Hi Joe,
Thanks for taking a look.
I'm sure you're right and i'll give it a go but FS2004 was working perfectly well in this mode some months ago.
I've just tried this and the controls respond correctly with keyboard inputs, though obviously this isn't anywhere near good enough to control flight.
I'm using a different port on a USB hub, I'll try not using the USB hub and get back.
Not sure about the first bit I didn't back anything up just uninstall/reinstall, I uninstalled all the files and specified a new file in the c drive, I haven't yet reinstalled any of the add-on's.
Cheers,
Steve.