Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback 2 Joystick?

[proton45]

I'm curious if anyone is experiencing any problems with the "Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback 2 Joystick" and "Vista" or "Windows7 beta"? I'm think about a new joystick and I have heard many people who claim that the "MS" is their favorite force feedback joystick...I'm curious what the future of this (old) stick is? Micro$oft no longer supports this product so how do the "old" drivers work with "vista" and "windows7"? Is their anyone (third party) modding the old drivers to work with "IL2 1946" and Vista & W7?