Mike, You're not a pain. That's what this message board is for. You can find Jay's patches and files at http://www.planethardware.com/spaceorb. After you go to patches and files click on secondary (my home DSL), Win2K XP and then Drivers. There you well find what you need to get your Orb working with XP.
Thanks, I really appreciate the help. I've had a SpaceOrb since their second year, and it is the only game controller I am really comfortable with. Too bad they are out of production.