Most users gave up. They threw the joystick into a cupboard and bought a Redgear wireless gamepad instead—a device that worked instantly.
It retailed for the equivalent of $15 USD. redgear joystick driver
It represents the ugly underbelly of budget PC gaming: hardware sold without long-term software support. The physical stick was mediocre but functional. The driver, however, was abandoned before the product ever reached critical mass. Most users gave up