I have the same problem as the OP. Have just bought a used Sidewinder Force Feedback 2 joystick to use in FSX on my Windows 7 64bit OS. The microsoft software for the stick doesn't work in Win7 (or any other OS I tried). The stick installed automatically via USB but the control panel to adjust the force feedback strengths and settings is not available:( I've tried the demo of FS Force and it doesn't make much difference sadly. Same weak FF strengths. I'm not forking out $34.95 for it either. It's nearly the same price as the stick cos me! Everyone raves about the FF2 but it doesn't appear to work correctly in Windows 7? Has anyone got the control panel working? Adam