Vista - Joysticks compatable with Vista

I currently have a Microsoft Sidewinder joystick. When I switched to Vista I
found that it no longer worked. Is there a way to fix it? If not ,what
joysticks are compatable with Vista?
--
larry

You will have to check and see if Microsoft has a driver for your joystick to
use with Vista. If they don't it's not going to work. I'm using a Saitek X-52
joystick and Pro Flight Rudder Pedals here. They have support for both 32bit
and 64bit Vista operating systems. But these aren't force feedback, I never
really liked it on a joystick anyway.

"larry" wrote:

"larry" <larry@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:2183833E-D04C-4223-B263-6B7875EA007C@xxxxxxMy USB sidewinder was detected fine and installed without any problems.

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/
http://www.windowsresource.net/

*Remove nospam. to reply by e-mail*

I have a force feedback 2 and im running vista ultimate x64...everything
works fine..including the force feedback feature..I didnt have to install
anything
"Paul Smith" <Paul@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news4E51B6E-4672-4ADD-B8C0-D272CD1ABA09@xxxxxx

If your joystick uses a gameport, it wont work on Vista. There is NO
gameport support in Vista. Only USB types will work. There may be some sort
of gameport to USB adapter you could get.

Kurt

I have teh same joystick and while Vista does see the device mapping keys to it is not happening. The original software had a way to map keyboard keys to it. Vista doesn't allow you to do this. Only item is calibration. Starnge that a MS product wouldn't have the legacy driver installed?

I to have the same problem and feel MS should have the drivers that are
compatabile. I also understand that MS was opting out of game until XBOX
when money counts everything can work

"jaxstraww" wrote: