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Joystick in Windows NT 4.0 Does Not Work Properly

Article ID: 146336

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q146336

SYMPTOMS

While you are playing games in Windows NT 4.0, the joystick may randomly lose control. It may appear that all buttons on the joystick are being pressed at once, causing you to lose control in games.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT version 4.0. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: prodnt Game playing Joystick port

Keywords: kbhardware KB146336