Krupa wrote:

> Hi, I recently solved the problem of getting my sidewinder gamepad
> (non-usb) working on my Windows XP computer...thanks to the people of
> this group. However, a problem still remains. When I daisy-chain my
> second gamepad into my first, it doesn't detect the second gamepad.
> When I click Microsoft Sidewinder (Auto-Detect) after I click "add" in
> "Game controllers," an error message comes up: "The controller
> Microsoft Sidewinder Game Pad currently resides on port Aureal Vortex
> Game Port. Please remove it or assign the device to another port."
> What in the world?? They're daisy chained, so their in the same port,
> right? Please help! Thanks in advance!

Not all devices daisy-chain successfully. My guess is that your devices
fall into this category. Maybe you could find an add-in gameport
controller card for the second device.

Malke
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