DOCUMENT:Q280436 25-JUL-2001 [homegame] TITLE :MechWarrior 4: SHIFT+Button Does Not Work Correctly PRODUCT :Microsoft Home Games PROD/VER::4.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kb3rdparty kbenv kbhw kbimu kbHardware ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft MechWarrior 4: Vengeance, version 4.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== When you press SHIFT plus a button on a Gravis game controller, MechWarrior 4 responds as though you pressed SHIFT+1. CAUSE ===== This behavior can occur if the Gravis Controller Software is installed on your computer. RESOLUTION ========== To resolve this issue, remove the Gravis Controller Software: 1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 2. Double-click Game Controllers. 3. Click the Gravis controller, and then click Remove. 4. Click Add. 5. Click to select a joystick that has similar characteristics as your game controller from the list of devices, and then click OK. For example, click "3 axis 2 button" if you use a joystick that has three axis and two buttons. MORE INFORMATION ================ The third-party products discussed in this article are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability. Additional query words: msgame blackhawk eliminator destroyer xterminator joystick assignment controller mech warrior vengeance vengence ====================================================================== Keywords : kb3rdparty kbenv kbhw kbimu kbHardware Technology : kbGamesSearch kbMechWarrior4 Version : :4.0 Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2001.