Joystick won't enable

[Simviation2003]

Hello fellow aviators,

I posted a request for advise on this forum only a couple of days ago on the same subject, but a different matter.

I now can use my Micosoft Sidewinder Pro in windos XP but with minimum settings.

I was able to (don't ask me how) use the stick in FS2002 for a short time before my C:\ had a huge crum spit!!!! ((No fault of FS2002))

I have since replaced the hard drive and reformatted and loaded the sim back on but with no success in using the joystick.

It is connected OK, I tried it in Comanche 4 just to make sure, but there no hope in hell of having FS2002 accepting it.

Would there be any advice out there on what could be wrong, I done the usual "JOYSTICK ENABLED" calibrated, etc 50,000 times. (Well not quite that many)

Getting extremely frustrated, I look forward to hearing from anyone!!!!

[JohnP]

Try calibrating the joystick outside the program, going through the windows control panel. Also try reinstalling Fs2002 and see if that will help. There is another program that acts as a interface with Fs2002 called FSUPIC. You can use a section in there used for joysticks and help as a interface between the joystick and Fs2002.
Hope this helps a little.

[Simviation2003]

Thanks JohnP

I shall try it outside the simulator again, I will tru and get a copy of FUIPC and give it a go, I think I've got here somewhere....

Thanking you

SV2003

[Simviation2003]

JohnP

Nah, still no good....

Looks like I will need to buy another joystick or partition for win 98. ( New joystick sounds easier).

Regs

SV2003