Hi David_from_Baltimore,
It's been a *very* long time since we've been asked this..
... welcome to the next generation of PC computers.
Here's the instructions for both the USB and the Gameport models:
The version 4 software for USB Sidewinders is XP compatible.
It gives you a warning, you can click OK and continue installing it.
I've had the same experiences with USB cam's & other devices.
The version 3 software, isn't compatible. It uses XP's drivers instead.
USB devices just plug and play. GamePort devices need some work:
To install a GamePort controller, Plug it in, click Start / Control Panel /
Switch to Classic view if you haven't already / click Game Controllers
Click Add... / Select Microsoft Sidewinder Auto Detect / OK / OK.
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Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
Jimmy S.
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David_from_Baltimore Wrote:
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| I upgraded from 98 to XP, I went to install Sidwinder 3 and got message that
| it is incapitable. Does Microsoft have a fix?