The joystick i got was from a friend and im not sure what games are good for it, but im guessing a flight simulation game. iv tried it in other games like shooting games, but i end up having to change the settings and even so the controller wont function the way i want it to. i just want to know what games i should use for it or whats recommended.the controller is a (Microsoft sidewinder)

Pretty much all joysticks will work for any flight simulator. I have an extremely old joystick and it works just fine!

HAASKEV000

Para, is this a USB joystick? If you haven't already, try installing the most recent driver from Microsoft. If it happens to have a serial connector, it likely isn't supported for Windows XP.