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Title: Joystick no longer works in Vista
Post by: Scooby_Doo on January 15, 2008, 05:56:29 pm

Ran into another problem.  My thrustmaster joystick no longer works in SCP, it does appear in the game controllers and it does work there.  You can use the properties page to center the joystick...etc.

Title: Re: Joystick no longer works in Vista
Post by: karajorma on January 16, 2008, 09:58:46 am

Does Windows Vista offer a legacy controller option in the game controllers control panel (or whatever it calls it)?

What options does the launcher give you for joystick type?

Title: Re: Joystick no longer works in Vista
Post by: Scooby_Doo on January 16, 2008, 04:50:19 pm

Ah ha that was the cause, launcher had no joystick set.  First time I think I've ever had to go and choose a joystick.  :doubt:

Oh well... one less thing to buy  :nod:

Title: Re: Joystick no longer works in Vista
Post by: Mehrpack on January 16, 2008, 07:29:31 pm

hi,
yes joystick they work with gameport does vista doesnt support anymore.
microsoft decided to remove the support for joystick after the release of xp, the 64 bit version of xp havnt any gameport support, too.

here is an inoffical driver to add the gameport support in vista 32, but he doesnt work with vista 64.
Link: http://www.gametotal.de/Software/?rb=2030&id=4134
(yeah i know the page is in german, but i doesnt find a source in english, but the driver and the readme for the installation is afika in english. scroll down and hit: "Download Starten", the download shuold begin short after you hit the link.)

but usb joystick work without problems with vista.

i hope this help you :)

Mehrpack

Title: Re: Joystick no longer works in Vista
Post by: Scooby_Doo on January 16, 2008, 09:47:42 pm

Yup, actually I don't think i've seen a old style joystick in ages.

Title: Re: Joystick no longer works in Vista
Post by: Zacam on January 17, 2008, 12:12:39 am

Define "Old Style" .. I still have a ported Atari 8-way single button joystick.

I also have an old TRS-80 steel-ball single button serial mouse.

I remember when that was new.......

Title: Re: Joystick no longer works in Vista
Post by: Scooby_Doo on January 17, 2008, 01:10:10 am

Ya, I remember those too LOL