The drivers must be installed for the OS and some older models fell off the upgrade path to the newer OSes. There were a handful of these things...
Bob
I have the force feedback joystick and it works as a joystick only..... The light on the joystick blinks and if I remember correctly it has to be solid.... What can the problem be? Power supply is in but whether I leave it in or take it out the light still blinks.......
Help!!!

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