Microsoft KB Archive/176842

Fighter Ace: Fire Button Doesn’t Work if Holding Down Hat Switch

PSS ID Number: Q176842 Article last modified on 04-27-1999

WINDOWS:1.5

WINDOWS

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The information in this article applies to:

 == Microsoft Fighter Ace version 1.5 for MSN Gaming Zone == 

= SYMPTOMS =

When you run Fighter Ace, you may be unable to use the fire button on your joystick to fire your guns.

= CAUSE =

This behavior can occur if use a CH joystick, and you attempt to fire while you hold down the hat switch on one of the following joysticks:


 * CH Flightstick Pro
 * Gravis Phoenix/Firebird

When you press two joystick buttons at the same time on one of these joysticks, the joystick sends a hat switch signal to the computer. If you press the hat switch and the fire button at the same time, the joystick sends only the hat switch signal to the computer.

= RESOLUTION =

To prevent this issue from occurring, release the hat switch on the joystick before you press the fire button.

Additional query words: 1.50 msngz igz fa fighterace firing stop msgame

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========================================================= Keywords : kb3rdparty kbhw kbusage kbfaq Version : WINDOWS:1.5 Platform : WINDOWS Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1999.