SideWinder: Game Controller Properties Are Not Displayed

• Microsoft SideWinder FreeStyle Pro, version 1.0
• Microsoft SideWinder Precision Pro

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to view the properties for the Microsoft SideWinder Precision Pro joystick or the Microsoft SideWinder Freestyle Pro game pad in the Game Controllers tool in Control Panel, the properties for your SideWinder game controller may not be available, or you may see the standard properties for a generic game controller.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if the following conditions are true:

• The game controller is connected to the Universal Serial Bus (USB) port on your computer.



• Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition is installed on your computer.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue:

1. Click Start, point to Find, and then click Files or Folders.



2. In the Named box, type msjstick.inf.



3. In the Look in box, click My Computer, and then click Find Now.



4. In the list of found files, right-click the Msjstick.inf file, and then click Cut.



5. Close the Find: Files Named Msjstick.inf window.



6. Click Start, and then click Run.



7. In the Open box, type the following line, and then click OK

   drive:\windows\inf

   where drive is drive letter of the hard disk on which Windows 98 is installed.



8. On the Edit menu, click Paste.



9. Double-click the Msjstick.inf file.



10. On the File menu, click Save As, click Save, and then click Yes.



11. Close the Inf window.



12. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.



13. Double-click System.



14. On the Device Manager tab, click the PLUS SIGN (+) next to Sound, video, and game controllers to expand the branch.



15. Under the Sound, video, and game controllers branch, click an entry for your SideWinder USB game controller, and then click Remove. If you are prompted to confirm the device removal, click OK.
    
    Repeat this step to remove all entries for your SideWinder USB game controller.



16. Click OK, and then close Control Panel.



17. Disconnect your SideWinder game controller from the USB port on your computer, and then reconnect it.



18. After Windows detects and installs the SideWinder game controller, verify that the Game Controllers tool in Control Panel now opens the correct Properties dialog box for your SideWinder game controller.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: swfp swpp joystick gameport missing blank property

Keywords : kbenv kbhw kbtool swpp joystick kbimu
Version : WINDOWS:1.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug