USB Gamepad

[jurassicice]

I wasnt sure where to ask my problem around the net, so i typed in PC Games Forum in a search engine and I got you guys first....

anyway I have a little problem, i dont know if anoyne knows anything about USB controllers (used to play games on pc) but i have a small problem with my Zoltrix ZX-Boxer Gamepad (blue) (yes i know old, came with my old PC when I got it back in 1999 or something like that).

anyway, the controller works fine (when tested), i tried playing a game with it. I played Fifa world cup 2006 with it, it seemd fine, everyhtnig was undercontrol. then i swtiched gears and starting playing NHL 07....when I got to the menu, i didnt know what was wrong....i had not pressed any button yet, but on the menu, t doenst let me choose, for some reaosn it just keeps going up like soooo fast so i dont have time to click on what option I want (as in play now, game mode, play online, etc). and when I somehow get into play now and when im picking which team i want, it goes soo fast i end up pickng a team I dont want. but the ingame works fine..so just at the menu where the problem is at..

that doenst happen in fifa world cup 2006, not sure what the problem is with NHL 07...it should work fine, the ingame works fine and all just at the menu it skips everyhting and keeps going up as if im holding the up button and not letting go.

anyone know whats wrong? or if someone can recomond me to go to a forum where they can maybe answer my question?

really appreciate it, thanks.

[Jagndeke]

Had the same problem with an old logitech controller. My fix (and hopefully it is yours) is to take the player control sticks and rotate them several times before starting up the game. Also, don't forget to calibrate the gamepad if possible.

Guess rotating the sticks "settled" in the controller for some reason.

[Karlsweldt]

Welcome to the Forum!
May also be due to a different OS platform. Many older games for WIndows 98 or earlier weren't suitable for the Windows 2000 or XP versions of OS. There may be drivers or patches available from the parent Website which better accomodate the data needs of the newer OS. The controller should have a driver disk in the program package. If the calibration program in the OS doesn't recognize it, then provide the device drivers.

[jurassicice]

Had the same problem with an old logitech controller. My fix (and hopefully it is yours) is to take the player control sticks and rotate them several times before starting up the game. Also, don't forget to calibrate the gamepad if possible.

Guess rotating the sticks "settled" in the controller for some reason.

hi there, i tried doing what you did but no luck...

thanks anwyay

[jurassicice]

Welcome to the Forum!
May also be due to a different OS platform. Many older games for WIndows 98 or earlier weren't suitable for the Windows 2000 or XP versions of OS. There may be drivers or patches available from the parent Website which better accomodate the data needs of the newer OS. The controller should have a driver disk in the program package. If the calibration program in the OS doesn't recognize it, then provide the device drivers.

Thanks.

That could be the problem, but the controller works fine with Fifa Wolrd Cup 2006, and that is a pretty new game. so not sure what the problem is, it works fine in NHL 07 in the game, but not in the menu it jsut goes ape and doenst stop going up.

[Kane]

Isn't there some kind of updated driver for you gamepad?

[jurassicice]

Isn't there some kind of updated driver for you gamepad?

no clue.. i searched the net about it but i cant seem to find anything. i found one link, but it was to buy it. for $5 lol nothing else about it

[0x64657200 0x6A61636B616C00]

Are you still using the drivers / software that came with the game pad?

[Karlsweldt]

You are best to start the OS in command-prompt mode, and the program (game) should have a "setup" program so you can configure the sound/video and controller features. Any analog joystick should work, as long as it fits the supplied models for the game. You cannot start Windows 2000 or XP in command-prompt and expect the same platform as with true command-prompt. Win98 was the last of the breed to have a true command-prompt mode. You could create a dual-boot setup using Win98 as the first install, then W2K or XP installed after. You will have a start menu choice of which system to use.. but Win 9xx can only work properly if 512 Mb or less memory is installed. And some games or other programming were never written to utilize the NT platform.

[jurassicice]

Are you still using the drivers / software that came with the game pad?

nothing came with it. the controller came by itself in a box. this is 7 years ago remember lol.

[jurassicice]

You are best to start the OS in command-prompt mode, and the program (game) should have a "setup" program so you can configure the sound/video and controller features. Any analog joystick should work, as long as it fits the supplied models for the game. You cannot start Windows 2000 or XP in command-prompt and expect the same platform as with true command-prompt. Win98 was the last of the breed to have a true command-prompt mode. You could create a dual-boot setup using Win98 as the first install, then W2K or XP installed after. You will have a start menu choice of which system to use.. but Win 9xx can only work properly if 512 Mb or less memory is installed. And some games or other programming were never written to utilize the NT platform.

Thanks

[Karlsweldt]

So the game is 7 years old. Check the handbook that came with it, to see if any mention is made about not using it with NT. If the specs mention it will work with NT, then surely it will work with Windows 2000 or XP. The OS has the 'control panel' where you can access 'gaming options' and you have a setup panel for joysticks and other types of peripherals. Calibration can be done there. Some games were not written for the NT platform.. and will not work properly. The older Tomb Raider and others were in this class. The mode of 'command-prompt' is not the same as when Windows 98 was popular. Both W2K and XP do not fill the needs of this specific environment. Yet some older games will work quite well with W2K or XP. And some games cannot track properly with the high FSB speeds. There may be patches available from the game's parent site to allow use on fast systems. I maintain an old 233 MMX setup with W95 specifically for older games.. with a 66 Mhz FSB that allows them to work perfectly. Some will not run on a 100 Mhz bus, and others will. But most will lock up at a 200 Mhz bus. Even if M$ has 'orphaned' Windows 98, it is the last of the "breed" that has a true command-prompt mode and will run fine on most older systems with 128 Mb of RAM or less. All you need is a sound card that can match the needs of the program, and the controllers that are acceptable.