steering probs.& Win95. Concidence??NO!!

Recently, I have been looking to replace my T-2 with an ECCI extreme control CDRS steering wheel. While speaking with a tech. person at ecci, I explained to him my inability to use my T-2 in win95, wondering if the ecci would too be a problem. He then asked me which version of win95 I was using. I thought this was a rather strange question, but did tell him that I was using the newer version of win95, installed once I found out there was a patched version. The way to tell is, look under control panel, under the system icon, and on the general tab. Mine says 4.00.95a. The original version of win95 doesn't have anything like the "a" at the end. It is slightly different. I have a buddy who recently bought a gateway pp200, and even though his number is slightly different, it also is the newer version. Anyway, the tech guy said that he knows of many people who he considers very computer literate, and knows that they too, have been having problems. The concidence is that of all of the people who are having problems, ALL ARE RUNNING THE NEWER VERSION OF WIN95. He thought that rather strange, and mentioned that I ought to try to run a steering wheel on the older version of win95 and see how it ran. He seemed to think that was the problem. The next question he had was what joystick I used. I replied it was a microsoft sidewinder 3d pro and it ran great in win95. He wondered how come it was so convenient that any microsoft device sets up so easily and runs so well, yet anyother device not microsoft, is so difficult to set up. Concidence? I think not.......Any ideas???? Comments?????? Bryan

The problem with your T2 is most likely that you're not using the axis convertor. Win95 (any version) has trouble when it only sees one axis on Joy1 (the pedals by default are on Joy2), and as a result the wheel will not work. The convertor remaps the pedals to Joy1, allowing everything to work fine. If you had the OSR2 version of Win95 (rev 4.00.950B, not 4.00.950A which is the original release plus Service Pack 1 also refered to as OSR1) then you would run into an interesting problem. While the wheel and every other controler would work fine in WIn95, for most people none of them will work in N2. Papyrus is well aware of this problem and it should be addressed by the upcoming patch. --

4.00.950a is the original version plus Service Pack 1. --

So, is there any way to revert to the a version?? I have a heck of a time getting my pedals from ch to calibrate as well as the flightstick. Pedals don't work at all in Monster truck madness, Nascar 1 runs unreliably and nascar 2 won't run at all on my win95 p200, 64 mg ram, 4 mg video setup. Thanks Ron

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>>Recently, I have been looking to replace my T-2 with an ECCI extreme >>control CDRS steering wheel. While speaking with a tech. person at >>ecci, I explained to him my inability to use my T-2 in win95, >>wondering if the ecci would too be a problem. He then asked me which >>version of win95 I was using. I thought this was a rather strange >>question, but did tell him that I was using the newer version of >>win95, installed once I found out there was a patched version. The >>way to tell is, look under control panel, under the system icon, and >>on the general tab. Mine says 4.00.95a. The original version of >>win95 doesn't have anything like the "a" at the end. >FYI... "a" IS the OLD version. Mine says 4.00.950a. I installed the WIN95 >myself from a VERY early copy of WIN95. >I think the "b" versions are the ones that are having trouble. >My T1 Thrustmaster works perfectly with my "a" system. >I config it as a 4-button 2-axis joystick. I use the single joystick >adapter plug from Thrustmaster that came with it. >My2Cents! >________________________________________________________ > **** REMOVE "NOSPAM" from my address to email me ****

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snip.... Hey, I appreciate the help, but there is TWO versions of updated win95. My original version did NOT have any letters in the version numbers. That is the old version of win95. The "b" version is not available for people to purchase, it is only an OEM version. I started with the win95 upgrade cd, without any letters, and then added the latest packet, making it an "a". Either way, with the original win95 from cd, or the "a" packet, my steering wheel does NOT work. The only thing I am somewhat foggy on is whether I tried the steering wheel in the original win95 with the adapter. I would have to say I did, cause I was desperate and trying anything to get it to work. I have used the gamecard port the entire time always with success in DOS, but never in windows. I have followed the advice of the directions EXACTLY (meaning I have tried WITHOUT SUCCESS) using the adapter and trying to set up the steering wheel with the proper settings. Once I do that, (finially, selecting it is a race car controller), I click ok, and go back so I can callibrate. IT WILL NOT ALLOW CALLIBRATION OR TESTING. IT IS NOT A CHOICE. Then, i can connect my joystick, and it works perfectly. Yet, it tells me that my device is not working properly when using the wheel. I know that the game card is good. I know that the steering wheel is hooked up right and good (it works in dos, no problem, in EVERY game I run). I know that I've done the correct settings for win95. IT IS BECAUSE OF WIN95!!! Sorry, dont mean to vent on you, but Ive gotten desperate, and I KNOW that my computer and all the settings are set up correctly, and the problems dont exist in dos. I cant even get wheel to work in MTM. It is not only just Nascar2. Any further ideas? Bryan

>4.00.950a is the original version plus Service Pack 1. >-- Does this mean this problem will be addressed in a later version of win95?