i have the afp1686.exe installed. I reinstalled the original software just now, then the afp1686 patch, but I still get the same problem. I went through the Windows game controller installation procedure as stated in the construction manual. Still doing nothing. I suspect this change came after I installed Windows Service Pack 2 not too long ago. I noticed in another post you said something about resetting the IRQ for the serial port and the game port. How does that work? And could the cable go bad? I don't have any teenagers using it.