Thanks again, Sharon! I bought and downloaded the GOG version, and it works beautifully. No more video skipping. :yay12: The cutscenes even look a lot better than they did in the original disk version. :thumbsUp12:

That's excellent, venus! I'll add it to my list in the first post.

Is anyone using a controller in Windows 7 for games? I have a Logitech and a PS3, Windows recognizes them but I cannot get them to work. The PS3 keeps the 4 lights on like when it needs to be connected to the PS3.

In this PC I only have at present Left 4 Dead, that theoretically can use controller. The PS3 doesn't do a thing and with the Logitech I can only move, it doesn't take any settings in the options.

Is there a list of games that can use them? I may have a game and could install it in this PC to check if I can get them working.

I sure don't have a controller, mcc. Maybe someone else has tried one. I sort of doubt the operating system has anything to do with it as long as it's recognizing them.

With the Logitech, have you gone to their website. You may have to download an update to your software.. although I do not have windows 7 I have in the past gone in and updated my software for my rumble pad. Their customer service is pretty good they might be aware of any issues with window 7 and their product.--Just a thought- good luck

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I found this link for you and your question
logitech

Thank you Winfrey, the one I have (M/N: G-UD8, G-UF13A) doesn't seem to be supported by Windows 7.
It appears in the control panel but when opening the Profiler it says it is not connected. It appears in the Logitech page but I don't see support for Windows 7, it .is rather old, I may need a new one.

I noticed that Dell still has the same gamepad for sale, then it should not be a question of age.

mcc, I found this on a Logitech forum from another user with the same problem. This person found a fix for the issue which manually installs the correct drivers.

Win 7 Fix for Logitech Controller

Thank you Draclvr, I'll try it tomorrow and let it know how it goes. It is not crucial but after getting the PS3 last year I got hooked on controllers that almost scared me at the beginning because my aim was flying all over the place.

I applied the gaming software as indicated, now I can see and test the buttons in the Control Panel , in the game (Left 4 Dead) however the right joystick does respond up and down but not right and left, this must be a problem with the game itself because in the test it reacts up-down and right-left. The game doesn't have the option for this because I think it gets automatically.
I will install the Left 4 Dead 2 and check if it is the same, if so I can install an older game like Crysis ( I don't remember if that had gamepasd option) and check again.


Thank you again for your help.

never mind

Yes, Miss Rosanne Rosannadanna? Remember that old one from SNL! I loved Gilda Radner.

BTW, I bookmarked that link you posted, Winfrey, as I have several Logitech peripherals. Great find!

LOL. I wrote to Logitech and they said 5.08 would work--- but I copied your response and put it in my rumblepad folder so when I do get windows 7 I will be prepared. (yes I remember---Really liked Gilda Radner.)

Draclvr, sorry I missed your post before. Thanks for adding Runaway to your list!

I do have an update, though. I managed to play through the entire game and see all the cutscenes and everything. However, there were graphical glitches in each and every one of them at some point. (Strange because I didn't notice it the first time I watched the intro.)

Perhaps that's something that will eventually be patched - it is a little irritating - but for now, I am just happy I was able to make it through the game with no hangups. Just thought anyone who was thinking of purchasing the GOG version for Win 7 may want to be aware of the occasional graphical glitches during the cutscenes.

Thanks, venus. I will add your caveat to the first post. I'm trying to keep it all in one place! What were the glitches you noticed? Plus, I'd like to mention your video card and sound card for extra info.

I've been playing Assassins Creed on Windows 7 Professional 64-bit with no issues so far.

You're welcome, Draclvr. Hope I am not making things too challenging. You're doing an excellent job keeping everything together!

My video card is NVIDIA 8600. Unfortunately, I'm not sure about my sound card. I used to know how to find that information when I had XP, but now that my computer is updated, I'm at a loss. It's the same card that came with the computer in 2006, so it's definitely not the latest model.

As for the glitches I noticed - sometimes a character's head would disappear when another character was speaking. That was the most common one, I think. Or someone's lips wouldn't move when they were talking. At one point, the picture was actually almost unrecognizable, but it was very brief and only happened once as far as I can remember.

It's odd because other than the glitches, the graphics in the cutscenes looked a lot better than they did in the original disk version. I wonder if they were updated, and that's why the game is able to run in 64-bit Windows now.