Reply #5 - Apr 17^th, 2011 at 6:19pm

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i have a MS Sidewinder
mine came with a disk and luckily i still have the disk
id like to help but i dont know the rules on sharing a .ISO file here at SV
maybe if someone could mail me the info...
also if Pchan could mail me

Here to help and get help!!!

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