Microsoft KB Archive/318919

= You cannot use Control Panel to calibrate a joystick that has no buttons =

Article ID: 318919

Article Last Modified on 9/28/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Driver Development Kit (DDK)
 * Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition Driver Development Kit

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This article was previously published under Q318919



SYMPTOMS
When you try to use Control Panel to calibrate a joystick device that has no buttons, the calibration wizard does not store the calibration data and the calibration wizard reports that the calibration process has not been completed.

To calibrate a joystick device by using Control Panel, click the Gaming Options icon.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because the device does not include a button that the calibration wizard can recognize. When you calibrate a device, the joystick tool (Joy.cpl) in Control Panel requires you to press a button on the device to store the calibration data. If the device does not report a button, you cannot complete the calibration process.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem for joystick devices that do not have buttons, a developer can write a DirectInput calibration application that uses the SetProperty method.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.

