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Game Controllers

The Game Controllers applet (see Figure 28.8) is a relatively unknown applet that has been around, largely unchanged, since Windows 95. The only real change to the Game Controllers applet is the addition of additional controllers to the prepopulated list. Most of the popular controllers are listed here, and those that aren't will either include their own software for installation or can be added by using the Custom selection.

Figure 28.8. The Game Controllers applet.

To begin the process of adding a new game controller, click the Add button as seen in Figure 28.8. This will open a new dialog box (as shown in Figure 28.9), similar ...