Xbox 360 Controller plugged to USB with "Play and Charge Kit" does not work

Anonymous
2009-10-21T17:07:28+00:00

Hello, i've Windows 7 as O.S, and i'm having some problems with my Xbox 360 controllers. When i've bought the play and charge kit for my xbox 360 controller, i heard that it was possible to connect it to te pc in order to play with games for windows live. So, i've started to look for drivers, and i found them in microsoft's hardware official site. I've installed them, then i've restarted my p.c, i plugged in the USB, WIndows recognized the hardware. I thought it was alright. But, even if the hadrware has been recongnized, it doest work. Then I've discovered that "Xbox 360 Accesories 1.2" does't recognize the hardware, and it is not recognized as a gaming Hardware, but as a generic Hadrware.  at that point i've gived up! I've surfed in the internet, trying to find somethig or somemone able to help me, but it was useless. Now i hope you'll be able to solve my problem!

P.S: I've alredy tried to change controller, to change USB port, to change cable, to uninstall and repeat the driver's installation...

Hope i've been clear, and sorry for my bad english!

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Anonymous
2009-10-21T18:22:59+00:00

Hello TheRick.

Unfortunately this won't work.  The Play and Charge kit only connects up to the actual battery.  The controller still connects over wireless.

You'd need either a wired Xbox 360 controller, or a Xbox 360 Wireless Gaming Receiver which will connect to your existing wireless controller.

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  1. Anonymous
    2011-09-11T18:05:29+00:00

    Hey peeps, Good news and Bad news....

    The good news is that the plug and charge WILL work with the pc, its just an edit needs to be made to the drivers. me and my mate stripped a wired and a wireless controller and traced the circuits... the plug and charge MAY charge the battery, yes but its all circuited virtually identically (take the battery out and you can still use the controller, yes its wireless but it will work like a wired controller). My proof being, If you have two xbox's, you have to press the signal buttons to switch the controller from one console to another... now wrap your controller in aluminum foil... oh look it DC'ed... connect the plug and charge wire and re-wrap it in foil... its a wireless controller but the cable makes it act wired. full signal. this proves the plug and charge wire does actually send and recieve more than just charge/battery data. so, theoretically, it can be used on a windows pc to play games.... whew... now the bad news: Nobody i have found has yet edited the drivers for the plug and charge wire to make it work. so we have  theoretically sound proof that it can be done, anyone good with driver editing?

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  2. Anonymous
    2010-12-16T23:43:23+00:00

    PnC kit only sends power to the battery and the battery level to be able to stop the power transfer. it does not do anything more than that.

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  3. Anonymous
    2009-10-21T18:57:13+00:00

    Thank you very much for the quick answer!

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  4. Anonymous
    2010-09-19T11:06:44+00:00

    I know that you must buy the microsofts xbox 360's controller for windows wich is actually made for pc gaming kinda like the logitech's playstaion lookin ones anyways you can pick them up at best buy for like $60.00euro yepyep thats all i can say but ive got them chreap wen they first camer out and have two for that price check out on ebay.com

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