Xbox 360 wired controller not recognized by my PC.

I'm having a problem with my Wired xbox 360 controller (it's a fightpad street fighter 4 if it makes a difference). Since I upgraded from windows vista to windows 7 the controller worked normally, but after I did a Microsoft Update, its not to recognize the controller, and it gives me an error code 43. I tried to download accessory software for the controller, but it is not helping the problem at all, AFAIK. Any comments would be much appreciated thanks.

Hi Persianguy,

Welcome to the Windows Vista answers Forum!

Error code 43 occurs if the drivers controlling unit notified the operating system that the device has failed in some way. You will need to update the drivers for the device.

Step 1

Use Windows Update to find a device driver

Note To use Windows Update, you must be connected to the computer as an administrator. To verify that you are connected to Windows with a user account is an administrator on the computer; Visit the Microsoft Web site at the following address:

http://support.Microsoft.com/GP/Admin (http://support.microsoft.com/gp/admin)

Follow these steps to use Windows Update to find a device driver:

1. click on start toreduce this includes this ima, click all programsand then click Windows Update. Reduce this includes this imaIf that you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type the password or click continue.

2. click on check for updates.

3. to determine if updated drivers are available, click view available updates.
If updates are available, click the driver you want to install and then click install. The collapse of this that i top

If you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type the password, or click continue.

If Windows Update is unable to locate the required device driver, contact the device manufacturer to download the latest Windows Vista device driver.

Step 2

Uninstall and reinstall the device drivers

If no exclamation point appears next to the name of the device and the device is not working properly, uninstall and reinstall the drivers manually. To do this, follow these steps:

1. click StartCollapse this includes this ima, type device manager in the start search box and press ENTER.

2. click on continue. The Device Manager dialog box appears.

Reduce this includes this imageIf you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type the password or click on continue.

3. in the list of device types, click the type of device and look for the specific device that is not working.

4. right click on the device and then click Properties.

5. click on the driver tab.

6. click on uninstall.

7. click on OK.

8. in the Device Manager dialog box, click the Action menu and click Scan for hardware changes.

o you may receive a message indicating that Windows needs to install driver software for your unknown device. If you receive this message, click search for and install driver software (recommended).

o you can also receive a message that States that a hardware device is being installed and that the device not installed is present in Device Manager.

Note: If you do not receive a message or the hardware device is not installed, go to step 3, "Use Windows Update to find a device driver."

For more information, visit the below given link:

A device driver is not installed or a hardware device does not work correctly after you install a Service Pack for Windows Vista

http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/948187

Article, it is applied after the installation of the Service Pack, but it applies to your question as well. Who should take care of your issue.

After completing all of these steps, check to see if you still get the same problem.

Hope this information is useful.

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