Going from SP3 back to SP2 windows XP home

[rob53]

That X52 is drawing a good bit of power.......have you tried a powered USB hub yet?  That may be your answer.

Rob

[Fulmar]

I'm not using the Saitek control panal (never installed it) and the only USB port I'm using on my machine is the one that my Saitek is plugged into.  I've tried a different USB port but the issue remains.

The thing is it worked perfectly until a few months ago then suddenly started to need calibration every other time I logged on.

Sometimes when I get online and it needs calibration, I'll alt-tab out to Windows game controllers and everything is fine so I recalibrate in game and everything is good for a while, maybe even my entire session.  Other times it will once again lose calibration while in the game and need to be recalibrated again even though it's still good in Windows game controllers.  Still other times, it needs calibration in both Windows and in-game and if that's the case then the re-calibration will hold for the entire session.

The in-game but not Windows scenarios seem to happen most often when switching to and from GV's.

I have an AV8R myself (never installed Saitek software) and I never had an issue for the year I was flying (currently don't).  I ran SP3 the whole time, no issues with calibration etc.

[PFactorDave]

MS Sidewinder...  More then 10 years old and works like a dream.  I only occaisionally lust for a stick that has more buttons.  Oh, and I've been running SP3 since its release with no issues at all.

[OOZ662]

MS Sidewinder...

One of the best joysticks of all time. Many lament over the fact that they're no longer produced.