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First post, by Kouwes

Posted on 2023-10-24, 14:39

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Just installed Wing Commander Prophecy on my Win98SE machine: P3B-F, P3-600 and a SB Live! CT4860. Sound is working fine, no errors reported in the system settings.
Only when I connect a joystick nothing happens. The gameport shows up in the settings but the list is empty. It‘s a Sidewinder 3D Pro - known working. Same with a Gravis Gamepad, nothing.
Before the P3B I had a GA-6BXC installed with a clean Win98SE install and that was the same story: no game controllers recognized, at all.
BTW, I did a clean install because of an annoying interwave message popping up (previous GUS PnP) after every Win98 start.
Any thoughts?

Reply 1 of 2, by Repo Man11

Posted on 2023-10-24, 15:10

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This thread has the solution: Microsoft Sidewinder 3d pro on windows 98

A lot of times when you first start out on a project you think, This is never going to be finished. But then it is, and you think, Wow, it wasn't even worth it. - Jack Handey

Reply 2 of 2, by Kouwes

Posted on 2023-10-24, 16:01

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It indeed had the solution! Thanks!!

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