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Sidewinder Strategic Commander problems
PLEASE HELP TURBO.....
I did the above before turning off the User Account Control, so I went back turned that off but nothing happened so I started uninstalling the HID compliant game controllers and devices and now I'm stuck with it displaying the Microsoft Strategic Commander under "Other Devices" with no HID options. I have tried reinstalling the drivers, but still get an error and it comes back the same way if I unplug and plug the controller back in, PLEASE HELP!!!! Thanks. "turbotoes" wrote: Sorry I've been away. I have recently discovered that if you do not TURN OFF user account control, you will not get the device listing for the virtual mouse. I have no idea why only the v mouse if affected, but it is. tuun off UAC and all should be well. I hope I am not to late to help!!!!! "wido" wrote: Hi there, be glad, you are not alone in this matter. I can't get it work either. But the instructions say: virual kb and mouse, i do not see the virtual mouse. I do have the list with: - ms S C - ms S C HID drivers - ms sidewinder Virtual Keyboard So do i mis something Wido -- wido |
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Sidewinder Strategic Commander problems
"Rotorhead" wrote: PLEASE HELP TURBO..... I did the above before turning off the User Account Control, so I went back turned that off but nothing happened so I started uninstalling the HID compliant game controllers and devices and now I'm stuck with it displaying the Microsoft Strategic Commander under "Other Devices" with no HID options. I have tried reinstalling the drivers, but still get an error and it comes back the same way if I unplug and plug the controller back in, PLEASE HELP!!!! Thanks. Rotorhead: uninstall the strat comm from “programs and features”, reboot and start from scratch, following these instructions to the letter. If you then get an error message, let me know what it is and I will try to help. I now have four vista machines all a bit different and all have strat comms attached and working. So i can’t see why yours should not work. Okay, let’s start from the beginning. Turn off user account control, and make sure your account has admin privileges. Stick disk in cd drive, find and run setup.exe Follow instruction through, select region and all that stuff, accept the agreement, and to keep it simple the default location. You will then see the progress bar zip through installing the program files and then the profiles, at this point the setup will rudely ask “if you are sure you want to exit install ?” click yes. Now for the plugging in. Before you do, open up device manager (control panel, system, device manager) then click on the plus sign by ”human interface devices” - just to see what is there- Now plug in, you may or may not get a message about drivers being installed at this point, but you should get two new devices under the HID heading, 1. HID-compliant device and 2. Usb human interface device. Right click on HID-compliant device and choose “ update driver” Then click “ browse my computer for driver software, Then “let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer” In the next window you will have a choice of - HID-compliant device Or - Microsoft SideWinder Strategic Commander HID drivers, Click the MS SW drivers, then next. You should then get a message telling you that “windows has successfully updated driver software” hoorah. You should now have two new devices under HID Microsoft SideWinder Strategic Commander HID drivers and Microsoft SideWinder virtual keyboard (you may also have Microsoft SideWinder virtual mouse, but not always?!) Now repeat the driver update for the “Usb human interface device.” Once this is complete you may or -not- have to restart your pc. And then your strat comm should work fine. |
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Sidewinder Strategic Commander problems
Turbo....
YOU ARE THE MAN!!!! I thought I was going to have to throw my Strat Comm out the window, it would have been a sad day as I love this thing!!!! You should get paid for all the help you've provided in this forumn. THANKS AGAIN!!! Bryan |
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Sidewinder Strategic Commander problems
"Rotorhead" wrote: Turbo.... YOU ARE THE MAN!!!! I thought I was going to have to throw my Strat Comm out the window, it would have been a sad day as I love this thing!!!! You should get paid for all the help you've provided in this forumn. THANKS AGAIN!!! Bryan ERR. actually I'm a girly, but glad to help!!!! |
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Sidewinder Strategic Commander problems
Correction.....YOU ARE THE WOMAN!!!!
Thanks again. "turbotoes" wrote: "Rotorhead" wrote: Turbo.... YOU ARE THE MAN!!!! I thought I was going to have to throw my Strat Comm out the window, it would have been a sad day as I love this thing!!!! You should get paid for all the help you've provided in this forumn. THANKS AGAIN!!! Bryan ERR. actually I'm a girly, but glad to help!!!! |
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Sidewinder Strategic Commander problems
I just wanted to say how glad I was to find out there were others out there
who still used the Strategic Commander and had gotten it to work in Vista! I followed the instructions and it worked like a charm! I really like my SC for more than just gaming (I use it in CAD drawing as well as Photoshop). Contrary to what the MVP stated, there really is no viable substitute out there at this time. The other solutions just don't have nearly the functionality. Thanks again, Turbotoes! |
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Sidewinder Strategic Commander problems
Help me... =\ I tried to do all the steps, but it didn't work here.
Windows Ultimate X64, I disabled the UAC, did al the steps, but in the Device Manager, I couldn't find the driver for Strategic Commander, only for other stuff. "Select the device driver that you wish to install for this hardwa" "USB Human Interface Device" and if I uncheck the box: "Show compatible driver" A lot of another drivers will appear, but not Strategic Commander. In my Device Manager, I found +Humand Interface Device |_4: Humand Interface Device USB |_3: HID-compliant consumer control device |_2: HID-compliant device Any help ?? |
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Sidewinder Strategic Commander problems
"Lucas" wrote:
Help me... =\ I tried to do all the steps, but it didn't work here. Windows Ultimate X64, I disabled the UAC, did al the steps, but in the Device Manager, I couldn't find the driver for Strategic Commander, only for other stuff. "Select the device driver that you wish to install for this hardwa" "USB Human Interface Device" and if I uncheck the box: "Show compatible driver" A lot of another drivers will appear, but not Strategic Commander. In my Device Manager, I found +Humand Interface Device |_4: Humand Interface Device USB |_3: HID-compliant consumer control device |_2: HID-compliant device Any help ?? I have the same result, even under the microsoft category there is no Sidewinder Strategic Commander device driver. I did the procedure several times now but I just cannot get to see the right device driver. |
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Sidewinder Strategic Commander problems
I have the same result, even under the microsoft category there is no
Sidewinder Strategic Commander device driver. I did the procedure several times now but I just cannot get to see the right device driver. Yep... I did it several times too... no good results... And I tried a lot of other procedures, like other USBs, or forcing to use some microsoft driver, but no success... |
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Sidewinder Strategic Commander problems
I'm computer administrator and when i get to the "run this program as an administrator" bit the checkbox is feint and cannot be checked? what am i doing wrong? thanks in advance. -- Kryten. |