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Title: sidewinder FF pro..need software
Post by: buzkill on February 24, 2006, 09:01:27 PM

picked up a SW ff pro from a guy who didn't know it was gameport only. only problem is i don't have all the software for it. everything works perfect but the FF function. the only software i can find online is for win. 95/98 and won't work. I NEED A CONTROL PANEL. if anyone can help....thanks in advance

Title: sidewinder FF pro..need software
Post by: Dace on February 25, 2006, 10:16:43 AM

WinXP has a something calld Sidewinder Auto-Detect in the contol panel under game controllers. That is the only thing available that i know of.

Title: sidewinder FF pro..need software
Post by: boxboy28 on February 25, 2006, 03:27:19 PM

Buzkill, what you got is the 1st version of the sidewinder FF.

if you are using XP you dont need any software for it to work , but you wont have the  tweeks for force strenght (i think) or the the mapping in windows, but you should need it.

I have/had both version 1(gameport) and 2 (USB)   the Version 2 is way way way better, optical pods, and you wont get the "dont move your stick so fast" in the game

Title: sidewinder FF pro..need software
Post by: StarOfAfrica2 on February 25, 2006, 08:00:59 PM

To get the gameport version to work in Win XP you will have to download the drivers from CH.  The FF will not work, but it will recognize all the buttons and be fully functional as a joystick.  The only way to get the FF to work is to run it under Win 98.

Title: sidewinder FF pro..need software
Post by: buzkill on February 26, 2006, 06:42:42 AM

thanks...the stick is fully functional(all buttons, movement) the only thing i don't have is FF. it's not really important. the control i have with it is so much better than any other stick i've used (logitec crap) that i don't care about FF

Title: sidewinder FF pro..need software
Post by: StarOfAfrica2 on February 26, 2006, 04:28:05 PM

Thats what I figured too.  I bought one for 15 bucks for a backup, and I've really considered just replacing my current Flightstick Pro with the FF stick just because I like the feel of it even better.  It also has more buttons lol.

Title: sidewinder FF pro..need software
Post by: DAVENRINO on February 26, 2006, 05:46:53 PM

Quote

Originally posted by StarOfAfrica2
To get the gameport version to work in Win XP you will have to download the drivers from CH .  The FF will not work, but it will recognize all the buttons and be fully functional as a joystick.  The only way to get the FF to work is to run it under Win 98.

SOA,
I believe he said it was a Microsoft SW FF.

Title: sidewinder FF pro..need software
Post by: buzkill on February 26, 2006, 05:52:29 PM

don't move stick so rapidly? havn't seen AH say that for 5 years:cool:

Title: sidewinder FF pro..need software
Post by: eh on February 26, 2006, 09:31:45 PM

In AH2, go to Controls, click on Joystick, then Force Feedback. You can activate FF and regulate it on that menu. It works for a USB MSFFPro, so it might work for a game port version too.

But I turned it off anyway. AH doesn't need it, and it feels much stronger in AH than I remember in AW for example. Also, the stick will last a whole lot longer with the FF off.

Title: sidewinder FF pro..need software
Post by: buzkill on February 27, 2006, 04:00:02 PM

it's a first model gameport FFpro.....not supported by xp, there is no software out there to make the FF work.

Title: sidewinder FF pro..need software
Post by: buzkill on March 04, 2006, 03:19:29 PM

got it to work with xp.....without software:aok