# computer mouse/joystick question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-mouse-joystick-question/243594>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 5, 2004, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-mouse-joystick-question/243594 "2004-05-05T05:39:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![pope\_hentai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@pope\_hentai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pope_hentai)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2004, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-mouse-joystick-question/243594/1 "2004-05-05T05:39:02Z")

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is it at all possible to set a pc ot use the joystick/controller as a mouse?

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**Author:** ![citrus\_x\_paradisi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6f9a4e/32.png) [@citrus\_x\_paradisi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/citrus_x_paradisi)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2004, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-mouse-joystick-question/243594/2 "2004-05-05T05:53:18Z")

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Yes, there are joysticks made for computers, like [this](http://www.buildyourowncomputer.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=4btjsd) .

If you mean for use outside of gaming, I believe you could, though I’ve never done it myself.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![pope\_hentai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@pope\_hentai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pope_hentai)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2004, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-mouse-joystick-question/243594/3 "2004-05-05T06:42:48Z")

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yes i mean for outside of gaming. I would like to be able to use the control pad on my gaming controller to move the windows cursor.

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**Author:** ![Dragwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dragwyr/32/2855_2.png) [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2004, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-mouse-joystick-question/243594/4 "2004-05-05T14:56:23Z")

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I haven’t tried it personally, but I did find this that might help:  
[http://www.freewareweb.com/cgi-bin/archive.cgi?ID=1625](http://www.freewareweb.com/cgi-bin/archive.cgi?ID=1625)