

If it is detected properly you are finished.

Go ahead and save this to the desktop and then copy it back to the original location (we have to do this so windows doesn't complain about admin privelages). The 'official' entry we are looking for is:%XUSB21.DeviceName%=CC_Install, USB Vid_045E&Pid_0719 So any entry we find with that needs the VID and PID replaced with the ones our device uses (in this example 045E and 0291 respectively.) Note that you can also add a new line AFTER each of the original entries with the new VID and PID and it'll work that way. Go to C: program files Microsoft Xbox 360 Accessories, open Xusb21.inf in notepad. (Note: If you DO have them you'll find them in 'C: program files Microsoft Xbox 360 Accessories') 7. If you don't have a copy of the official 360 drivers on your pc, install them now. Go ahead and unplug the dongle for now, we have some work to do. Select 'Hardware IDs' from the drop-down list, copy down the IDs given.Įxample: USB VID_045E&PID_0291&REV_0114 USB VID_045E&PID_0291 5. Right Click and select properties and go to the 'Details' tab.

From the start menu go to 'Devices and Printers, you'll see something towards the bottom that is either named '360' something or other, or unknown device. Plug in the dongle and let it try to install, it'll fail but don't worry. Steps to get a Knock-off 360 Wireless Receiver to work. There are a lot of steps, but that's so it is clear exactly what you need to do, it shouldn't take you more than a couple of minutes if you follow my instructions to the letter. The main reason I'm bothering is because the official receivers are already becoming a rarity, they are needlessly costly and as the Xbone phases out the 360, this will become a bigger issue in the future. The shaft is supported by a.Īfter fiddling with it for 20 minutes (and I'm good at this stuff). No portion of this material may be reproduced, in any form or by any means, without permission in writing from the publisher. These guys work just like the official Microsoft receiver once installed, but they don't install automatically. In a very anti-climactic end to my 'what can you get on eBay for 5 dollars' challenge, I ended up getting a knock-off 360 wireless receiver for my gaming pc. Every one we've ordered has shipped with a driver disc.

Companies to go to the extra hassle of creating fake Microsoft support materials. The wired Xbox 360 controller is USB, so using it for PC gaming is easy–but things. Windows list them with same ID name 'xbox wireless 360 controller' which make. Xbox 360 Wireless Receiver' should be the one you choose.
