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Okay So I'm new to Decent, I joined Von on a part of Halo, but halo doesnt work now and RC bought me this nice copy of decent, so I figure I should use it. But I'm Terrible with the keyboard, and I have the nice microsoft joystick I could use, BUT my computer wont detect it, I'm using WinXP anyone know how to fix this???............link is to my joystick

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sticky on the top of this very forum:

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Kilarin wrote:sticky on the top of this very forum:

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That's not a 3D pro. So that converter will not (I don't think) work. But I could be wrong.

i have that exact joystick and that game and it works fine with out joystick plugs. I know that's not much help.

That's a Precision Pro, and no, the converter will not work w/ that. If the PP part no. ends in 57540 it should have come w/ its own USB converter (p/n 98427). You should use that since XP/2k/98 suffer from the same bug in the game port driver on fast FSB computer.

Ugh! sorry, I spoke in ignorance.

I have a USB converter, and when i use it, nothing happens, thats what im trying to figure out

Ah. Did you try a different USB port ? A different computer ? If you plug it in and open Start->Control Panel->Game Controlers, the list box that opens should have an entry named \"Microsoft SideWinder Precision Pro (USB)\". If you double click on that a test window should open where you can test the stick. If you don't see that on your comp w/ different USB ports and a different comp the stick or the converter is broken. If you do see that, start the Descent 3 launcher, select Setup, then Controls. If the Current Joystick is not listed as \"Microsoft SideWinder Precision Pro (USB)\" click Redetect Current Joystick.

If you are using a gameport to connect the Precision Pro, go into game controllers in the control panel ---> add a new controller ---> scroll down and select \"Microsoft SideWinder (Auto Detect)\" and push ok.

If the USB doesnt work, either the converter is bad (I have one that went bad, only works if you bend the wire one way) or something is up with the port or driver; try what Grendel suggested.

VonHAYD wrote:I have a USB converter, and when i use it, nothing happens, thats what im trying to figure out

On a 2nd thought -- do you have a USB converter or the one that came w/ it (Microsoft p/n 98427) ? It will only work w/ the latter.

\"My Joystick is not working\"

\"Descent\"

Precision Pro != good joystick.

(It has far too much slack around the center point, and it continues to deteriorate throughout its lifetime. It is too tall. The switches in the head of the unit fail rapidly, particularly the poorly designed HAT assembly.)

My work here is done.

Sometimes (esp. w/ restricted funds..) you have to work w/ what you got ..

Somehow having 4 \"bad\" Precision Pros myself, it never kept me from owning Mobius any of the few times we actually collided in a game.

So yeah the USB converter works for everything else, USB ports all work with other things, Tried everytihng everyone else said, and unless I'm handicaped I dont think I have a game port, unless i cant find it?

Hi Hayd! Welcome to Descent brother VON! If you want we can do some direct TCP/IP and do some training. You can host. Once we get that stick working.

Do you have built in audio on your motherboard or a separate card or no audio?

You should have a gameport; http://images.google.ca/images?q=gameport&hl=en

If not an adapter or just the port plate and a header on the motherboard or sound card is in order.

Oh and if you were using mouse then make sure Joystick is setected as input device in the Descent menu.

Meh tried everything, its broken then, i guess ill just try keyboard

My Precision Pro did the same thing, so I bought a Precision Pro 2. I'd have to say that I've never been as fast as I was with the original, but I've had this one almost 3 years and it still works great.