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Q176840: FS98/2000: SideWinder 3D Pro Joystick Stops Responding

Article: Q176840
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): WINDOWS:
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbhw kbui fs98 kbimu msgame kbHardware
Last Modified: 07-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 Professional Edition 
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you click a menu or change aircraft in Flight Simulator 98 or Flight
Simulator 2000, your Microsoft SideWinder 3D Pro joystick may stop responding.

CAUSE
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This behavior can occur if both of the following conditions are true:

- Your SideWinder 3D Pro joystick is connected to a Microsoft SideWinder game
  pad that is connected to the game port on your computer.

- You are running Flight Simulator on a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0-based
  computer. Windows NT 4.0 does not support digital game controllers such as
  the SideWinder game pad.

RESOLUTION
==========

To resolve this issue, connect the SideWinder 3D Pro joystick directly to the
game port on your Windows NT 4.0-based computer.

Additional query words: flightsim fltsim flt sim fs98 fs2000 fs2k erratic crash intermittent respond response

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Keywords          : kbhw kbui fs98 kbimu msgame kbHardware 
Technology        : kbGamesSearch kbFlightSimSearch kbFlightSim2000 kbFlightSim98 kbSimSearch
Version           : WINDOWS:
Issue type        : kbprb

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