Sidewinder Precision 2 install problem w/Vista

I got a new computer with Vista. Am having problems installing some older
software, with the joystick being one of them. It seems to install ok until
the end of the install. I get a screen asking if I'm sure I want to exit the
installation. If I click No, the setup screen stays on but does nothing.
Click Yes, and it exits the install.

Afterwards I hook up the joystick, the computer searches and finds the
drivers. The software is listed in programs. I can open the Sidewinder
Central, and open the Control panel:Game Controller. But if I click on
Properties, it pops up with "Internal erro may be due to low system
resources...and tells me to reinstall the software. When I click to exit that
box, I get a box that says "RUNDLL32 has stopped working"

Can someone help here. I alreadt have ot get a new scanner because mine
isn't supported and my printer works so-so (not 100%). I dont want ot have ot
go out and buy another joystick too if I don't have to.

"Don Wade" <Don Wade@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F5B0DAF4-8A61-4523-B9F5-9002FB54230B@microsoft.com...
>I got a new computer with Vista. Am having problems installing some older
> software, with the joystick being one of them. It seems to install ok
> until
> the end of the install. I get a screen asking if I'm sure I want to exit
> the
> installation. If I click No, the setup screen stays on but does nothing.
> Click Yes, and it exits the install.
>
> Afterwards I hook up the joystick, the computer searches and finds the
> drivers. The software is listed in programs. I can open the Sidewinder
> Central, and open the Control panel:Game Controller. But if I click on
> Properties, it pops up with "Internal erro may be due to low system
> resources...and tells me to reinstall the software. When I click to exit
> that
> box, I get a box that says "RUNDLL32 has stopped working"
>
> Can someone help here. I alreadt have ot get a new scanner because mine
> isn't supported and my printer works so-so (not 100%). I dont want ot have
> ot
> go out and buy another joystick too if I don't have to.


Uninstall the software, then just plug in the Sidewinder2. Vista has drivers
for it.

--
Jim

"JimR" wrote:

> "Don Wade" <Don Wade@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F5B0DAF4-8A61-4523-B9F5-9002FB54230B@microsoft.com...
> >I got a new computer with Vista. Am having problems installing some older
> > software, with the joystick being one of them. It seems to install ok
> > until
> > the end of the install. I get a screen asking if I'm sure I want to exit
> > the
> > installation. If I click No, the setup screen stays on but does nothing.
> > Click Yes, and it exits the install.
> >
> > Afterwards I hook up the joystick, the computer searches and finds the
> > drivers. The software is listed in programs. I can open the Sidewinder
> > Central, and open the Control panel:Game Controller. But if I click on
> > Properties, it pops up with "Internal erro may be due to low system
> > resources...and tells me to reinstall the software. When I click to exit
> > that
> > box, I get a box that says "RUNDLL32 has stopped working"
> >
> > Can someone help here. I alreadt have ot get a new scanner because mine
> > isn't supported and my printer works so-so (not 100%). I dont want ot have
> > ot
> > go out and buy another joystick too if I don't have to.
>
>
> Uninstall the software, then just plug in the Sidewinder2. Vista has drivers
> for it.
>
> --
> Jim
>

Thanks for the response . I just tried what you advised. I then installed
the joystick software and found it still does the exact same thing.

Do I not install the software? If no, then how do I access the joystick?

Thanks