joystick not detected by control panel

[Guest]

i have xp home, no 2nd account so i have full privilege. the problem is
control panel doens't detect usb joystick, but it shows up in device manager
and dx diag

--i've updated the mobo's bios, vid card and sound card drivers to latest
and still doesn't work.
--i've tried 3 different sticks and none are showing up in control panel
(but they work when plugged into different computers.)
--i've deleted all usb and human interface device entries in device manager
and then reboot, letting windows reinstall the drivers, but still doesn't
work.
--i've tried plugging it into different usb ports on the computer, and also
on a powered usb hub, nothing's working.
--the other devices on usb ports, such as the trackball and digital camera
card reader, all work just fine.
--i've unplugged all the above usb devices so the joystick is the only usb
device connected and still no go.

any suggestions?

 

[Jimmy S.]

Hi snowbound,

You've already done most of the troubleshooting I would have suggested.
At this point, I'm wondering if there's a problem with your user profile.

I suggest you create a new account with administrator/owner priviledges..

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snowbound Wrote:
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| i have xp home, no 2nd account so i have full privilege. the problem is
| control panel doens't detect usb joystick, but it shows up in device manager
| and dx diag
|
| --i've updated the mobo's bios, vid card and sound card drivers to latest
| and still doesn't work.
| --i've tried 3 different sticks and none are showing up in control panel
| (but they work when plugged into different computers.)
| --i've deleted all usb and human interface device entries in device manager
| and then reboot, letting windows reinstall the drivers, but still doesn't
| work.
| --i've tried plugging it into different usb ports on the computer, and also
| on a powered usb hub, nothing's working.
| --the other devices on usb ports, such as the trackball and digital camera
| card reader, all work just fine.
| --i've unplugged all the above usb devices so the joystick is the only usb
| device connected and still no go.
|
| any suggestions?

 

[Guest]

thanks for ur suggestions but that didn't work. xp detected all the usb
devices except the stick.