Xbox 360 Controller on PC

[gtskater]

Hey,

I understand you can buy a 360 controller for use with your PC and was hoping some other forumites could share their experiences with this. It sounds like a 'good idea' in theory, but we all know how reality often differs.

Cheers

[Grimlock]

It works good. Quite good actually.

[gtskater]

I don't wish to be stupid, but it is this one http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...203392-4940440 right?

[Pij]

that is the one, but you can just go and buy a wired 360 pad from a shop and download the driver from MS's site.

[gtskater]

Cool! Sounds good. Will check it out.

Thanks guys.

[Yoshimax]

It rules. I bought a wired over wireless spare, plugged into PC, it downloaded the drivers and hey presto !!

[Rsdio]

I'm finding it much better with Pro Evo 5 than the PS2 pad through an adapter that I was using before, which is suprising. Feels a lot more responsive, but I could have just had a crap adapter before I suppose.

[NeilMcRae]

i can't get the drivers to detect the pad on my machine - no idea why.

[Rsdio]

At the risk of asking the obvious, you have got it in a USB2.0 slot haven't you? I didn't actually see anywhere on the box or instructions that said it had to go in one but it didn't work in the other USB slots on mine.

[NeilMcRae]

all the slots are usb 2.0

Neil.

[NeilMcRae]

it comes up new hardware fouind but just plainly refuses to install the driver...

[phillai]

Anyone know if this would work with a play and charge kit AND a wireless controller?

[Roost]

it comes up new hardware fouind but just plainly refuses to install the driver...

You have to install the driver from here (http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mo.../download.mspx) before connecting the pad to the machine once the driver is installed connect the pad and it will detect and install automatically.

[Simmy]

Anyone know if this would work with a play and charge kit AND a wireless controller?

I plugged my play and charge kit into my laptop, and it charged the pad fine and also displayed new hardware found, I installed the driver from the windows gaming page, but what ever I did the pad would not work or be recognised on the laptop. Can only presume it will not work therefore

edit : Just read roosts post. Maybe that is where I went wrong as I plugged the pad in before installing the driver. Even on disconnecting and reconnecting though, it still would not have it !