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

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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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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.

Paul Smith - MVP for Windows Desktop Experience... I've crawled off NNTP - for now. Posting from Aldershot, UK. On the internet at windowsresource.net and dasmirnov.net. Please post back letting us know what works and what doesn't. :-)

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2011-05-08T00:02:16+00:00

Hey paul can you help me? I have the wireless reciever and have already installed the software. When I conect the reciever to the computer I get the sound off for the usb port but the light doesn't blink on the reciever and then the reciever disconects and doesn't conect again.

Can you help me?
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Anonymous

2011-05-03T12:18:20+00:00

seriously?

your 6 years in hardware and couldnt diagnose a 360?

its easy to check
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Anonymous

2011-04-01T03:50:18+00:00

What the ****? Are you guys that are saying this doesn't work and is only a charging kit serious?

Maybe it's because the driver hasn't been released back in the day, but you're all very wrong.

Step 1, insert controller to play and charge kit

Step 2, insert play and charge kit into PC

Step 3, install driver from computer

Step 4, choose a driver from list

Step 5, gaming controller

Step 6, Windows

Step 7, XBOX 360 Controller via Play and Charge USB

Step 8. Enjoy your controller.

This works on Windows 7, and it is meant to work on older versions as far as I'm aware. But it most definitely works on Win7.
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Anonymous

2011-03-31T13:13:24+00:00

Dude, i just went through the same problem. Now im really pissed off dude! ive have been trying to find a solution for over 4 months now, and you tell me i can't do it with this? im bummed out dude, really bummd
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