unplugable usb controllers in arcade problem

[animatorJustin]

hey everyone, how do you get unplugable usb controllers to work with mame without screwing up the joystick numbering in mame? ie: i have controllers that i only wanna plug in when they are needed. but adding or removing them messes with my cp

its so frustrating 

[Dazz]

As far as I know you can't keep it from happening.  The ID's are assigned by Windows and each time you unplug/plug in the USB the ID can change.  I have not been able to find a way to keep it from happening, so I just keep all of my adapters plugged in so they don't change.

[SavannahLion]

Isn't there a utility in the utility section that manages joy assignments?

[loppydog]

I use Devcon with scripting to enable/disable my USB devices....Works great!

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http://support.microsoft.com/kb/311272

[Hoopz]

A couple of options in this thread;

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=94419.msg993306#msg993306

It's too bad u_rebelscum hasn't been on in almost a year.  He would be the best resource for this question.

More possible solutions:

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=93837.0

[loppydog]

yeah, I have been through this whole ordeal as well. I have had NO luck changing device IDs, no matter what ID they had, it never changed the "order".  Hopefully you have better luck than I have had!