Microsoft KB Archive/300970

= Games: Game controller does not work or does not work as expected in some Microsoft games =

Article ID: 300970

Article Last Modified on 11/14/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Links 2003 Championship Edition
 * Microsoft Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
 * Microsoft Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Expansion
 * Microsoft Age of Empires II Gold Edition
 * Microsoft Age of Empires III
 * Microsoft Age of Empires III : The WarChiefs
 * Microsoft Age of Mythology
 * Microsoft Age of Mythology Gold
 * Microsoft Age of Mythology: The Titans
 * Microsoft Dungeon Siege
 * Microsoft Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna
 * Microsoft Dungeon Siege II
 * Fable: The Lost Chapters PC
 * Microsoft Freelancer
 * Microsoft Links 2003
 * Microsoft Rise of Nations
 * Microsoft Rise of Nations: Gold Edition
 * Microsoft Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends
 * Microsoft Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots
 * Microsoft eMbedded Visual C++ 4.0
 * Microsoft Zoo Tycoon
 * Microsoft Zoo Tycoon 2
 * Microsoft Zoo Tycoon Complete Collection
 * Microsoft Zoo Tycoon: Dinosaur Digs 1.0
 * Microsoft Zoo Tycoon: Marine Mania
 * Microsoft Zoo Tycoon 2: African Adventure
 * Microsoft Zoo Tycoon 2: Dino Danger
 * Microsoft Zoo Tycoon 2: Endangered Species
 * Microsoft Zoo Tycoon 2: Marine Mania

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This article was previously published under Q300970





SYMPTOMS
If you try to use a game controller with one of the games that is listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section, the game controller does not work or does not work as expected.



CAUSE
The games listed in the &quot;Applies To&quot; section were not designed to work with game controllers.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, use an input device that the game was designed to work with. For example, use a keyboard or a pointing device.

Additional query words: msgame trainsim joystick gaming device mouse

Keywords: kbhardware kbprb KB300970

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