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Good Day,
I have had CFS software for years on several different computers. This newest XP Media Edition will accept the Joystick but the Joystick software stalls out on Step 1. The compatibility wizard got me to the stage to correctly load CFS, with the exception of the Disc in Drive to run the game, but no Joy on the Stick software. I have chased numerous sites for details, all in vain. Any secrets to this short of Dual Boot?
Thanks in advance,
Dale M.
 
Hi,
I've loaded 2 joysticks (saitek & MS Sidewinder )with XP Media Centre Edition, 2002, SP3.
No problems.
Limy
 
I had to look to make sure but I never loaded the software,I just let the game recognize the joystick. Give that a try and see if the stick will work.I used microsoft sidewinder sticks for years,I like them but they are a real pain,very buggy.Get a logitech,it will work much better for you.:friday:
 
Limy

~S~ Limy,

Nice to see you, we have all missed you at the AAC. We are all sorry for your loss. If you need anything, shoot me an e-mail,

Johnny:engel016:
 
Hi all,
After 12 months of not having CFS1 on my machines with Vista due to the Joystick problem. I came across my old backup DVD.Just copied the dvd back over and started CFS1.It asked me if I wanted to alter my joystick.I said no and it now works fine.

Buddha13
 
Buddha13 said:
Hi all,
After 12 months of not having CFS1 on my machines with Vista due to the Joystick problem. I came across my old backup DVD.Just copied the dvd back over and started CFS1.It asked me if I wanted to alter my joystick.I said no and it now works fine.

Buddha13
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glad to hear it.
now all you have to do is come fly with us on Sunday's.
we presently have 3 pilots from the UK, 1 from
Sweden and a couple/3 Canadians flying with us Yanks.
all in all, 14 pilots today, trying to bust those Rhur Dams.
 
And of course I went and tried cfs1 and the joystick wont work,I have vista,the latest vista driver for the Logitech,in settings it sees the stick but it doesn't work when I try to fly.....I kinda wanted to go dambusting.:help:
 
Vista

~S~ All,

With Vista you have to manually assign your joystick buttons etc.. and never believe the notice that your joystick has changed. Vista lies.

j:friday::ernae:
 
Johnny said:
~S~ All,

With Vista you have to manually assign your joystick buttons etc.. and never believe the notice that your joystick has changed. Vista lies.

j:friday::ernae:
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Here's the problem,when I go to assign my joystick there's nothing there.It shows during configuration ok but there is only the keyboard and mouse shown in the assignment window.I would really like to be able to fly this game again so if anyone has any ideas I'm all ears.
 
Hullo:wavey: safn1949

I'm not sure that I can fix your problem, as I am still under W98SE, but I would like to give it a shake.

First, I want you to get in your CFS1 folder and to open your COMBATFS.CFG file with a plain TXT program. Then, I want you to copy n' paste everything you will find under the section entitled
[Controls], title included, on this thread, like this;
[Controls]
LastJoystickName=Logitech Force 3D Pro USB
force_master_gain=10000
force_master_enabled=0
force_stick_force_enabled=1
force_stick_shaker_enabled=1
force_gear_bump_enabled=1
force_crash_enabled=1
force_ground_bumps_enabled=1
force_machinegun_enabled=1
force_bulletdamage_enabled=1
force_rocket_enabled=1
force_bomb_enabled=1
force_flak_enabled=5130
PAN_RATE=400
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This is mine. Now, show me yours.:jump:

Then, will go next step...:kilroy:
 
[Controls]
LastJoystickName= 
force_master_gain=10000
force_master_enabled=1
force_stick_force_enabled=1
force_stick_shaker_enabled=1
force_gear_bump_enabled=1
force_crash_enabled=1
force_ground_bumps_enabled=1
force_machinegun_enabled=1
force_bulletdamage_enabled=1
force_rocket_enabled=1
force_bomb_enabled=1
force_flak_enabled=1
PAN_RATE=400

here it is
 
I went ahead and did a clean install,this is the cfg from it.

[Controls]
LastJoystickName=ø
force_master_gain=10000
force_master_enabled=1
force_stick_force_enabled=1
force_stick_shaker_enabled=1
force_gear_bump_enabled=1
force_crash_enabled=1
force_ground_bumps_enabled=1
force_machinegun_enabled=1
force_bulletdamage_enabled=1
force_rocket_enabled=1
force_bomb_enabled=1
force_flak_enabled=1
PAN_RATE=400
 
My wife graciously gave me permission to dabble in her Vista laptop, which is no small feat:faint:...

This is the section I get;
[CONTROLS]
force_master_gain=10000
force_master_enabled=1
force_stick_force_enabled=1
force_stick_shaker_enabled=1
force_gear_bump_enabled=1
force_crash_enabled=1
force_ground_bumps_enabled=1
force_machinegun_enabled=1
force_bulletdamage_enabled=1
force_rocket_enabled=1
force_bomb_enabled=1
force_flak_enabled=5130
PAN_RATE=400
LastJoystickName=4˜Äwøò 
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First of all, only the "LastJoystickName=" entry seems to cause problem, so let's concentrate on that one.

When my wife let me get close again to her cherished laptop, I will attempt some new experiments. What I found interesting though is that; 1) you can see your joystick in the SETTINGS > Game Controllers section;
2) you can assigned functions to your stick under SETTINGS > Customize Controls section. This way, I was able to get my guns firing with my stick trigger. Unfortunately, there's no way to assign stick movements.

I tried the compatibility trick, but no joy.

You would think that M$ being the owner of CFS1 and Vista, they would have found a solution and posted it in their "knowledge base" by now...:kilroy:.

I guess there's not enough profit in doing so...

One final observation for now; it looks like Vista is treating USB connexions differently than W98SE. I was not asked to install drivers when I plugged my stick in it and the mention "USB" does not appear after "Logitech Force 3D Pro" in the window. Strange...:typing:... let's see...
 
I went into the compatability wizard and set the program back to 98/ME and ran it,it is rewriting the cfg file.
[Controls]
LastJoystickName=T
force_master_gain=10000
force_master_enabled=1
force_stick_force_enabled=1
force_stick_shaker_enabled=1
force_gear_bump_enabled=1
force_crash_enabled=1
force_ground_bumps_enabled=1
force_machinegun_enabled=1
force_bulletdamage_enabled=1
force_rocket_enabled=1
force_bomb_enabled=1
force_flak_enabled=5130
PAN_RATE=400

and you will notice that the setting in red has changed and force feedback is enabled,however the stick is not a forcefeedback stick.
 
[Controls]
LastJoystickName=ø
force_master_gain=10000
force_master_enabled=1
force_stick_force_enabled=1
force_stick_shaker_enabled=1
force_gear_bump_enabled=1
force_crash_enabled=1
force_ground_bumps_enabled=1
force_machinegun_enabled=1
force_bulletdamage_enabled=1
force_rocket_enabled=1
force_bomb_enabled=1
force_flak_enabled=1
PAN_RATE=400


This is the vista cfg,I moved it down for comparison.Ok,it only rewrites if you try to apply any compatability settings,like XP of 98,see below

[Controls]
LastJoystickName=p0kLï
force_master_gain=10000
force_master_enabled=1
force_stick_force_enabled=1
force_stick_shaker_enabled=1
force_gear_bump_enabled=1
force_crash_enabled=1
force_ground_bumps_enabled=1
force_machinegun_enabled=1
force_bulletdamage_enabled=1
force_rocket_enabled=1
force_bomb_enabled=1
force_flak_enabled=5130
PAN_RATE=400
 
Don't bother too much about "force something" entries, as they only apply to force-feedback sticks like mine. The evil lies in "LastJoystickName" entry:angryfir:.

It constantly changes and, I think, it is the source from wich COMBATFS.exe takes its info.
 
I tried a bunch of times to get it to change and it seems like it will only change when you change compatibility settings.I even said yes when it asked me if I wanted to change my settings in the game and the cfg file stayed the same for me.Thru all of this the stick never showed up in the customize control window.It's very strange,the stick also doesn't show up under game controllers in control panel, device manager,sound,video and game controllers.I guess that's just Vista.Perhaps we could make the cfg file read only if we can get the stick to work,I don't know.I would guess the game writes to the cfg file when you do different things in the game so read only wouldn't work.
 
Perhaps we could make the cfg file read only if we can get the stick to work,
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This is exactly the experiment I had in mind.

Result= :faint:

The game was asking me to change the game controller, that was correctly spelled for once, but was still unable to recognize it in game.

I'm giving up...:isadizzy:

One thing is certain; I will not buy a Vista system when times come. What a piece of :censored:!!!

Johnny, your turn:argue:
 
Honestly this is the only problem with Vista I have had,thanks for your help,if we can get this solved a lot of people will get happy.:friday:
 
What about CFS 2 or 3, does Vista recognize the joystick? Seems like CFS 1 and Vista just doesn't work, at least not for me.
 
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