Microsoft KB Archive/263266

= Baseball 2000: Erratic Behavior When You Use the SideWinder Game Pad Pro Controller =

Article ID: 263266

Article Last Modified on 1/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Baseball 2000
 * Microsoft SideWinder Game Pad Pro

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This article was previously published under Q263266



SYMPTOMS
When you play Microsoft Baseball 2000 with the Microsoft SideWinder Game Pad Pro game controller, the players in the game may move erratically or in an unexpected direction.



RESOLUTION
To work around this issue, create a scheme in the Microsoft SideWinder Game Controller Software in which you map the keyboard commands to the D-pad and the buttons of the game controller. To do this, use the following methods in the order in which they are presented.

NOTE: Before you use the steps in this article, you must install the SideWinder Game Controller Software version 4.0 or later on your computer.

Create a Scheme for Baseball 2000
To create a scheme for Baseball 2000:
 * 1) Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
 * 2) Double-click Game Controllers.
 * 3) Click Microsoft SideWinder Game Pad Pro, and then click Properties.
 * 4) Click the Settings tab, and then click Standard.

Configure the D-Pad
To configure the D-pad:
 * 1) In the Microsoft SideWinder Game Pad Pro Properties dialog box, click the Recorder tab, and then scroll to the Direction Pad section.
 * 2) In the Game Action column, click to the right of the direction that you want to configure.
 * 3) Click the Keystrokes tab.
 * 4) Press the arrow key that corresponds to the direction that you selected in step 2.NOTE: When you press multiple keys (for diagonal directions), multiple keys are displayed in the Game Action Recorder dialog box.


 * 1) Click OK.
 * 2) Repeat steps 2 through 5 to configure each direction of the D-pad. The D-pad's eight direction points are forward, back, left, right, and the four diagonal directions.

Configure the Buttons
To configure the buttons:  In the Microsoft SideWinder Game Pad Pro Properties dialog box, click the Recorder tab, and then scroll to the Buttons section. In the Game Action column, click to the right of the button that you want to configure. Click the Keystrokes tab. In the following table, press the key that corresponds to the game pad button that you selected in step 2.

 Click OK. Repeat steps 2 through 5 to configure each button on the game controller.</ol>

Save the Scheme
To save the scheme:
 * 1) After you configure all of the D-pad directions and the buttons that you want, click OK.
 * 2) In the File name box, type a name for the scheme, and then click Save.
 * 3) Close the Microsoft SideWinder Game Pad Pro Properties dialog box, and then start Baseball 2000.

NOTE: When you pitch in Baseball 2000, the key names are displayed for the types of pitches that are available, not for the game pad button names.

Additional query words: 1.00 msgame side winder bb2k bball gamepad schemes

Keywords: kbhardware kbprb kbui KB263266

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