Devindied

HA! The moment I post it, VICTORY! For all those who want to fix there issue, here it is. First uninstall anything you have. Go to control panel/programs then find SST or matcatz, or anything you installed, including something called saitek. Also, go to start, then devices and printers. With the joystick plugged in, right click. Find properties.Now click the hardware tab. You will find 2 things there. HID and USB. Click one at a time and then click properties. Then the drivers tab, then bottom is UNINSTALL. Do this for both. It will ask to restart on the first one. Say no and wait for the second. After the second, UNPLUG THE CONTROL!! Then restart. LEAVE IT UNPLUGGED! Second, Go to my computer/C drive/Windows/Temp. Look for anything such as madcatz, saitek. Delete the folder. Third, click start, then at the bottom where you search for programs, type regedit. Click enter. Go to HKEY_Current_user\system\currentcontrolset\control\mediaproperties\privateproperties\directinput. Find any file that says saitek, which should be 3. Then any file that starts with VID delete. Easy way for me is to click the VID on the top, the first VID file, then click my delete key under home. Then I can click enter when it askes are you sure. Forth, get the CORRECT software. Both files are to large to be attached, so I will refer you to this website. ftp://ftp.saitek.com/pub/software/xpvista On the VERY top you see saitek Avaitor/32 and /64. Pick the right one for your system. 64 in most cases. Then, ON THE BOTTOM, the SST 6.0 software at the bottom. Again, 32 or 64Bit versions are availible.(it was incorrect about a month ago, now it is correct) Double cick the Driver software, which saves by default as Saitek_Aviator_Joystick_SD6_15_XX(64 or 32)Bit_Drivers. When it askes you to plug in the control, do it. Click next. After installing, the thing will ask you to register. There is a checkbox. Either check it or don't. I didn't. ***KEY PART*** Then click next. Clicking cancel will fail the install. Leave it unchecked and click next. Now your ready for the SST software. Double click, install. DONE! All the headaches GONE! Questions? Feel free to PM or reply. -Devin. Sorry man, could you move it? I'm not sure how. Thanks!

So, i've been battleing this issue for about 2 months now. I have SEARCHED the internet for solutions. NONE have fixed the issue. What is included with the control is software that is talored ONLY for Windows XP 32BIT. NOT 64 NOR Windows 7 for that matter. Now, lets be clear on what the issue is. The control works. Plug it in, no software, works fine. BUT! The key feature to this controll is the SST software. This enables the mode selector switch to be useful. You get three states on buttons. The congrol has about 12 buttons and 5 axis. All can be something different on a different MODE. Be in Unshifted, A, or B. I have tried the software on the CD. Nothing. I have went to the website and downloaded what is now, MADCATZ software. Proflight, then Pacific AV8R-01, then windows7/8 64Bit. The software runs. Says to plug in controll. I do. Nothing comes up. Next is grey. I have gone threw and found some SST software from madcatz. Doesn't work. I have gone into the FTP server and found the 6.0 SST saitek software. WORKS! yay! So I thought. I went threw, programmed the whole control only to find out that when i tried to activate, i get an error. Won't work. If anyone has figured this issue out, please let me know. I will try some more and IF I find the solution, I will report back so you don't have to waste your life on this issue. -Devin.

I have SP2, and a link would help me locate the forums where it has been adressed. Can't seem to find it via search.... :(

I get a tcas alert when I fly on multiplayer and I'm any where near another player. This includes ON THE GROUND! Its so annoying, how do I turn it off? I've tried the power button. Nothing. Screen black, still noise. Q for sound. Nothing but TCAS ALERT! Please help me here. Thanks.