Joystick problem on ApplePC emulator...

[leshadow@aol.com (LeShadow)]

I recently download the ApplePC V2.52 emulator for my IBM Aptiva.  I am very
impressed how it preserved the Apple IIe elements.  Later I download the game
Archon, and can't get the joystick to work correctly.  
Here are some symptoms:

Joystick works for a second then quits, then the keyboard works fine. Will
sometimes move on it's own.  Will move in 3 directions but not a forth.  It's
only worked right about 2 times.  Will work only in certain directions, etc. 
The joystick is a new Microsoft Sidewinder.
Here is what I have tried:

I re-installed the driver for the joystick.
I calibrated and tested it in Win95.
I calibrated and centered it in the emulator.
I tried turning the cycle counting on and off, tried all three apple modes.

Here is something I noticed:
In the emulator menu, if I choose "J" to go to the joystick control, then press
"4" to choose the PC joystick.  When I hit 4, the little menu comes up that
tell me to move it to all extremes, center it, and press any button.  For some
reason, when I move the joystick, the calibrating menu disappears...I never get
a chance to hit the button to finish the calibrating.  This problem only occurs
if I run under windows(the emulator switched to full screen anyway), but If I
exit to MS-DOS and then run the emulator,  the disappearing menu doesn't go
away....but none of this helps the movement problems.

I enjoy playing Archon very much and would like to be able to use the joystick.
 Can anybody help me?

Thanks,
Todd Baugh