Microsoft KB Archive/884126

= Games that do not support Microsoft SideWinder game controllers =

Article ID: 884126

Article Last Modified on 2/24/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SideWinder Precision Pro 2.0
 * Microsoft SideWinder Freestyle Pro
 * Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback Pro
 * Microsoft SideWinder Dual Strike
 * Microsoft SideWinder 3D Pro
 * Microsoft SideWinder Strategic Commander
 * Microsoft SideWinder Plug & Play Game Pad
 * Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback 2
 * Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback Wheel
 * Microsoft SideWinder Game Pad 2.0
 * Microsoft SideWinder Game Pad Pro
 * Microsoft SideWinder Precision Racing Wheel

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INTRODUCTION
This article lists the third-party games that do not support the products that are listed in the &quot;Applies To&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
The following games do not support Microsoft SideWinder game controllers:
 * Speedway by WildTanget
 * Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
 * Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
 * Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
 * Microsoft 3D Pinball for Windows
 * Space Cadet Ghost Recon by Ubisoft

Additional information
Many games by WildTangent do not support game controllers or offer only limited supprt for game controllers. For a list of these games, visit one of the following WildTangent Web sites:

http://support.wildgames.com/

http://wildtangent.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/wildtangent.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=62

Microsoft provides third-party contact information to help you find technical support. This contact information may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this third-party contact information.

For more information about Ghost Recon, visit the following Ubisoft Web site:

http://www.ghostrecon.com

Ghost Recon does not support game controllers. However, you can use a game controller if it has profile software that allows keyboard commands to be associated with joystick buttons outside the game. If you want to use a joystick or a gamepad with Ghost Recon, you can only do so if your joystick or gamepad has software that lets you assign keyboard strokes to movement and buttons.

If your game does not directly support SideWinder game controllers, you may be able to use the Microsoft SideWinder Game Device software or the SideWinder game controller software to map keyboard commands to buttons on the SideWinder game controllers.

Max Payne does not directly support joysticks. For more information about joystick support in Max Payne, visit the following Remedy Entertainment Ltd. Web site:

http://www.rockstargames.com/maxpayne/support/

For additional information about how to map keyboard commands to buttons on your Microsoft SideWinder game controller and for a list of SideWinder game controllers that support this functionality, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

259362 SideWinder: How to map keyboard commands to buttons on your SideWinder game controller

Note You cannot map keyboard commands with all SideWinder products.

The third-party products that this article discusses are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.

Keywords: kbinfo kbtshoot kb3rdparty KB884126

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