Vista - USB gamepad problems

I'm tryin to use a Thrustmaster Firestorm Dual Power gamepad. I have gone to
the manufacturer's website and downloaded a current driver that says it is
compatable with the Vista 32 bit OS I have. It still will not recognize the
device when I plug it in. When I try to update the driver via device manager
I get "current driver is the best driver available". But, when I try to
click the driver details, it says no driver is installed. Can anyone tell me
if it is just impossible to get this to work or what? I have jumped through
hoops trying to find out unsuccessfully so far. Thanks.
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hawk58045