Windows Mouse Device Enumeration in MAME

[Koop]

I know this isn't a GameEx problem, but I can't find the answer to this anywhere on the internet. Is there anyway to force windows (or MAME) to always recognize the same physical mouse device as mouse1 and the other physical mouse device as mouse2? I'm using an iPAC and I have spinners for player 1 and 2 as well as 1 trackball, but everytime I boot windows it recognizes these 3 mouse devices in a different order and thus assigns them different enumeration (mouse1-3). The result is that the controls I've setup for MAME are usually screwed up and I have to reconfigure them after each boot. Is there any solution for this either in Windows, in MAME, or with a 3rd party application (I own Xpadder)? Thanks.

[Draco1962]

Hey Koop, you might want to take a look at this discussion at ArcadeControls.com..

[Koop]

Hey Koop, you might want to take a look at this discussion at ArcadeControls.com..

Thanks Draco. This looks to be exactly what I need. Thanks for finding that. I'll let you all know how it goes.

[Draco1962]

Seen you back a few times. Was this useful to you and were you able to resolve your problem?

[Koop]

Actually I wasn't able to get it working. I was able to put together a controller file (ctrlr) that I think is pretty close to what would be needed, but anytime I use the MAME command to use that file, MAME just fails to launch. I'm not exactly sure what is going on because when launching through GameEx it just returns me to the GameEx screen for that game (nothing much happens). I simply don't have the time to devote to this problem right now so I've given up. It's a small issue for me anyway because it only affects my analog controls and it only has to be fixed once per computer boot.

Anyway, sorry I couldn't be more help. But if I ever look into it again I'll update this post. Maybe Evolution will have this functionality built in!??! (hint hint)