Enabling/Disabling Gameport Joystick Interface - Creative Pavilion xl700 - Desktop PC User Manual

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Enabling/Disabling Gameport Joystick Interface

Overview
You might want to disable interfaces that you are not using to free up resources, for example,
when you do not have enough IRQ lines.
Enabling/Disabling Gameport Joystick Interface
The Gameport Joystick interface on your audio card can be enabled or disabled in Windows.
To enable or disable the interface in Windows:
Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
1.
In the Control Panel window, double-click the System icon.
2.
In the System Properties dialog box, click the Device Manager tab.
3.
Double-click Sound, Video And Game Controllers, and then select Creative Gameport
4.
Joystick.
Click the Properties button.
5.
In the Properties dialog box:
6.
If you have an Original Configuration (Current) check box:
To enable the interface, make sure that the check box is selected.
To disable it, clear the check box.
If you have a Disable In This Hardware Profile check box:
To enable the interface, clear the check box.To disable it, make sure that the
check box is selected.
Click OK to restart Windows and for the change to take effect.
7.
When the Gameport Joystick interface is disabled, the entry in Device Manager has a red
cross.
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