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Read through the description before buying the product. So I knew this was made by a 3rd party company. It's couple dollars cheaper than the Microsoft version sold here on Amazon. Since the order fulfilled by Amazon, they will take care any issue that might come up.

I received product and it came in the blister package shown in the listing. Plug it into my computer and at first, it wasn't recognized by Windows 7. Ran the installer from the included CD. I had to follow the included instructions to manually finish the installation. Then I was able sync my wireless Xbox 360 game controller with it. The instructions is pretty the same as the one listed in a review for the white 3rd party version.

Pretty happy with it, since I am able to use my Xbox 360 controller with this to play most of the new games on Windows 7.

Here's copy of the driver install from the white version.

if the driver wont install automatic, you will have to install the driver manually.

To correctly install the driver you have to follow these steps:

1.Right click on Computer

2.Go to Properties

3.Click on Device Manager

4.Right click on the Unidentified Device

5.Go to Properties

6.Go to the Drive tab

7.Click on Update Driver...

8.Browse my computer for driver software

9.Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer

10.Microsoft Common Controller for Window Class

11.Xbox 360 Wireless Receiver for Windows Version: 2.1.0.1349

12.Update Driver Warning

13.Click Yes

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After much searching around for similar wireless receivers and reading worrisome comments on how those other products had so many problems I saw this product that had good reviews and a cheap price so I took a chance with it.

Works great!

It comes packaged with a mini-cd which had some .exe in one of the folders on it; I think the .exe was for the driver but it didn't work since Windows blocked it.

Anyways, here's what I did. Running Windows 7 x64.

1) Download the official Windows Driver for Wireless 360 controllers ( or just google "windows 360 wireless controller driver")

2) Install the driver; I used 'Run in Administrator mode' but I think it'll probably work without it.

3) Connect the wireless device; at first the window that pops up says it's searching for a driver but it won't find it. Close that window.

4) Go to start menu, right click 'Computer' in the right side of the start menu and click 'Properties' and then click 'Device Manager' on the left side of the window that appears.

5) In Device Manager look for 'Unknown Device' or something Then right click it and choose 'Update Driver Software' and choose "Browsw my Computer" and then "Let Me pick from a list" and you should find the windows wireless driver that you just installed in step #1. I chose the topmost version "Xbox 360 Controller for Windows Version: 2.1.0.1349".

6) Everything should be ready now! Just click the button on the wireless adapter and turn on the 360 wireless controller and click the wireless search button on the controller and they should sync and work!

Disconnecting and reconnecting the wireless adapter works for me; no problems where I need to reinstall any drivers or anything like I hear for other adapters.

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Here are nice and simple steps to get this device working on your PC

Right click on Computer

Go to Properties

Click on Device Manager

Right click on the Unidentified Device

Go to Properties

Go to the Drive tab

Click on Update Driver...

Browse my computer for driver software

Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer

Microsoft Common Controller for Window Class

Xbox 360 Wireless Receiver for Windows Version: 2.1.0.1349 [8/13/2009]

Update Driver Warning

Click Yes

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After many attempts to get the correct driver installed i finaly had it setup right, only to find out that its a cheap knock off one that isnt the same as the microsoft one, they no longer make them and are hard to come by that isnt a knock off appearently. My controllers(plural) would not synch with this receiver and the device is defective on arrival, applying for a full refund of product. i would avoid further purchases of this as it is unlikely to work, spent hours on google and trying things to make it work but its just defect.

P.S. my computer knowledge is very good, i tried every driver variation that was out there from microsoft to no avial.

Computer setup: Windows 7, i7-2630 QM @ 2ghz

8 GB ram

500 GB HD

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This thing is for PC gamers who want to use their XBOX Controller to play games. I had a little problem at first as I used a USB extension to connect it to my xbox and it wasn't working, but I connected it directly and it worked fine. It had instructions in it to properly connect it to your controller.