Controller detection & Firewall

[TC_at_the_pc]

I'm not really a newbie to Emulation, and yet I'm stumped. 1964 doesn't detect my controller. My controller works with other emulators, no problema.
When I go to input selection to assign new values to my controller, my button presses don't even show up. I hesitate to change default plugin-ins just yet.

I'm running a Sempron-based pc with Windows XP and my controller is a Saitek Rumble Force P2500 using USB input.

Thanks for any help,
Thomas

Also, my Firewall tells me that 1964 "requests access to the Internet." What's up?

[TC_at_the_pc]

Controller plug-in is "ticked" (checked).

Same problema with Project64.

Now, after reading all the faqs, I know it says sumthin' 'bout not mentioning other emus, but

Mame, NeoRageX, Vice, FCEUltra, and Magic Engine all detect the controller.

I read the docs, but I found info dealing primarilly with video and sound plug-ins (I tried first, scout's honor ).

[TC_at_the_pc]

Well, slap me silly and call me a newbie after all.
Input controller box was "ticked" but the controller wasn't selected/high-lited on one of the tabbed menus.

"What a piece of work is man." W. Shakespeare

"What a piece of work I am." TC_at_the_pc

Sorry for wastin' your time