lee,

Just go to START > CONTROL PANEL > GAME CONTROLLERS and click the "Add"
button. A list of devices will appear, just scroll down and select the MS
Sidewinder ForceFeedback joystick and confirm.

Andy


"leee_68" <leee68@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F68AAB9A-52BF-44D1-BE7F-89527EBE1ECA@microsoft.com...
> Chief95: Did you figure it out. I also have a sidewinder force feedback
> pro
> from years ago for Win98. I am trying to get it to work with XP. Please
> let
> me know what you found out.
> --
> leee_68
>
>
> "Chief95" wrote:
>
>> But, Xp is not recognizing the joy stick when its plugged in??
>>
>> "Yves Leclerc" wrote:
>>
>> > The drivers are "buit-in" to XP. Those are the only drivers.
>> >
>> > "David Candy" <.> wrote in message
>> > news:OZuATe86FHA.3804@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> > The first ones don't work on XP.
>> >
>> > --
>> > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> > Read David defending the concept of violence.
>> > http://margokingston.typepad.com/har...e_ga.html#more
>> > =================================================
>> > "Chief95" <Chief95@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > news:8C367230-7A05-45AE-A524-CFE933374239@microsoft.com...
>> > >I have a Forcefeed Sidewinder joystick that was for Win98. I am now
>> > >running
>> > > Win XP.
>> > > Is it safe to download the drivers and try to use iT in Win XP?
>> > >
>> > > David
>> >
>> >
>> >