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Q253453: Microsoft Games: Game Controller Does Not Function in the Game

Article: Q253453
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): 1.0,2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv kbhw kbimu msgame kbHardware
Last Modified: 07-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Allegiance, version 1.0 
- Microsoft Baseball 2000, version 1.0 
- Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator: WWII Europe Series, version 1.0 
- Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2: WWII Pacific Theater, version 1.0 
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 Professional Edition 
- Microsoft Midtown Madness, version 1.0 
- Microsoft Midtown Madness 2, version 2.0 
- Microsoft Motocross Madness 2, version 2.0 
- Microsoft NBA Inside Drive 2000, version 1.0 
- Microsoft NFL Fever 2000, version 1.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you play any of the games that are listed at the beginning of this article,
your game controller may not function in the game.

CAUSE
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This behavior occurs if the game controller is not enabled in Microsoft Windows.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this issue, enable the game controller in Microsoft Windows:

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

2. Double-click Game Controllers.

3. Click Add.

4. Click your game controller in the Game Controllers list, and then click OK.

5. Your game controller should now appear in the Game Controllers tool in
  Control Panel with a Status of "OK".

  If the game controller does not appear, there may be a problem with the game
  controller. Please contact the manufacturer of the game controller for
  further assistance.

6. Click OK.

7. Close Control Panel.

For information about how to contact the manufacturer of the game controller,
click the appropriate article number below to view the article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q65416 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K

  Q60781 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P

  Q60782 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z

MORE INFORMATION
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If the Game Controllers tool is not present in Control Panel, the latest version
of Microsoft DirectX is not installed on your computer.

To resolve this issue, download and install the latest version of DirectX from
the following Microsoft Web site:

  http://www.microsoft.com/directx/homeuser/downloads/default.asp

For additional information about how to obtain the latest version of DirectX,
click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:

  Q179113 How to Download and Install DirectX

Additional query words: 1.00 2.00 msgame side winder sw gamepad joystick gaming device

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Keywords          : kbenv kbhw kbimu msgame kbHardware 
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch _IKkbbogus kbGamesSearch kbFlightSimSearch kbNFLFever2000 kbNFLSearch kbAllegianceSearch kbMotocrossSearch kbBaseballSearch kbMidtownMadSearch kbMidtownMadness kbAllegiance kbCombatFlightSim2 kbCombatFlightSim kbCombatFlightSimSearch kbFlightSim2000 kbMidtownMadness2 kbMotocrossM2 kbNBAInsideDrive2000 kbBaseBall2000 kbSimSearch
Version           : :1.0,2.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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