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My
name is Daniel Kawakami.
I've managed to create a
"Gameport
support pack for Vista".
The pack was meant for
Creative
gameports, but works on
any
gameport, from
any vendor.
It works on Windows
Vista 32-bit only, also
known as x86.
The files in the pack
are property of their
respective owners
(Creative Labs, Inc. and
Microsoft Corporation).
I only take credit for
the research and
modifications.
Use this pack at
your own risk.
Neither me or any of the
companies listed above
are responsible for any
damage to your computer
or loss of data which
results from the use of
this "pack".
IT IS
STRONGLY RECOMMENDED
THAT YOU DISABLE UAC
(User Account Control),
OTHERWISE YOU MAY HAVE
ALL SORTS OF ISSUES,
EVEN IF YOU FOLLOW THESE
STEPS THROUGHLY.
Connect your
gameport controller
and follow the steps
below. It's easy and
once is done, you can
use your gameport
controllers just like
you did on Windows XP.
If you reboot your
computer and the
controller is not
recognized, open the "Gameport
Controllers" applet
once.
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1)
Installing the gameport driver
Open
the Device Manager and locate the
gameport device:
Double-click it to open its properties. Select the
Driver tab and choose
Update Driver:
Choose Browse my computer for driver
software, as shown below:
Now
click on Let me pick from a list of device
drivers on my computer:
Choose
Sound, video and game controllers:
Click
on Have Disk...:
Locate
the folder where you extracted the pack and select
the Gameport folder.
The
Creative Game Port will be listed,
click on Next to install the
driver.
Don't
worry about the warning message, the driver will
work just fine, so allow the driver to install.
The
gameport driver was successfully installed!
2)
Installing the Gameport Devices control panel
extension:
Locate
the folder where you extracted the pack and open
the ControlPanel folder.
Right-click the Install.inf file
and select Install.
Let
the installation proceed:
Open
the Control Panel and choose
Classic View. Locate the
Gameport Controllers icon and double-click
it.
Click on the OK button to close the
window. Wait a few seconds...
...
and you will be prompted with the message below.
Choose Open the control panel using
recommended settings.
Open
the Gameport Controlllers once
again and give permission to continue, when asked
to.
Now
click on the Add... button:
And
choose the correct model for your controller. Click
OK to continue:
Windows will prompt you to install a new hardware.
Select Locate and install driver software:
In the
window below, choose Don't search online
(this window may not be shown if you previously
configured Windows to always search online for
device drivers):
Select
Browse my computer for driver software,
as shown below:
Locate
the folder where you extracted the pack and select
the Controller folder. Click on
Next to proceed.
Click
on Install this driver software anyway,
we know it works
 :
Your
gameport controller is now installed and functional.
You
can use Vista's Game Controller control panel
extension to calibrate your
controller, as it does not require elevated
privileges.
However, to install or remove
gameport controllers, you must
use the Gameport Controllers
control panel extension.
Message Edited by daniel_k on
09-27-200710:39 PM |
