Dualshock 3 + PPJoy not working in game?

i've got a problem, and the annoying thing is the answer is probably blindingly obvious.

anyway, i have my ps3 controller connected to my vista ultimate x86 laptop, via bluetooth and ppjoy, but i can only get it to work in project64. i can't get it to work in any other game (nfs underground 2, lego star wars 2...)

the controller simply isn't recognized at all. is there something i'm missing? the controller appears fine in vista's control panel, and all the axis work (including the motion ones). but in games it should also show up as "ppjoy virtual controller 1", but it just isn't.

is there something i'm missing? thanks in advance