Windows No Longer Detects USB Game Pads
Dec 15, 2011
All of a freakin' sudden Windows 7 doesn't detect my gamepads.
It was working JUST FINE until my previous problem occured (see previous problem here: My Hard Drive no longer shows up in My Computer)
Yes, I've done windows updates. Yes, I've uninstalled and reinstalled the latest drivers. Yes, my power option is on High Performance. Yes, I changed the power plan settings to Disable Selective Suspend. Yes, I've checked device manager and there are no problems detected.
If I were to reboot my computer and plug in my controller the gamepad usually works. Windows 7 detects it, makes that stupid USB sound, and all is dandy. But the minute I launch a game and start trying to map my controls windows does that gay noise where it says the USB is disconnected. Then it goes back and forth with the connect/disconnect noises. I can still see the power light on my game pad at this point. So I quit my game and look in Devices and Printers and it no longer displays my game pad. Then the power light on my game pad dissapears.
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