What if you only plug one joystick?
Hi,
I am a programmer, like you but not as skilled.
I have tried everything to get this to work, but it does not work.
(I tried with just one controller, nothing)
Google: "Vista Joystick programming" or something.
The system calls for joystick polling are different on Vista.
(just a guess)
And you should really have both XP and Vista OSs considering your developing a state of the art 2d game engine...