Hey everybody, I'm desperately looking for drivers for my Sidewinder Force Feedback 2 so that it works with Vista. I called Microsoft Support several times, but they simply told me that my product is not in the 'life cycle' anymore. Is there ANY workaround? I don't wanna spend big bucks on a new joystick (btw if I had bought a logitech 2 years ago, I could still use it today). Are there maybe some unofficial, fan made drivers?

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Or can I use the XP drivers? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Wrote in message news: hey everybodyI'm desperately looking for drivers for my Sidewinder Force Feedback 2 so that it works with Vista. I called Microsoft Support several times, but they simply told me that my product is not in the 'life cycle' anymore. Is there ANY workaround? I don't wanna spend big bucks on a new joystick (btw if I had bought a logitech 2 years ago, I could still use it today).

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Are there maybe some unofficial, fan made drivers? Or can I use the XP drivers?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Have you tried installing the drivers in XP compatibility mode? It may be worth a shot. I was able to get an older 'no longer supported' Visioneer scanner going that way. Hi There's something going wrong with your system, I guess, if you use a USB MS FFB2 joystick.

My Sidewinder FFB2 USB has been recognized and operates flawless on nativer drivers since Vista Beta last year, both 32- and 64-bit versions. I even dropped a Saitek Evo FFB because it couldn't operate as good as the Sidewinder. I run Vista Ultimate 64-bit and FFB2 works great on Flight Sim X, LOMAC and IL-2 1946 (Forgotten Battles). No xtra drivers installed. Edric 'Julian R.'

Escreveu na mensagem news: hey everybodyI'm desperately looking for drivers for my Sidewinder Force Feedback 2 so that it works with Vista. I called Microsoft Support several times, but they simply told me that my product is not in the 'life cycle' anymore. Is there ANY workaround? I don't wanna spend big bucks on a new joystick (btw if I had bought a logitech 2 years ago, I could still use it today). Are there maybe some unofficial, fan made drivers?

Or can I use the XP drivers? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Mine works fine - Vista does recognize it with is own Vista drivers and I use in FS X and many other games. 'pvdg42' wrote in message news: 'Julian R.'

Wrote in message news: hey everybodyI'm desperately looking for drivers for my Sidewinder Force Feedback 2 so that it works with Vista. I called Microsoft Support several times, but they simply told me that my product is not in the 'life cycle' anymore. Is there ANY workaround? I don't wanna spend big bucks on a new joystick (btw if I had bought a logitech 2 years ago, I could still use it today). Are there maybe some unofficial, fan made drivers?

Or can I use the XP drivers? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Have you tried installing the drivers in XP compatibility mode? It may be worth a shot. I was able to get an older 'no longer supported' Visioneer scanner going that way. Hi, thank you for all your replies All of a sudden, it works.I just plugged it in and Vista installed the drivers. However, Force Feedback does not work and what bothers me most is that the back-to-center force is disabled in all my games even if I disable force feedback) Any help?

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'EdricBF' wrote in message news: Hi There's something going wrong with your system, I guess, if you use a USB MS FFB2 joystick. My Sidewinder FFB2 USB has been recognized and operates flawless on nativer drivers since Vista Beta last year, both 32- and 64-bit versions. I even dropped a Saitek Evo FFB because it couldn't operate as good as the Sidewinder. I run Vista Ultimate 64-bit and FFB2 works great on Flight Sim X, LOMAC and IL-2 1946 (Forgotten Battles). No xtra drivers installed. Edric 'Julian R.'

Escreveu na mensagem news: hey everybodyI'm desperately looking for drivers for my Sidewinder Force Feedback 2 so that it works with Vista. I called Microsoft Support several times, but they simply told me that my product is not in the 'life cycle' anymore. Is there ANY workaround? I don't wanna spend big bucks on a new joystick (btw if I had bought a logitech 2 years ago, I could still use it today).

Are there maybe some unofficial, fan made drivers? Or can I use the XP drivers?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Julian R. Something is wrong and it is not related to drivers for FFB2. I mean that everything should work natively. Force feedback should be there.

Escreveu na mensagem news: hithank you for all your replies All of a sudden, it works.I just plugged it in and Vista installed the drivers. However, Force Feedback does not work and what bothers me most is that the back-to-center force is disabled in all my games even if I disable force feedback) Any help? 'EdricBF' wrote in message news: Hi There's something going wrong with your system, I guess, if you use a USB MS FFB2 joystick. My Sidewinder FFB2 USB has been recognized and operates flawless on nativer drivers since Vista Beta last year, both 32- and 64-bit versions.

I even dropped a Saitek Evo FFB because it couldn't operate as good as the Sidewinder. I run Vista Ultimate 64-bit and FFB2 works great on Flight Sim X, LOMAC and IL-2 1946 (Forgotten Battles). No xtra drivers installed. Edric 'Julian R.' Escreveu na mensagem news: hey everybodyI'm desperately looking for drivers for my Sidewinder Force Feedback 2 so that it works with Vista. I called Microsoft Support several times, but they simply told me that my product is not in the 'life cycle' anymore. Is there ANY workaround?

I don't wanna spend big bucks on a new joystick (btw if I had bought a logitech 2 years ago, I could still use it today). Are there maybe some unofficial, fan made drivers? Or can I use the XP drivers? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Julian R.

I thought this would be a place to look for help. But it looks like, Nobody knows the answer.I wonder would it be possible for those at microsoft to try and sort out this problem with the force feedback and the windows vista.I fly flight sim the latest version and I was looking forward to pushing the limits with my new computer new game and new add on version for that game but alas the hardware what was a microsoft product has let me down.

Perhaps lets just hope some sorts out this mess. Microsoft sold off sidewinder yrs ago when for a while they decided to get out of gaming peripherals altogether.These days the only Microsoft gaming products are for xbox or made by somebody else.I had the force feedback steering wheel which I loved but it also did not work well with Vista.gave it to my son for his xp machine and I use Logitech's G25 wheel.as far as joysticks I use Saitek's x52 flight system for my flight sims 'Eros' wrote in message news. I thought this would be a place to look for help. But it looks like, Nobody knows the answer.I wonder would it be possible for those at microsoft to try and sort out this problem with the force feedback and the windows vista.I fly flight sim the latest version and I was looking forward to pushing the limits with my new computer new game and new add on version for that game but alas the hardware what was a microsoft product has let me down.

Perhaps lets just hope some sorts out this mess. Try this: 'Pinnacle Game controller'.

I do not use Vista. Not yet anyway. I have some other issues with my FFB2 on XP-64 and my search for solutions brought me here. However the profiling software that comes with the stick does not work in XP-64. It is actually better than the MS SW software. Far more versatile.

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I am a die hard simmer. I fly mostly in IL2 1946. The best WWII flight sim on the market. But for my commercial sim jones I use FSX. Try the Pinnacle. Hope it helps. - Bearcat.

At last I can now say I have a force feedback 2 USB working in Combat flight simulator 1,while using Vista as an operating system. This might not be the best way of doing it but this has worked for me, so please read on and try it. 1st do a clean install of your cfs 1 game on your new Vista computer.Do not add the force feed back soft ware. 2nd Explore and find your CFS, COMBATFS.CFG file. Now copy this file from old XP computer. 3rd remove the file CFS, COMBATFS.CFG file from your Vista computer.

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4th now add the file, what you have copied from your Xp computer to your Vista computer. 5th Right click your cfs icon on your Vista desk top and go to properties,look at compatibilaty,please make sure the game is set for running in windows xp service pack 2. 6th go into game and Do not pay any attention to messages about your joystick changing. If it stops working when you enter a game, click on ALT/Options/Settings/Customize Controls/highlight where your joystick should be, (it may be a X/Y/X or anything else, just highlight it.) Then go to assignments and open it. Click OK/OK and everything should be OK.

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7th Do a restart of your new computer then try it, this worked for me. I would like to add these results are not all my own but they are from a friend of mine. A fellow player and V pilot from the Allied Air Corp.AACJohnny. Without his help.

I would like to say.I would not be writing this today. It also just goes to show those of us who fly the vertial skies will continue to fly and enjoy the game of flight simulator be it combat or modern. I thought this would be a place to look for help. But it looks like, Nobody knows the answer.I wonder would it be possible for those at microsoft to try and sort out this problem with the force feedback and the windows vista.I fly flight sim the latest version and I was looking forward to pushing the limits with my new computer new game and new add on version for that game but alas the hardware what was a microsoft product has let me down.

Perhaps lets just hope some sorts out this mess. Microsoft sold off sidewinder yrs ago when for a while they decided to get out of gaming peripherals altogether.These days the only Microsoft gaming products are for xbox or made by somebody else.I had the force feedback steering wheel which I loved but it also did not work well with Vista.gave it to my son for his xp machine and I use Logitech's G25 wheel.as far as joysticks I use Saitek's x52 flight system for my flight sims 'Eros' wrote in message news.