Microsoft Xbox 360 Wireless Controller for Windows

Set up a wired controller
Step 1: Install the Xbox 360 controller for Windows software
Use the installation CD that came with your Xbox 360 controller for Windows before you connect the controller for Windows to your computer:

1. Insert the installation disc in the CD or DVD drive of your computer. If the Setup program does not automatically start, change to your CD or DVD drive and run the setup program.
2. On the setup screen, click Install.
3. The Xbox 360 Accessories Setup program installs the necessary files to your computer.Note You might be prompted to restart your computer after the installation is complete.

If you don't have an installation disc for your Xbox 360 controller for Windows, you can download and install the software online:

1. Go to the Software Downloads section of the Microsoft Hardware website.
2. Select Gaming as the product type.
3. Select Xbox 360 Controller for Windows as the product.
4. Select the version of Microsoft Windows you are using on your computer, select your operating system language, and then click Download.
5. Click Run.
6. The Xbox 360 Accessories Setup program installs the necessary files to your computer.Note You might be prompted to restart your computer after the installation is complete.

Step 2: Connect the controller to your computer
After you install the software, plug your Xbox 360 wired controller's USB connector into a USB 2.0 port on your computer.
Step 3: Test the controller
To test your Xbox 360 wired controller on your computer, follow these steps:

1. On your computer, click Start, type Run, type joy.cpl, and then press ENTER.
2. Select Xbox 360 Controller, and then click Properties.
3. Test your Xbox 360 wired controller by pressing a button, pulling a trigger, or moving a stick on the controller. If the controller is functioning correctly, you will see the corresponding action light up in the application. If the application does not recognize your controller, see Troubleshoot your Xbox 360 controller for Windows.

For the Microsoft branded controllers, you need a usb adapter. Amazon has them ( http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-Wireless-Gaming-Receiver-Windows-Pc/dp/B000HZFCT2/ref=sr_1_4?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1299466859&sr=1-4 )or you can search Xbox 360 wireless gaming receiver for windows. For the price, the best option is to purchase the adapter bundled with a Microsoft controller.

The Xbox 360 controller only works on a PC if you have the Xbox Wireless Receiver for the PC or if you have a wired Xbox controller. If you are using the Play-and-Charge cable with a wireless controller, it will only charge the battery.

Sorry, the P&C kit delivers power for charging the controller only, no data is transmitted via the cable.
To use an XBox 360 Wireless receiver with a Windows PC, you need the "XBox 360 Wireless Receiver for Windows".

Most games support the gamepad by default. You should not need any software or setup. But you might need the Drivers for it... Check this out, hope it helps:

http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/download/download.aspx?category=Gaming&type=Gaming&sku=JR9-00001

the wireless 360 controller wont work because you have to get the adapter to use a CORDED controller for your computer.

Hello my name is Tim Ehrhart, If the reciever is not lighting up then it is dead, you can try to take it to walmart and exchange it for a working one, they are usualy good at swapping out and if they give you a hard time buy a new one and return it with the old reciever instead of the new one. I hope this helps you.

mine does that too. idk if there is a way 2 fix it, but try returning it.

I bought this system recently, and it had the same problem from the beginning.

I opened it, and found that the problem was the F1 Fuse that is cutting the current. You have to open it and bypass (soldering) the two legs of the F1 Fuse.

This is how to open it: http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/6896/openingoi6.jpg
and this is the circuit: http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/231/receivereb4.jpg

Hope this will help ;P

i will buy it from you