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It does, but I have to assume that the Windows version also is a perfect match for the hardware ID. Since the older driver from the manufacturer supports all t

It does, but I have to assume that the Windows version also is a perfect match for the hardware ID. Since the older driver from the manufacturer supports all the features, but the date is before June 21, 2006, the MS driver is used instead which is, essentially, neutered for some functions. The text shows that the driver is working as intended. The newer driver is being chosen automatically. The problem is that the newer driver is the Microsoft one. The sad thing is that I don't even know the Manufacturer of the driver anymore. It was painted on the controller and has since rubbed off and the driver file itself just shows up as "Generic Joystick Driver" or something like that. At one point, it got identified as an XBOX 360 controller. :(

justin66 10y ago
I see what you mean. I just took a look at how you might go about tweaking the date on these files manually, either by tweaking an extended attribute or using a hex editor (I'm not sure) and it occurred to me... digital signing. I don't know, might be worth a try, but it might not work if the driver is signed.
- chinhodado 10y ago
  Even if the driver is signed, can't you just ignore the signature error when installing it?
  - simcop2387 10y ago
    Yes, http://windowsreport.com/driver-signature-enforcement-windows-10/ http://windowsreport.com/driver-signature-enforcement-window...
syntheticnature 10y ago
That driver must predate Windows 7, then, which was released in 2009. I've found drivers from Vista or before don't want to work with Windows 10 in some fashion anyhow (perhaps the 32-bit to 64-bit transition?).
- dkonofalski 10y ago
  Possibly. I've had the thing for close to 20 years, I think. It came with a bundle that had a sound card and a DVD (or maybe even CD) drive. It's USB, though, so it can't be that old!
  - QSIITurbo 10y ago
    Just out of curiosity: Have you ever considered just buying a new controller? Spending your time on troubleshooting drivers doesn't seem like a sensible decision from the time=money point of view.
    - dkonofalski 10y ago
      Of course! I do own other controllers! There are just some games that don't seem to recognize newer controllers the same way (the original Mortal Kombat being one of them). I'm not saying that my issue is common and I realize that I'm putting this issue on myself, I just mentioned it because it's a situation that highlights why their "solution" to the problem they have is more of a workaround rather than an actual fix. As others have pointed out, the correct "solution" is to de-prioritize their own drivers. It's their driver and their OS. They could even have a flag that's set in the driver for OS that also affects priority.
      - QSIITurbo 10y ago
        From what I can tell, the "solutions" presented here don't actually solve anything, make things a lot more complicated, and just open new cans of worms. For niche cases there are always good workarounds.
      - richardboegli 10y ago
        To find the manufacturer: 1) Have you tried Googling the hardware ID 2) Take a photo and do a Google reverse image search
        10y ago

justin66 10y ago

I see what you mean. I just took a look at how you might go about tweaking the date on these files manually, either by tweaking an extended attribute or using a hex editor (I'm not sure) and it occurred to me... digital signing. I don't know, might be worth a try, but it might not work if the driver is signed.

chinhodado 10y ago
Even if the driver is signed, can't you just ignore the signature error when installing it?
- simcop2387 10y ago
  Yes, http://windowsreport.com/driver-signature-enforcement-windows-10/ http://windowsreport.com/driver-signature-enforcement-window...

syntheticnature 10y ago

That driver must predate Windows 7, then, which was released in 2009. I've found drivers from Vista or before don't want to work with Windows 10 in some fashion anyhow (perhaps the 32-bit to 64-bit transition?).

dkonofalski 10y ago
Possibly. I've had the thing for close to 20 years, I think. It came with a bundle that had a sound card and a DVD (or maybe even CD) drive. It's USB, though, so it can't be that old!
- QSIITurbo 10y ago
  Just out of curiosity: Have you ever considered just buying a new controller? Spending your time on troubleshooting drivers doesn't seem like a sensible decision from the time=money point of view.
  - dkonofalski 10y ago
    Of course! I do own other controllers! There are just some games that don't seem to recognize newer controllers the same way (the original Mortal Kombat being one of them). I'm not saying that my issue is common and I realize that I'm putting this issue on myself, I just mentioned it because it's a situation that highlights why their "solution" to the problem they have is more of a workaround rather than an actual fix. As others have pointed out, the correct "solution" is to de-prioritize their own drivers. It's their driver and their OS. They could even have a flag that's set in the driver for OS that also affects priority.
    - QSIITurbo 10y ago
      From what I can tell, the "solutions" presented here don't actually solve anything, make things a lot more complicated, and just open new cans of worms. For niche cases there are always good workarounds.
    - richardboegli 10y ago
      To find the manufacturer: 1) Have you tried Googling the hardware ID 2) Take a photo and do a Google reverse image search
      - 10y ago