My M$ Sidewinder 2 wont work... It makes me mad because it works at random times. One day it will show up in the controls list and the next it will disappear and nothing I do will make it show up again. Yes its plugged in and installed... it just simply doesnt show up on the list. Ive tried all 6 of my USB ports and none of them are "magic". What is causing this? P.S. This is the LAST MS joystick I'm ever going to own. I'm sick of this, and other problems such as the joystick being very wobbly and loose in the center, etc etc.

I think that they have an updated driver @ m$.com. You might want to check it out. I have my 3 M$ joystick and never had any problems.ERROR:Banner is 6.6KB, 15 pixels (width) above limit. Cannot Display!

As Vulcho said, its probably just the driver, must likely our of date.Im on occasion when im not using my Yoke and Rudder Pedals ill use my 1998 MS Sidewinder Precision Pro....Still works like a charm....and it was one of those "bundle" packages it came with :DGood Luck!