MS Sidewinder Gamepad

[masked1]

I have a MS Sidewinder gamepad but it has a serial connection plug and is not the USB connection plug. Tried searching Microsoft download site for drivers for XP but cant locate any. I understand that XP does not support Serial connections for game pads no more? Is this correct?

And if anyone could point me to where I can get drivers to make this gamepad work.

Thanks all! 😀

 

[Mday]

Originally posted by: masked1
I have a MS Sidewinder gamepad but it has a serial connection plug and is not the USB connection plug. Tried searching Microsoft download site for drivers for XP but cant locate any. I understand that XP does not support Serial connections for game pads no more? Is this correct?

And if anyone could point me to where I can get drivers to make this gamepad work.

Thanks all! 😀

serial?

are you sure it's not game port?

 

[kursplat]

it's for the game port. get the drivers here . they originaly came with the adapter for use with USB . of course it just pluged together WITHOUT using the screws to HOLD it together . PITA . no idea where you could get one of those . your going to need a game port on your comp without the USB adapter.
good luck

 

[BlueWeasel]

😕

If it's using a gameport, then you don't need any drivers. The drivers are built into XP.

 

[kursplat]

If it's using a gameport, then you don't need any drivers. The drivers are built into XP.

my misstatement . the SOFTWARE can be got at the previous link.
good luck