Question installing xbox 360 controller on windows 7

[needhelp2021]

greetings, I am attempting to use a xbox 360 controller on a older windows 7 laptop i have laying around. I plug in the controller and nothing happens. i know the usb port is good and i know the controller works fine. I think I may need a driver to activate it but the official microsoft site doesnt offer it anymore (i know it used to). is there any way I can get this working?? thanks in advance.

 

[white.a.drew]

greetings, I am attempting to use a xbox 360 controller on a older windows 7 laptop i have laying around. I plug in the controller and nothing happens. i know the usb port is good and i know the controller works fine. I think I may need a driver to activate it but the official microsoft site doesnt offer it anymore (i know it used to). is there any way I can get this working?? thanks in advance.

Is this a wireless controler that you are using a charging cable with? Or is it a physical usb powered controler if it's wireless your going to need a wireless adapter for your laptop. For some dumb reson the charger cable will no longer work. Only usb cable controlers will wirless require the wireless adapter

 

[needhelp2021]

It’s a wired USB controller

 

[white.a.drew]

It’s a wired USB controller

Oh then i dont know if yout in the us or not but google xbox 360 controler driver "mircosoft" click Microsoft's link and it should take you to there driver support download

 

[needhelp2021]

The link is gone

 

[white.a.drew]

The link is gone

Are you in the us?

 

[needhelp2021]

Yes

 

[white.a.drew]

Yes

Wow ok thats odd i had just downloaded it like three days ago on my other pc. Let me see if i can find it on that one again one moment.

 

[needhelp2021]

Thanks

 

[white.a.drew]

Wow ok thats odd i had just downloaded it like three days ago on my other pc. Let me see if i can find it on that one again one moment.

Odd this must be recent recent i just downloaded it from microsoft themself the other night not sure exatly how long but not more then a week

 

[needhelp2021]

I started looking for it about two days ago and got a 404 error. Now the page is completely gone

 

[needhelp2021]

I don’t suppose you still have that driver file do you?

 

[needhelp2021]

Turns out that the driver didn’t fix the problem. I plug the controller in and absolutely nothing happens. No noise… Nothing in the device manager… Nothing

 

[white.a.drew]

Turns out that the driver didn’t fix the problem. I plug the controller in and absolutely nothing happens. No noise… Nothing in the device manager… Nothing

The controler maybe not be registering right with pc even if it will with the xbox

 

[needhelp2021]

The controller works on my windows 10 PC and I “briefly” updated my windows 7 laptop to windows 10 and it worked. Overall the laptop was too underpowered to use windows 10 so I reverted back to windows 7 and it stopped working again.