Joysick help

After a couple of years of flawless operation my MS Precision Pro 2 joystick decided to call it quits last night, though it had worked perfectly the night before. Briefly, here is what happened:1. After starting FS last night nothing happened when I tried to change views with the hat switch. Under "options" and "controls" the "enable joystick" button was inoperative.2. I tried the usual fixes: shutdown, restart twice.3. Followed instructions in the troubleshooting section of the user guide: reinstallation of software, complete uninstallation, then reinstallation again. Tested joystick in other USB ports. Still nothing.4. Verified USB ports working properly in device manager.The joystick does not even show up in the device manager under game controllers nor does it show up in the joystick control panel.Nowhere in the literature is it suggested that the joystick may be broken. Even if it were I would think it would be listed in the device manager.Any suggestions would be appreciated.Thanks,JoeKIAD