NFL Fever 2000: Erratic Behavior When You Use the SideWinder Game Pad Pro Controller (263261)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft NFL Fever 2000 1.0
- Microsoft SideWinder game pad Pro
This article was previously published under Q263261 SYMPTOMS
When you play Microsoft NFL Fever 2000 with the Microsoft SideWinder Game Pad Pro game controller, the players in the game may move erratically or in an unexpected direction.
RESOLUTION
To work around this issue, create a scheme in the Microsoft SideWinder Game Controller Software in which you map the keyboard commands to the D-pad and the buttons of the game controller. To do this, use the following methods in the order in which they are presented.
NOTE: Before you use the steps in this article, you must install the SideWinder Game Controller Software version 4.0 or later on your computer.
Create a Scheme for NFL Fever 2000
To create a scheme for NFL Fever 2000:
- Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
- Double-click Game Controllers.
- Click Microsoft SideWinder Game Pad Pro, and then click Properties.
- Click the Settings tab, and then click Standard.
Configure the D-Pad
To configure the D-pad:
- In the Microsoft SideWinder Game Pad Pro Properties dialog box, click the Recorder tab, and then scroll to the Direction Pad section.
- In the Game Action column, click to the right of the direction that you want to configure.
- Click the Keystrokes tab.
- Press the arrow key that corresponds to the direction that you selected in step 2.NOTE: When you press multiple keys (for diagonal directions), multiple keys are displayed in the Game Action Recorder dialog box.
- Click OK.
- Repeat steps 2 through 5 to configure each direction of the D-pad. The D-pad's eight direction points are forward, back, left, right, and the four diagonal directions.
Configure the Buttons
To configure the buttons:
- In the Microsoft SideWinder Game Pad Pro Properties dialog box, click the Recorder tab, and then scroll to the Buttons section.
- In the Game Action column, click to the right of the button that you want to configure.
- Click the Keystrokes tab.
- In the following table, press the key that corresponds to the game pad button that you selected in step 2.
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A | F and (not +) SPACEBAR | B | D | C | S | X | r | Y | E | Z | W |
Left trigger | SHIFT | Right trigger | B |
- Click OK.
- Repeat steps 2 through 5 to configure each button on the game controller.
Save the Scheme
To save the scheme:
- After you configure all of the D-pad directions and the buttons that you want, click OK.
- In the File name box, type a name for the scheme, and then click Save.
- Close the Microsoft SideWinder Game Pad Pro Properties dialog box, and then start NFL Fever 2000.
NOTE: When you pass in NFL Fever 2000, the key names are displayed for the different receivers that are available, not for the game pad button names.
Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/18/2005 |
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Keywords: | kbHardware kbprb kbui KB263261 |
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