Windows XP not recognising my Sidewinder

Hi thetasigma2,

What are the specs of the working machine in comparison with
the machine you're not able to detect that Sidewinder on?

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thetasigma2 Wrote:
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| Well I've Googled for a solution to this until the small hours of the
| morning with no success.
|
| I have a "Sidewinder Precision 2" joystick, which I am trying to get
| working on Windows XP Professional. I have had this working a looooong
| time ago on Windows XP Home.
|
| Since trying to install on XP Pro, its being a pain in the ass.
| Basically it detects no problem in Device Manager as a "Sidewinder
| Precision 2" with yellow ? So I installed the drivers and that was
| fine. I noticed another unrecognised device in USB Devices, so I
| checked that and updated the driver there.
|
| I then went on to Control Panel > Game Controllers > Add... > Microsoft
| SideWinder (Auto Detect), clicked Ok and...nothing. Not a ping. Not a
| hardware detected balloon. Nothing.
|
| So to sum up
| I've installed the drivers for it that came with it. No luck.
| I've installed drivers for my usb controllers. No luck.
| I've tried to make sure that its not a static build up. No luck.
| I've tried it in a different machine to confirm the stick isn't faulty,
| with working response from other machine.
|
| If anyone could help, it's greatly appreciated. I'm seriously getting
| annoyed at the prospect of having to shell out £40+ which I can't
| afford on a new joystick.
|
| Oh and please don't point me to the "Not Connected" error information
| thats available. I've seen that too many times, and that is NOT my
| problem. My stick wont even show up in the Game Controller menu let
| alone give me "Not Connected"
|
| Thanks in advance