Microsoft unveiled its latest technology, a universal controller that rivals the PS4 and Nintendo. Given Microsoft's capability and its innovation of the Xbox, Microsoft unveiled its latest technology. A standard controller that has the d-pad along with several buttons, however, guess what. It is for one-handed individuals as well. This latest technology encourages users that are either impaired physically or mentally to enjoy games using this controller. This controller will allow users to live in their glory days, the days where sleek and modern controllers never existed and it can be used as both a mouse and controller. This gives users the ability to interact and play without the standard mouse and keyboard combination. Did we mention that this item is very well priced? Microsoft introduced Microsoft SideWinder Precision Pro for the windows machine as a competitor to the mouse and keyboard with a friendly cost point. This inclusion of such innovative product will let users relieve the cutting edge technology Microsoft once created. This technology also uses Microsoft's cutting edge driver installation. As soon as you plug in your Microsoft SideWinder Precision Pro (for Windows) it will automatically download whatever drivers are necessary to run this product!
@Jolaes76, glad to hear about the Windows 98 issue. Regarding the driver link, that seem's to be what I'm after so I'll check it out. Unable to download it now as I'm typing this from my mobile. Just hope the link isn't dead because the sites I found all had dead links or tried to lead me to driver updating programs.
Microsoft Sidewinder Precision Pro Joystick Driver Download
Download File: https://7larepinpi.blogspot.com/?id=2vJGSf
@Stiletto, I totally understand companies asking users to pay for their services but in my experience, if you search around hard enough or ask others for help (eg:vogons) almost all drivers are obtainable for free without the need to use driver installers, register with the website or pay the company money for something that should be obtainable for free. Why a large company like Microsoft cant keep their drivers available for download on their website is beyond me. Even creative is slowly going down this same path unfortunately. At least companies like nVidia seem to still care about their customers.
AFAIK nobody has made the joystick port force feedback sidewinder work with anything newer than Windows 98SE. In Windows XP it will work as a rather stiff joystick but there are no FF supporting drivers.
Got the force feedback version, too. Worked out of the box with Win10 64 bit and the Windows Vista Software from Logitec driver download. Force feedback actively worked while in the joystick calibration part of the software.
those sidewinders were pretty cutting edge. they used optical sensors (the type normally found on mice) and had higher than 8 bit resolution (at least on x/y). i do believe they had a fallback compatibility mode. if i recall it used the midi pins for the computer to talk to the stick, and the stick would send back data on the button pins (one being the clock and the others being a 3-bit parallel interface). cool stuff. post sidewinder sticks had more features, more buttons/axes/hats/etc. but the quality took a sharp dive. i went through about 3 saitek hotas units, which gave me a year and a half on average each and i finally ended up with some ch gear that has lasted me about 12 years of fairly heavy use. i still use my throttle and pedals a lot, but my stick has a little too much play to be useful in anything but single player games on low difficulty settings. a few years ago i found a sidewinder in a bin at a thrift store. i was unable to figure out the protocol and just gutted it. the handle became part of the joystick of DOOM. _of_Nihil/Joystick%20of%20Doom/IMG_0065copy.jpg
I am in the process of trying to get a Sidewinder joystick to work with all of the usability of programming the buttons. Just plugging it in to my Win10 PC, I can get the joystick directions to work and button2. But the few downloads I have found of the Sidewinder Precision USB Game Controller Software wont run, install or anything on Win10. Not even in compatibility mode.I am looking for a hack or other controller that may be out there for accessing the buttons and assigning commands or key press to them.I am using Second Life through Firestorm for my trials.
Currently supported devices are:PS/2 port controllersi8042 AT kbd+aux controllerct82c710 aux controllerQ40 kbd controllerAcorn RiscPC kbd controllerparport to aux adapterSerial portsserial port line disciplineGame portsNS558 compatible gameportsLegacy ISA gameportsISA PnP gameportsPCI gameports (SB Live!)PCI ADC gameportsAureal VortexAureal Vortex2Trident 4DWave/DXTrident 4DWave/NXPDPI Lightning 4 advanced gameport cardPS/2 devicesAT keyboards (Set 2 and Set 3)Set 2 (AT) keyboards native modeSet 3 (PS/2) keyboards native modeSet 2 Extended (IBM RapidAccess, Chicony ...) keyboards XT keyboardsPS/2 miceStandard PS/2 miceMicrosoft IntelliMouse/IntelliEye and other ImPS/2 miceMictosoft IntelliMouse Explorer and other ImExPS/2 5-button miceGenius NetMouse/NetScroll and other GenPS/2 miceLogitech Pilot, MouseMan, and other PS/2++ miceLogitech TouchPad 3 (PS/2T++)Serial devicesSerial mice (MSC, Sun, MS, MMan, IntelliMouse and MMWheel)MouseSystems miceMicrosoft 2-button miceMicrosoft mice w/ middle-button detectionLogitech/Genius 3-button MS mode mice (MouseMan)Microsoft IntelliMouse miceLogitech MouseManWheel miceSun keyboardsType 4 Sun keyboardsType 5 Sun keyboardsLogitech WingMan Warrior joystickLogiCad3d Magellan 6dof controllersLabTec SpaceOrb/Avenger 6dof controllerLabTec SpaceBall 4000 FLX 6dof controllerGunze AHL-51S touchscreenGravis StingerI-Force based joysticks and wheels (with force feedback)Logitech WingMan ForceLogitech WingMan Force WheelGuillemot Race Leader Wheeland othersGameport devicesAnalog joysticks and gamepadsStandard analog joysticksCH FlightStick Pro compatible joysticksThrustMaster FCS compatible joysticksGenius 6 and 8 button compatible gamepadsSaitek Cyborg 3D DigitalSaitek Cyborg 3D Digital PadSaitek R4 Racing WheelAssasin 3D and MadCatz Panther devicesFP-Gaming Assasin 3D trackball + ADC gameportMadCatz Panther trackball + ADC gameportMadCatz Panther XL joystickLogitech ADI digital joysticks and gamepadsLogitech CyberMan 2 Logitech ThunderPad Digital Logitech WingMan Extreme Digital Logitech WingMan Extreme Digital 3D Logitech WingMan Formula Logitech WingMan Gamepad Logitech WingMan Gamepad Extreme Logitech WingMan Gamepad USB Logitech WingMan Interceptor Creative Labs Blaster Cobra gamepadGenius Digital joysticksGenius Flight2000 F-23 joystickGenius Flight2000 F-31 joystickGenius G-09D gamepad (without force feedback)Gravis GrIP joysticks and gamepadsGravis GamePad ProGravis BlackHawk Digital joystickGravis Xterminator Digital gamepadGravis Xterminator DualControl joystickInterAct digital joysticks and gamepadsInterAct HammerHead/FX gamepad (without force feedback)InterAct ProPad8 gamepadThrustMaster DirectConnect joysticks and gamepadsThrustMaster Millenium 3D Inceptor ThrustMaster Rage 3D ThrustMaster FragMaster ThrustMaster Fusion Digital Game Pad ThrustMaster Attack Throttle Microsoft SideWinder digital joysticks and gamepadsMicrosoft SideWinder 3D Pro Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback Pro (without force feedback)Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback Wheel (without force feedback)Microsoft SideWinder FreeStyle Pro Microsoft SideWinder GamePad Microsoft SideWinder Precision Pro Microsoft SideWinder Precision Pro USB Parallel port devicesGaming console joysticks and gamepadsMultisystem joysticks (Atari, Amiga, Commodore, Amstrad) Nintendo 64 gamepads Nintendo Entertainment System (and clone - SVI, Pegasus ...) gamepadsSega Genesis (MegaDrive) gamepads Sega Genesis extended 5 and 6 button gamepadsSega Master System gamepads Sega Saturn gamepads Sony PSX Analog gamepadsSony PSX DualShock gamepadsSony PSX gamepadsSony PSX JogCon gamepadsSony PSX MadCatz wheelSony PSX Namco stickSony PSX NegCon gamepadsSuper Nintendo Entertainment System gamepads 0.8.0.2 Multisystem joystick interface SNESKey/DirectPadPro parallel port joystick interfacesTurboGraFX parallel port joystick interfaceBus devicesInport busmiceMicrosoft InPort busmouseATI XL busmouseLogitech busmiceIBM PC110 touchpadAmiga input devicesAmiga keyboardAmiga mouseAmiga digital joystickAcorn RiscPC mouseUSB devicesHuman Interface Device standard (HID) devicesHID Mice (w/ wheel)HID KeyboardsHID Joysticks and gamepadsHID Digitizers and tabletsHID Boot Protocol devicesHIDBP KeyboardsHIDBP MiceI-Force based joysticks and wheels (with force feedback)Logitech WingMan ForceLogitech WingMan Force Wheeland othersWacom digitizersWacom GraphireWacom Intuos 4x5Wacom Intuos 6x8Wacom Intuos 9x12Wacom Intuos 12x12Wacom Intuos 12x18Devices that have a good chance to be supported soon:A4-Tech double-wheel MagicChip miceHammerHead/FX and PSX RumblePack with ForceFeedback!LabTec SpaceBall 2003 FLXLabTec SpaceBall 3003 FLXLogiCad3D CyberPuckLogiCad3D Magellan PlusLogitech CyberManDevices for which there is a hope to be supported sometime:Art+Com Joystick-ConnectBG Systems BeeBoxBG Systems CerealBox & FlyPanelBG Systems FlyBoxColorado Spectrum Notebook GameportColorado Spectrum Workstation GameportGravis GrIP MultiPortImmersion Impulse Engine 2000Immersion Interface BoxLogitech 3D MouseMicrosoft SideWinder Force Feedback Pro & Wheel with ForceFeedbackPegasus FreeDTechnology Playgroup UnwinderThrustMaster serial joysticksIf you have any input devices you'd like to be supported by these drivers, tell me!Send any questions, comments, bug reports to:Vojtech Pavlik 2ff7e9595c