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So here I am, trying and failing to install the single hardest accessory to install in the history of mankind: the Xbox 360 Wireless Receiver. It should be simple: insert disk, install software. Fail. Go online, find newest drivers on Microsoft.com. Install. Fail.
How the hell do I install this thing? I'm running Win 7 64-bit.
Didn't have any problems with win 7 64 myself, but try this:
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
Windows 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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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
Windows Common Controller for Window Class
Xbox 360 Wireless Receiver for Windows Version: 2.1.0.1349 [8/13/2009]
Update Driver Warning
Click Yes