O/T --- MS ForceFeedback 2

[Guest]

Ok, I just bought a used FF2 joystick to try my hand at the combat sims for a change from fs2002. The device uses a USB port and I didn't think there would be any software necessary. None came with the joystick.I have a VIA chipset which apparently requires a software update (provided from MS) for the FF2 joystick to work with the chipset. This is available at the Sidewinder site. The problem is that when I try to install the update, it tells me that I must install the controller's software. Where do I get this software? I see version 3.02 at the MS Sidewinder site but it appears to be used for the older versions of Sidewinder and for the Win95 and Win98 O/S -- I have XP.Does software exist for the FF2 joystick and is there any way to download it?!!! David

[Guest]

XP comes with the joystick software already to go. Just go to control panel/joysticks/autodetect and you should be good to go.

[Guest Eagle92395]

Contact Microsoft... You'll need the Part Number (P/N) off the bottom of the joystick. I did the same thing with the VIA chipset problem. ---DO NOT--- tell them that you bought it used. I just said that I moved and during the move, I broke the CD in a box or something. They sent a whole new program CD out to me absolutely free. Msft is very good at customer support in my opinion.