XBOX 360 wireless receiver won't connect to controller with Windows 7 64bit

Anonymous
2010-02-23T03:37:19+00:00

Hello, im having a problem with a xbox 360 wireless receiver on my windows 7 64bit, i installed the software that came with the receiver and it installed fine but when i went to connect the controller with the receiver it doesnt work, i've tried it dozens of times and i have rang microsoft for help but they werent too sure. Its a official controller which came with an xbox360 and the receiver isnt microsoft but i was told from the microsoft people that some receivers are made outside of microsoft but are still fine. I'm wondering if there is a specific windows 7 receiver driver for it?

thanks

james

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Gaming

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Anonymous
2010-03-02T12:27:51+00:00

hey thanks i got it to work! so relieved. heres how you do it:

Right click on Computer

Go to Properties

Click on Device Manager

Right click on the Unidentified Device

Go to Properties

Go to the Drive tab

Click on Update Driver…

Browse my computer for driver software

Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer

Microsoft Common Controller for Window Class

Xbox 360 Wireless Receiver for Windows Version: 2.1.0.1349 [8/13/2009]

Update Driver Warning

Click Yes

i cant believe it was that simple, you dont need to download any seperate driver or anything, just follow the steps.

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  1. Anonymous
    2010-08-03T19:18:00+00:00

    Hi Afzal Najam,

    My previous reply was for the customer “Cysilver” who is using an XP computer. The steps provided in my first post to connect the controller to a computer that is running Windows XP SP2 or a later version of Windows. That means the steps are applicable for Windows Vista and Windows 7 as well. The users with Windows 7 computers have already solved the problem with the fix provided by user “jamesw1”.

    Regards,

    Afzal Taher-Microsoft Support.

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  2. Anonymous
    2010-09-01T20:29:31+00:00

    james your the man. ahah thx so much dude. i ordered a black wireless receiver online...which wasnt easy to find considering that almost ALL are white. so bought this one from HONG KONG. waited to 2 weeks to get here. and couldnt get it to work for a week until now. thx man.

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  3. Anonymous
    2010-09-25T01:00:09+00:00

    I know this is the wrong place to post but people on here sound like they know what they are doing. I am having the same problem but on Vista 64-bit and I cant find a solution anywhere and I dont have the microsoft common controller option where you are saying to look. PLZ HELP!

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  4. Anonymous
    2010-10-30T20:33:33+00:00

    sorry to bump an old thread, but I'm having the same problem and have already installed the correct drivers. The controller simply won't connect to the computer.

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