File: README.TXT
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* ThrustMaster USB Game Device Setup & Driver Disk *
* for Microsoft Windows 95 OSR 2.1 *
* ThrustMaster, Inc. *
* April 21, 1998 *
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This disk contains configuration information and drivers for using
ThrustMaster USB game peripherals with Microsoft's release of Windows 95
OEM Service Release 2, or "OSR 2" including the USB Supplement.
The most recent version of the USB Supplement is known as Build 1214. The
operating system (OSR 2.0), combined with the USB Supplement, is known as
"OSR 2.1." This version of the Windows 95 operating system is
distributed to OEMs for installation on newly-built computer systems,
and is not available to the general public as an add-on upgrade or full
retail release.
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Description of Files Contained on this Disk
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TMUSB.INF : Information file that Win95's Add New Hardware wizard
uses to identify drivers to install, update Registry
data and perform any other set-up of the operating
system that is necessary to support ThrustMaster's
USB game devices.
* TMUSB.SYS : ThrustMaster WDM/USB Game Device Class Driver
* JOYTMUSB.VXD : USB Game Device Mini-Driver
RELNOTES.TXT : Notes specific to this release of the drivers
README.TXT : This file.
* Refer to the RELNOTES.TXT file for specific information about
the versions of these driver files included in the release.
These drivers are copied to your Windows System directory during
Plug-and-Play installation processing.
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If you downloaded these files from our Web site, we recommend that you
copy them to a floppy disk before going through the following procedure.
The installation will go smoother and you'll have the disk as a backup.
General Instructions for Installation
1) Have the disk ready.
2) Connect the device to a USB port on your system.
3) When asked for the disk, place the disk in a drive.
NOTE: If you are not asked for a disk, then you probably have
connected a ThrustMaster USB device before.
4) Open the Control Panel window (click the Start button, select
Settings, then Control Panel. The window will now open.
5) In the Control Panel window, locate the icon whose caption is either
"Joystick" or "Game Controllers."
Note the following:
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* Depending upon your system's configuration, the Joystick or
Game Controllers icon may not appear in the Control Panel window.
If it isn't there, you need to use the Add New Hardware wizard
in the Control Panel to add the Microsoft "Gameport Joystick"
driver to your system. Once this has been done, a Joystick
or Game Controllers icon should appear in the Control Panel
window.
We realize that this is not intuitive and is a configuration
hassle when using systems that do not have game port hardware,
but is a limitation of OS components that we do not control. In
future revisions of our installation for USB devices, we are
planning on providing an automatic game port driver check and
install to make this process smoother.
* If the caption reads "Joystick", then you either do not have
DirectX installed on your system at all, or you have a version of
DirectX prior to version 5--follow the instructions below under
"Before DirectX 5."
* If the caption reads "Game Controllers", then you have DirectX 5
or later installed on your system--follow the instructions below
under "DirectX 5 or Later."
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Before DirectX 5
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6) Once the Joystick applet is up and running, click on the drop-down
box for Joystick Selection. Scroll down and select the entry for the
type of ThrustMaster USB device you connected.
7) If the Calibrate and Test Buttons are not greyed (that is, they are
active), go ahead and calibrate and test.
8) If the Calibrate and Test Buttons are disabled, you should also see
a message saying that your joystick is not connected properly.
If so, you need to reboot your system.
9) After you have calibrated and tested the device's operation
using the Joystick control panel applet, you will be able to use it
with any Windows 95 application that supports the multimedia joystick
interface and/or DirectInput.
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DirectX 5 or Later
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6) Once the Game Controllers applet is up and running, click on the
"Add" button. Scroll down through the Controllers list and select
the entry for the type of ThrustMaster USB device you connected. The
device's name should now appear in the list of attached devices, and
show a connection status of "OK".
7) Click on the Properties button. Use the Calibrate button and Test
property sheet to calibrate and test the ThrustMaster USB device.
8) After you have calibrated and tested the device's operation, you will
be able to use it with any Windows 95 application that supports the
multimedia joystick interface and/or DirectInput.
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If You Encounter Problems
If you should run into problems during installation or configuration of our
USB game devices, you can perform the following steps to restore your
system's configuration to a point where you can perform the installation
again from the beginning:
1) Delete files TMUSB.SYS and JOYTMUSB.VXD from the Windows System directory.
You may also find our older USB mini-drivers GP1USB.VXD and GPADUSB.VXD in
this directory--if you find these files, delete them also.
2) Delete the two .BIN files located in the Windows INF directory (this is
the Plug and Play Manager database; it will automatically get rebuilt
the next time your system is booted.)
3) Use Windows Explorer to do a search for the text string "044F"
(that's zero-44F) in all INF files in the Windows INF directory.
Do the search recursively so that it will also search the OTHER
subdirectory (below INF.) 044F is ThrustMaster's manufacturer ID
for USB devices. Record the names of any files that are found, then
examine their contents to determine whether they pertain to ThrustMaster
USB devices. If they do, delete them. You may find such files either
in the INF directory or in the INF\OTHER directory. The list of found
files should include "ThrustMasterTMUSB.INF" and possibly others.
4) Use the Registry Editor to remove any keys under HKLM/Enum/USB
that begin with the string "VID_044F" (again, these are keys relating
to ThrustMaster USB game devices.)
5) Unplug our device(s) if not already unplugged.
6) Reboot the system.
7) Plug in the device. Repeat the installation process from the beginning.
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Frequently Asked Questions about USB and our USB game devices
1. Q: Does this disk work with Windows 98 installs?
A: No, this disk SHOULD NOT be used with Windows 98! If you use it with
Windows 98, everything will appear to work fine during the initial
driver install, but the devices will not be seen correctly by the
Game Devices control panel, or by any games you attempt to use the
devices with.
Support for the ThrustMaster USB joysticks is built into the Win98
driver database, and we have an INF file that enables support for all
of our other USB devices. With Win98, no supplemental drivers are
required for our devices, only an INF file which provides a description
of our devices to the drivers and applets already present in Win98.
Future versions of the drivers will be compatible with both Windows
98 and Windows 95, and will enable ThrustMapper support.
2. Q: I installed the drivers once after plugging in my ThrustMaster device,
and then plugged it in a second time, and the system asked for the
drivers again. Why does it do this? I thought this should only happen
once.
A: What probably happened is that you plugged the device into a different
USB socket on your system or on a hub the second time. This is normal
behavior for a USB hub, which features multiple ports for you to plug
devices into. Your system's USB ports are actually considered a hub
which is known as the "root hub." The path to a device through each
port on a hub is unique, and the OS treats each of these paths inde-
pendently. Most systems have two USB sockets supported from the
motherboard--if this is the case on your system, you'll need to feed
it the disk one more time. After this, it should leave you alone.
3. Q: What other USB devices does ThrustMaster have available?
A: Only the TOP GUN USB is available now. Others will be announced by
mid-1998.
4. Q: How do I get additional ThrustMaster USB game controls?
A: They can be ordered by calling ThrustMaster World Headquarters in
Hillsboro, Oregon; phone number is (503)615-3200. Just ask to
place an order.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.