MICROSOFT SIDEWINDER COMPATIBILTY

[old and infirm]

Hello,
Just bought a sidewinder joystick for Flight sim and when trying to configure I get a missing gameport or gameport driver message but can't seem to solve problem. Windows xp is OS, any suggestions?

 

[Emerald]

how does the Sidewinder connect to the computer?

 

[old and infirm]

Oh, sorry. It connects with a USB plug. It has baffled me for a week now and any input you could provide would be so appreciated.