DOCUMENT:Q285029  09-MAY-2002  [homegame]
TITLE   :Midtown Madness 2: SideWinder Forces Unavailable
PRODUCT :Microsoft Home Games
PROD/VER::2.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbhw kbimu kbHardware

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Midtown Madness 2, version 2.0 
 - Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback Wheel USB 
 - Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback 2 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you play Microsoft Midtown Madness 2, the Force Feedback check box may be
unavailable and there may be no forces in the game.

CAUSE
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This behavior can occur if both of the following conditions are true:

 - A Microsoft Force Feedback 2 or a Microsoft Force Feedback Wheel game
   controller is connected to a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port on your
   computer.

 - A digital or analog game controller is connected to the game port on the
   sound card.

RESOLUTION
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To work around this issue, quit the game, disconnect the game controller from
the game port on the sound card, and then restart the game.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Midtown Madness 2.

Additional query words: msgame grayed out greyed midmad side winder

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Keywords          : kbhw kbimu kbHardware 
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch kbMSHardwareSearch kbGamesSearch kbMidtownMadSearch kbMidtownMadness2
Version           : :2.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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