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Q185366: Return of Arcade: Exception 10H When You Calibrate Joystick

Article: Q185366
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kberrmsg kbtool kbimu msgame
Last Modified: 09-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Return of Arcade for Windows, version 1.0 
- Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback Pro, version 1.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you attempt to calibrate a SideWinder Force Feedback Pro joystick from inside
any of the games included in Return of Arcade, you receive the following error
message when you click Properties in the Game Controllers tool in Control
Panel:

  <filename> caused an exception 10H in module Sw3dpffs.dll.

RESOLUTION
==========

As the SideWinder Force Feedback Pro joystick is a digital device, you do not
need to calibrate it.

To prevent this problem from occurring, do not attempt to calibrate the
SideWinder Force Feedback Pro joystick from inside any of the games included in
Return of Arcade.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Return of Arcade for
Windows, version 1.0.

Additional query words: 1.00 roa msgame side winder

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Keywords          : kberrmsg kbtool kbimu msgame 
Technology        : kbMSHardwareSearch kbGamesSearch kbArcadeRet kbZNotKeyword kbArcadeSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbSideWinderFFPro kbSidewinderSearch
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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