SideWinder: Generic Game Controller Properties Are Displayed in Windows Millennium Edition (273799)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft SideWinder FreeStyle Pro
  • Microsoft SideWinder Precision Pro
  • Microsoft SideWinder Game Controller software 3.0
  • the operating system: Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
This article was previously published under Q273799

SYMPTOMS

When you open the Gaming Options tool in Control Panel and one of the Microsoft SideWinder game controllers listed at the beginning of this article is connected to a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port in your computer, the generic game controller properties may be displayed for the SideWinder game controller.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if both of the following conditions are true:
  • The SideWinder game controller driver is unsigned in Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me).
  • Microsoft SideWinder Game Controller software version 3.02 is installed on the computer.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, follow these steps:
  1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
  2. Double-click System.

    NOTE: If you do not see the System icon, click View All Control Panel Options in the left pane.
  3. Click the Device Manager tab.
  4. Double-click Sound, Video and Game Controllers.
  5. Double-click your SideWinder game controller.
  6. Click the Driver tab, and then click Update Driver.
  7. Click Specify the location of the driver (Advanced), and then click Next.
  8. Click Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location so you can select the driver you want, and then click Next.
  9. Click the driver with the date 8-7-1998, and then click Next until you receive a message stating that the driver that you are attempting to install is not signed and will not be installed.
  10. Click Advanced.
  11. Click Warn when installing unsigned devices, and then click OK.
  12. Click Yes to continue to install the unsigned driver, and then click OK.
  13. When Windows Me is finished installing the SideWinder driver for the SideWinder game controller, click Finish, click Close, and then click OK.
When you open the Gaming Options tool in Control Panel, the properties of your SideWinder game controller are displayed as expected.

MORE INFORMATION

SideWinder Game Controller software version 3.02 was designed before driver signing was implemented in Windows Me and is safe to use on your Windows Me-based computer.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/18/2005
Keywords:kbenv kbHardware kbprb KB273799
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