scabman Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 (edited) Hi I bought a Steering wheel for the pc the other day at a yard sale for $6. It still works(knew the guy that sold it) but the problem is that it only works on xp or older. Its the V3 Interact sv-280 steering wheel and peddles. Does anyone know how i could get it to work on vista? ( I know vista sucks but its what I have) Thank you for any and all help I can get. Edited August 6, 2012 by Draco1962 Topic moved to correct forum for non-GameEx issues/discussions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco1962 Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Did your friend provide you with the driver/software disc for the wheel and did you install them? Sometimes you can get lucky with using the XP drivers (once you get past the unsigned drivers prompts). From what I have seen just "googling" about there isn't much luck in finding the drivers or compatibility with Vista or higher for this model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco1962 Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Just in case you did not get a driver disc, I did come across drivers for 95-XP here. Not sure if this is going to be of much help but may be worth a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scabman Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 Unfortunately he didnt have it. I had the same problem when i searched on google also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansolo77 Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Windows doesn't autocheck online for the driver? It should.. if not, did you try doing a manual install of a generic driver from it's built in list? That "might" work. You could probably get it to the point where it would be recognized as a generic joystick controller, where the wheel is the Z axis, gas is Y and brake is X. The other buttons on the wheel would correspond to regular controller buttons. Were you able to find the manufacturer's website? They might have a contact form or phone number you could try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco1962 Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Interact no longer exists (they were bought out) and Windows Vista and Seven will not necessarily recognize older, "legacy" devices. Keep in mind that that particular wheel and pedal were made to be compatible with Windows 95 - XP, so unless someone has a neat trick on how to make Vista or later recognize, it ain't gonna happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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