Sidewinder not seen by CFS2

I'm using the same gameport sidewinder joystick I always used in cfs2, but my game doesn't see it since I re-installed it yesterday. The joystick enable option is greyed out.
I haven't used CFS2 for a long time.
I have specs as per my signature and the stick works in all my other sims.
I'm using XP pro SP2. I've used this joystick before with the same setup, I can't figure out why this is occuring.
Anyone have a quick fix?
I haven't used CFS2 for a long time.
I have specs as per my signature and the stick works in all my other sims.
I'm using XP pro SP2. I've used this joystick before with the same setup, I can't figure out why this is occuring.
Anyone have a quick fix?