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I had the same problem and found it to be the Sound Blaster Awe 64 gameport.  I
disabled the port and put in a separate game card with two ports on it.  That took
care of the problems and it works great.

Marty U'Ren wrote:

> Have you checked, cleaned, replaced, the steering pot? Using spray contact
> cleaner helps. But, because some pots have grease inside which is broken down
> by the cleaner, the only reliable way to get electrically smooth action is to
> take the pot apart and clean the contact elements by hand. Just spray with the
> contact cleaner and wipe with toilet paper.
>
> Some here have reported success by changing to a digital game port. Apparently
> the analog ports are more sensitive to spikes in the changing resistance as a
> dirty pot is rotated.
>
> Just like in real racing, ultimate performance requires attention to detail.
>
> Marty
>
> alan wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 16 Jan 1999 17:16:35 -0500, "Jake Myers"
> > <snake11@primenet.com> wrote:
> >
> > >Suprised nobody has suggested completely removing sound card and software
> > >and then reinstalling them...might work....did for me.
> > >
> > >Jake Myers
> > >
> > I have installed, uninstalled, tried different slots, reinstalled GPL,
> > reinstalled Win95, unchecked interupts (and vice versa, just in case),
> > done all of above changing the order I did them so in the end I had
> > tried every possible permutation, ad nauseum. Nothing has worked.
> > Parkinson's still there, unplayable with Direct Input, bearable with
> > generic.
> > I gave up on this 2 weeks ago. Now I'm just hoping the problem will go
> > away when I get a USB-connected wheel (which I suppose will force me
> > to go to Win98 from 95b), or a Gamecard, or there is a fix for this
> > Windows problem.
> > I think it is Windows fault because the Parkinsons exists in the Win95
> > calibration test screen. So I think GPL is just doing it's best with
> > very "noisy" input it is receiving from Windows.
> > Still, I'm still managing to improve at GPL, so I have to admit the
> > main reason for my slow times is my own skill level, not hardware
> > problems! I don't think I'll *need* to cure the shakes for a few weeks
> > yet.
> > Alan.

