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I've got a different problem with my Emdat foot pedal sm

Posted By: emdat user on 2007-08-25
In Reply to: Emdat foot pedal driving me CRAZY---HELP!!! - see msg

I have one with a PS2 that I use with my PC, and it works fine.  The one with the USB port that I use with my laptop drives me nuts.  I bought the laptop specifically so I could travel and work, but I despise using the foot pedal.  When I hit play it plays as it should.  When I remove my foot for it to stop it continues to play for 1-2 seconds.  I talked to the wonderful (gag) people at Stop-Start who were absolutely no help at all although they did okay it for me to send the pedal back and get a new one.  The second one does the exact same thing.  I hate, hate, hate it.


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