Microsoft KB Archive/216919

= Flight Simulator 95/98: Game Controller Does Not Appear in Control Devices List =

Article ID: 216919

Article Last Modified on 3/23/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Flight Simulator 95
 * Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q216919



SYMPTOMS
Your game controller may not appear in the Control Devices list on the Customize Controls screen in Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Where your game controller should appear in the list, you see an empty line or a string of illegible characters.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if the name of your game controller exceeds 47 characters in length. Flight Simulator cannot properly display the name of a game controller exceeding 47 characters in length.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, contact the manufacturer of your game controller for instructions about how to change the name of the game controller.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: 1.00 flightsim fltsim gaming device unreadable blank USB joystick garbage

Keywords: kbbug kbui kb3rdparty kbfaq kbpending KB216919

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