Xbox 360 wireless receiver for windows driver download xp

Release Notes Related Drivers 9. Microsoft Xbox Accessories software works with both wired and wireless game controllers. The accessory status indicator shows the battery status for wireless devices and the assigned quadrants of the connected controllers. With this software and a compatible wireless receiver, you can use various Xbox accessories such as wired and wireless game controllers, wired and wireless headsets, and wireless wheels for gaming on your computer.

If you followed the setup instructions on the installation CD, you should be ready to use your device. When you connect a controller to your computer, it is assigned a specific quadrant that glows green to indicate the controller's number and position.

To date, that's a pretty exclusive list: the standard wireless gamepad, the Xbox Wireless Headset, and a wireless racing wheel for racing games. If and when additional wireless peripherals are released, however, they should also be compatible.

After installing the software from the included CD, just plug in the dongle. We tried syncing the two wireless controllers and a headset by pressing the Xbox Guide button on the former and the power button on the latter.

At first they didn't connect--but then we heard our Xbox power up in the next room over. Lesson learned--after unplugging the leaving the PC as the only compatible device in the area , we tried again, but the green lights just spun on and on. Thankfully, hitting the wireless sync button on the receiver and the devices--that little key with the three wavy lines--got them talking to one another. Once synced, tapping the Xbox Guide button will show a small status icon on the computer screen, similar to the Xbox Live pop-ups on a It reveals how many controllers are connected up to four will work, but we only tried two , as well as the battery status and any other relevant info.

Not content with a single PC, we also tried the wireless receiver on a second XP machine and a brand-new Vista box as well. On the second XP PC, we were unable to get the wireless headset working.

It was recognized, but Windows kept asking us for a compatible driver--which we could neither locate on the disc nor download. We did find an updated version of the software on Microsoft's Web site version 1. The Receiver easily integrates with PC gaming scenarios and utilizes the same binding technology as Xbox The driver is licenced under the GPL. Snow Leopard I've released a version which will hopefully install and work fine on bit Snow Leopard.

It also contains bit binaries, however I've been unable to test them because Apple have disabled my MacBook from booting into bit mode. I have however been informed that bit and bit builds are both working.

The latest release of the driver includes support, and I'll be updating the USB information section of this website shortly. I've not yet checked the wireless receiver for compatibility.

Other info Sadly, my PowerMac has died, which as my primary development machine has slowed progress. I have added a version of the driver without support for the Guitar Hero controller, to allow the Guitar Hero for Mac game to work it attempts to access hardware directly, which doesn't work if a real driver has claimed the device.

Help If you find the driver does not work for you, please attempt and find out as much as you can about the device, preferably using the Apple 'USB Prober' application provided with the developer tools, but the output of System Profiler for the device may be enough.