All you geeks out there, help me think this one through… Here’s the series of events:

1. Install Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
2. Play NFS and have major fun.
3. Install Sidewinder Joystick to make game more fun to play.
4. Have even more fun playing game!
5. Install Microsoft FF Wheel to have even MORE fun playing the game.
6. Game lags like an SOB with the wheel.
7. Remove wheel, and reinstall joystick.
8. Game lags like an SOB.
9. Set graphics and detail to lowest level.
10. Game lags like an SOB.
11. Remove game card drivers, and joystick and reinstall.
12. Game lags like an SOB.
13. Uninstall game and reinstall.
14. Game lags like an SOB.
15. Take game out back and shoot it with high caliber firearm.

I can’t understand what tha hell is wrong. I’ve tried anything. If anyone has any ideas how I can get this working, please email me. It should be noted the game runs fun if I remove the joystick. Only when I add the joystick (in the Game Controllers CP) does the game lag like an SOB. It makes no damn sense…