I've had my Alienware Dual Compatible Game(ing) Pad for quite some time and also haven't used it for years.
When I plugged it in on this computer Windows automatically searched for drivers for it and got them, and my computer registers as it working properly, though it doesn't work in any games I try.
Any help?

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