Xbox Controller under Windows Vista

HaX · 15 Mar 2009 at 21:17

Hi there,

Just built myself a beast of a PC. Looking to get a decent pad so that I can play Burnout on my PC.

I was wondering... Does Vista have native support for the Xbox controller, or do you have to install a driver and associated horrible app which sits in the background consuming CPU time and RAM?

Cheers

HaX

m4cc45 · 15 Mar 2009 at 21:19

XBOX 360 controller is fully supported on Vista. I believe it auto-installs and you can install an app. Basically I believe the app is for if you want to use more than one controller but it is absolutely tiny.

Best pad out there IMHO.

M.

Phatjayunoi · 15 Mar 2009 at 21:35

Vista has native support for the 360 controller so you should be fine. It mainly depends on the game itself i.e. all Games For Windows labelled titles support it out of the box. Older games with crap overall gamepad support may require fiddling i.e. games that annoyingly switch between the two analogue sticks are the biggest pain in the arse.

MarcLister · 15 Mar 2009 at 22:47

Yep, fully supported. Plugged my 360 controller into Vista for TDU and it worked fine.

V1nny · 15 Mar 2009 at 22:54

Yep works fine have tried Grid, Prince of Persia and Dead Dpace with it

Hank_Marvin · 16 Mar 2009 at 09:36

all new games i've played work fine with one, i have two, they are great, plug and play

HarryPainful · 16 Mar 2009 at 09:38

It even has the correct colour buttons in the games!!

zytok · 16 Mar 2009 at 09:49

MarcLister said:
Yep, fully supported. Plugged my 360 controller into Vista for TDU and it worked fine.

non-GFW titles may not have rumble support (such as TDU) as MS use their own native xinput.dll rather than dinput.dll. (iirc)

bledd · 16 Mar 2009 at 09:50

if it's the USB controller you have, then just plug it in and run windows update

if it's a wireless one, you'll need the wireless USB receiver thingy, thne run windows update

nothing eating resources tbh

Final8y · 16 Mar 2009 at 09:57

Download the Xbox360_64Eng.exe from MS as its an update & will give you an on-screen battery level indicator & other options when you press the middle X button & it also works for the wired pad for the other options that it comes with.

MarcLister · 16 Mar 2009 at 12:09

zytok said:
non-GFW titles may not have rumble support (such as TDU) as MS use their own native xinput.dll rather than dinput.dll. (iirc)

I don't want rumble support on TDU.

zytok · 16 Mar 2009 at 12:13

MarcLister said:
I don't want rumble support on TDU.

that's good then..... because you won't get any.........

MarcLister · 16 Mar 2009 at 13:40

zytok said:
that's good then..... because you won't get any.........

Ah right. I don't want rumble support anyway so I'm fine.

m4cc45 · 16 Mar 2009 at 15:04

I have rumble support on TDU. I don't know why it just works.

I use the USB connected pad though if that makes any difference.

M.

zytok · 16 Mar 2009 at 15:47

m4cc45 said:
I have rumble support on TDU. I don't know why it just works.

I use the USB connected pad though if that makes any difference.

M.

heard someone else claim this but don't see how it's possible without xbcd drivers.

m4cc45 · 16 Mar 2009 at 16:59

Well I installed the software, connected the gamepad, installed the update and then installed the game and ran.

Worked without changing anything else.

M.

Final8y · 16 Mar 2009 at 21:28

The Xbox360_64Eng.exe also allows you to use the 360 head set with the 360 wireless pad.

Sweetloaf · 16 Mar 2009 at 22:04

bledd. said:
if it's a wireless one, you'll need the wireless USB receiver thingy, thne run windows update

Bought an official MS pad and reciever, packaged together for £24.99 on the high street.Brilliant purchase.

Adrianr · 16 Mar 2009 at 22:06

One of my best game purchases to date! Plug in, worked without any updates, rumble support, and automatically adjusted menus for games that support it.

zytok · 18 Mar 2009 at 08:16

m4cc45 said:
Well I installed the software, connected the gamepad, installed the update and then installed the game and ran.

Worked without changing anything else.

M.

would you mind listing your steps exactly please. ie. which software you installed, which update etc.