X52 stick won't work

[Bobb]

Hi. First time in this forum. Can't get CoD to recognise my Saitek X52 stick or rudders. They work fine in IL2 1946 & with the mods. Searched around & can't find an answer tho others seem to have had similar probs. Tried the usual Controls/ axes/ Change / move stick in required axis, nothing happens. Game loads ok & planes fly, I just can't control them!!
Got up to date drivers. PC spec: Win 7 64 bit, i5 CPU, Geforce GTX660Ti, 8mb RAM.
Seen some references to amending a config file, but not enough detail for a novice at editing system files to do it! So if anyone can help me with that (if this is really the only option) or suggest another way of sorting this, I'd be very grateful.
The game looks great & I really want to try it