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Offline Robotochan

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USB Joystick Woes
« on: August 29, 2003, 22:11 »
Hey all just put up my new PC desk. I want to put my joystick into a back USB2.0 port on my PC as it would be better looking not seeing the wire but the problem is Windows XP doesn't seem to automatically recognise it when it starts up so I have to pull it out and put it back in. Any ideas?
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Re:USB Joystick Woes
« Reply #1 on: August 29, 2003, 22:19 »
Do you disconnect the power when you shutdown Robo?  I have the same problem with my USB keyboard, but only when I switch the mains power off.
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Re:USB Joystick Woes
« Reply #2 on: August 29, 2003, 22:35 »
I have to turn it off at the plug at night as the aluminium and silicon are a fire hazzard aparently even with surge protectors and me 2m away ;)
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Re:USB Joystick Woes
« Reply #3 on: August 29, 2003, 22:38 »
Right, well that's the reason why - I'm afraid I haven't got a solution though.   :-\
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Re:USB Joystick Woes
« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2003, 22:39 »
Bahh! I would have thought Windows would check all the USB ports when it loaded
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Re:USB Joystick Woes
« Reply #5 on: August 29, 2003, 22:41 »
Don't give up hope, Robo!  Somebody might come up with a solution.   :D
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Re:USB Joystick Woes
« Reply #6 on: August 29, 2003, 22:50 »
I wonder if you are being a bit over cautious about silicon and aluminium being a fire hazard.  I know CRT monitors can go up in flames (Mrs Clive actually witnessed it happening) but I haven't seen any reports of computers self combusting.
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« Reply #7 on: August 29, 2003, 22:57 »
Of course you know what will happen tonight now, Clive.   ;D

Sleep well, Robo!    :baad:
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Re:USB Joystick Woes
« Reply #8 on: August 29, 2003, 23:02 »
:aarrgh:
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Re:USB Joystick Woes
« Reply #9 on: August 29, 2003, 23:04 »
I always thought that silicone was inert  ???
Does that mean that Pamela Anderson has spontaneously combustable boobs  :o
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Re:USB Joystick Woes
« Reply #10 on: August 29, 2003, 23:10 »
:funny:  I think silicone is a synthetic polymer Sandra.   ;D
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Re:USB Joystick Woes
« Reply #11 on: August 29, 2003, 23:28 »
It's my mum who is being over caucious. However silicon is 7x more explosive than TNT  ;D But it needs to be concentrated so your PC won't blow your street apart  ;)
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Re:USB Joystick Woes
« Reply #12 on: August 29, 2003, 23:29 »
She's a typical mum then?   ;D
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Re:USB Joystick Woes
« Reply #13 on: August 29, 2003, 23:33 »
Yup  ;D She won't even let me put my tower unit on the carpet so this new desk has it about 5 inches abouve ground  ;D
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Re:USB Joystick Woes
« Reply #14 on: August 29, 2003, 23:35 »
Has she got Pamelas boobs Robo as I am sure that Clive would be interested in doing some scientific research  ;D ;D ;D
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