July 20, 201412 yr Could this be related? https://web.archive.org/web/20080113215517/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/264248 jaclaz
July 20, 201412 yr Author Could this be related? https://web.archive.org/web/20080113215517/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/264248 jaclaz That's possible, the article doesn't mention if the Sound, Video and Game Controllers entry has a yellow bang or not but I'm certainly going to try it since I haven't tried that before.
July 20, 201412 yr It is also possible that *something* in the procedures followed till now has "botched" *somehing* in the Registry (or *wherever else* ) and maybe it is needed to re-start from scratch.NUSB is a great little package, but it has some quirks AFAICT, i.e. it is possible that while fixing part of the original issue it created a new one. Cannot really say if of any use, but this is the last snapshot I could find of the original sidewinder support page:https://web.archive.org/web/20021206043749/http://www.microsoft.com/products/hardware/sidewinder/downloads/default.asp#Ffb2 It is possible that *anything* in updates like:https://web.archive.org/web/20021201101733/http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/sidewinder/SWUpdate/ff2/FF2Download.asp can be useful (or make things worse ). You can also try to "ditch" (as an experiment) your current software/drivers and try with these:3.02 version:https://web.archive.org/web/20021001085752/http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/sidewinder/downloads/302.asp4.0 version:http://grva.lamce.coppe.ufrj.br/hardware/hw_drivers/swff2/ jaclaz
July 22, 201412 yr Author I'm going to try what you guys suggested but if it doesn't work I'd be totally willing to do a completely fresh install and go step by step.
July 22, 201412 yr Author Could this be related? https://web.archive.org/web/20080113215517/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/264248 jaclaz OK so I tried this but ended up with similar results.'Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback 2' shows up in Sound, Video and Game Controllers but with a yellow bang. Edited July 22, 201412 yr by Konuvis
July 22, 201412 yr Author It is also possible that *something* in the procedures followed till now has "botched" *somehing* in the Registry (or *wherever else* ) and maybe it is needed to re-start from scratch.NUSB is a great little package, but it has some quirks AFAICT, i.e. it is possible that while fixing part of the original issue it created a new one. Cannot really say if of any use, but this is the last snapshot I could find of the original sidewinder support page:https://web.archive.org/web/20021206043749/http://www.microsoft.com/products/hardware/sidewinder/downloads/default.asp#Ffb2 It is possible that *anything* in updates like:https://web.archive.org/web/20021201101733/http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/sidewinder/SWUpdate/ff2/FF2Download.asp can be useful (or make things worse ). You can also try to "ditch" (as an experiment) your current software/drivers and try with these:3.02 version:https://web.archive.org/web/20021001085752/http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/sidewinder/downloads/302.asp4.0 version:http://grva.lamce.coppe.ufrj.br/hardware/hw_drivers/swff2/ jaclaz I had previously tried installing the VIA patch but it didn't solve the problem. And I currently use the 4.0 version of the software/drivers (it's the one on the setup CD).
July 22, 201412 yr Author I was looking at this video today and somehow was wondering if maybe my joystick issue was due to a similar thing. http://youtu.be/AsSDXznIhGc
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