Microsoft KB Archive/175067

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SideWinder Force Feedback Pro: Locating COM Port Used

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ID: Q175067

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback Pro

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SUMMARY
The Microsoft Hardware test team has created an application to help you to determine which COM port the SideWinder Force Feedback Pro joystick is using. The application tells you how your computer is communicating force feedback information to the Force Feedback Pro. This information can be useful when you are diagnosing force feedback problems.

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center. Click the file name below to download the file:

"Findswff.exe" For more information about how to download files from the Microsoft Download Center, please visit the Download Center at the following Web address

"http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.asp" and then click How to use the Microsoft Download Center.

Microsoft used the most current virus detection software available on the date of posting to scan this file for viruses. Once posted, the file is housed on secure servers that prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

MORE INFORMATION
You can download and save the application to your local hard disk, or you can open and run the file from the Web.

If you download the file to your local hard disk, double-click the file when the dwonload is finished, and then click Find. If you open and run the file from the Web, click Find when the application is running.

Additional query words: swff forcefeedback forces locate comport detects

Keywords : kbfile kbhw kbtshoot

Version : WINDOWS:

Platform : WINDOWS

Issue type : kbhowto kbinfo

Technology : kbvcSearch