Microsoft Sidewinder USB device not recognized

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Dave le Quesne

Running Windows XP Home, 1 in 3 times I boot my machine
it tells me there is an unrecognized USB device. The
guilty party is my sidewinder joystick. If I unplug it
and plug it back in a couple of times, it works fine. I
know a couple of people with the same problem with a
sidewinder.

I have read somewhere on the net that this is due to
static buildup, and that Microsoft recommend you don't
keep them plugged in until you need them. Apparently
there is a Microsoft web-page admitting this problem
exists, but I can't find it.

Can anyone confirm whether this is true, and point me to
the web-page please

Dave le Quesne
 
I can confirm that this is true. It isn't exclusive to Microsoft devices
though. There are others out there that do it as well. I don't have a web
page to point you to on hand though.

Joshua Smith
DirectInput Test Lab
Microsoft
 
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