Hello Mr Dowson..... thank you for the response.
Firstly the Win7 version I installed is 64bit build 7100
FSUIPC4 versions used 4.4 (14.11.09) and the latest one dated 09.06.09
I tried to produce a log of the buttons but it seems that it is not recorded when I crash out of FSX. The console log does show the button presses... and continues to log new button presses even when the program has frozen..... It doesn't record any faults.
Using fsuipc4 today, I found that the button selection and assignment worked fine for about a minute or so, then scrolling through the list of assignments got jerkier and slower and then all response to the keyboard or mouse within the fsuipc window stopped. The computer continues to work normally, and as said earlier the logging console contines to record normally new key presses.
Your comments about a rogue joystick driver are interesting, I have a usb hub which I am suspicious of. Since the win7 computer is not mission critical rather hunt around for old drivers I will wipe it and reinstall being careful to test step by step and not use the usb hub.
Many thanks for your help
Regards
Gordon
Herewith the info requested.... half of the button log was when the programme was in a frozen state.
Console Started ...
32027 *** Entered Buttons option page ***
40248 FirstButtonChange res=00000407 (0.4, 7)
74397 FirstButtonChange res=00000409 (0.4, 9)
134410 FirstButtonChange res=00000404 (0.4, 4)
135175 FirstButtonChange res=00000404 (0.4, 4)
135736 FirstButtonChange res=00000407 (0.4, 7)
137140 FirstButtonChange res=00000409 (0.4, 9)
138778 FirstButtonChange res=00000403 (0.4, 3)
139418 FirstButtonChange res=00000403 (0.4, 3)
139995 FirstButtonChange res=00000400 (0.4, 0)
140650 FirstButtonChange res=00000400 (0.4, 0)
141150 FirstButtonChange res=00000401 (0.4, 1)
141727 FirstButtonChange res=00000401 (0.4, 1)
142382 FirstButtonChange res=00000402 (0.4, 2)
142881 FirstButtonChange res=00000402 (0.4, 2)
143396 FirstButtonChange res=00000408 (0.4, 8)
143973 FirstButtonChange res=00000408 (0.4, 8)
144488 FirstButtonChange res=00000406 (0.4, 6)
145455 FirstButtonChange res=00000405 (0.4, 5)
145970 FirstButtonChange res=00000405 (0.4, 5)
[General]
History=IQL9L6EXXMIF8UAM5G9U7
MouseWheelTrim=No
MouseWheelTrimSpeed=1
FixControlAccel=No
FixMachSpeedBug=No
VisibilityOptions=No
OneCloudLayer=No
CloudTurbulence=No
CloudIcing=No
GenerateCirrus=No
SuppressCloudTurbulence=No
MaxIce=-4
MinIce=-4
UpperWindGusts=No
SuppressWindTurbulence=No
SuppressWindVariance=No
WindTurbulence=No
TurbulenceRate=1.0,5.0
TurbulenceDivisor=20,20,40,40
SuppressAllGusts=No
MaxSurfaceWind=0
WindLimitLevel=200
WindDiscardLevel=400
WindAjustAltitude=No
WindAjustAltitudeBy=2000
WindSmoothing=No
WindSmoothness=2
WindSmoothAirborneOnly=Yes
PressureSmoothness=0
TemperatureSmoothness=0
DisconnTrimForAP=No
ZeroElevForAPAlt=No
ThrottleSyncAll=No
WhiteMessages=No
ShowPMcontrols=No
SpoilerIncrement=512
MagicBattery=No
RudderSpikeRemoval=No
ElevatorSpikeRemoval=No
AileronSpikeRemoval=No
ReversedElevatorTrim=No
ClockSync=No
ClockSyncMins=5
ClearWeatherDynamics=No
OwnWeatherChanges=No
TimeForSelect=4
LoadFlightMenu=No
LoadPlanMenu=No
PauseAfterCrash=No
SaveDataWithFlights=No
ZapSound=firework
ShortAircraftNameOk=No
TCASid=Flight
TCASrange=40
AxisCalibration=No
DirectAxesToCalibs=No
ShowMultilineWindow=Yes
SuppressSingleline=No
SuppressMultilineFS=No
AxisIntercepts=No
WeatherReadFactor=2
WeatherRewriteSeconds=1
CustomWeatherModify=No
SimConnectStallTime=1
Console=No
LogButtonsKeys=Yes
ConsoleWindow=25,25,702,384
[AutoSave]
AutoSaveEnabled=No
[GPSout]
GPSoutEnabled=No
Port=
Speed=4800
Interval=1000
PosTo6Decimal=Yes
Sentences=
[WideServer]
WideFSenabled=Yes
[buttons]
1=P4,12,C66374,0
2=P4,13,C66293,0
3=P4,11,C65580,0
4=P4,15,C65725,0
5=P4,16,C65726,0
6=P4,14,C65729,0
7=P4,19,C66375,0
8=P4,17,C65724,0
9=P4,18,C66725,0
10=P4,10,C65570,0
11=P4,4,C65751,0