

- #MANUALLY INSTALL XBOX 360 CONTROLLER DRIVER HOW TO#
- #MANUALLY INSTALL XBOX 360 CONTROLLER DRIVER DRIVERS#
= With the game controller plugged in, boot up MAME32.
#MANUALLY INSTALL XBOX 360 CONTROLLER DRIVER HOW TO#
= How to apply the controller to the control settings. Change the 0 to 1 and close/save the file. Locate the '# default game options #' section in the INI file and locate the setting 'joystick 0'. This will let you access what settings MAME32 will have.

\ \ini\ You will need to edit the file using Notepad. Locate the *.ini file in the INI folder: \. \Documents and Settings\ Some XP users shuffle their installations to their 'My Documents' folder, although mame's directory can be placed in the folder. For XP and Vista users, you will need to go into the current user's folder. Almost all versions of MAME have an INI file in the directory you installed MAME to.

#MANUALLY INSTALL XBOX 360 CONTROLLER DRIVER DRIVERS#
= How do I get MAME to recognize the controller? = Assuming you have downloaded and installed the Xbox 360 controller and its drivers to your PC and you are using MAME32, you will need to force some changes on your MAME32 manually to get the controller to work with MAME. If you have two or more Xbox 360 controllers and more USB ports, you can plug them in sequentially and they will light up the LED in other quadrants as player 2, player 3, player 4, etc. Microsoft drivers are at The Xbox 360 controller's green LED will light up if it is recognized by the PC when plugged in. Note the driver is different for each version of XP service pack or Vista you have installed on your PC. Download the drivers from Microsoft and back it up on a writable disc. mame32 can be found at sites like = What drivers do I need for the game controller? = Unless you purchased the PC version of the controller, you will not have the PC drivers for Windows XP or Vista to recognize your Xbox 360 game controller as a valid device. If your PC has a copy of Windows XP and can run programs without chugging (saving large Excel spreadsheets, or large webpages through Frontpage are gross indicators without using benchmarking), then you can run the average mame32 software without problems. but that is far too complex for hardware that is already plug and play. = Which version of MAME? = You require a Windows based version of MAME (Mame32) since MAME must run under Windows XP for the game controller's drivers to be active. Xbox 360 Controller Installation to MAME32 = Microsoft's Xbox 360 controller is regarded as another USB game controller by a PC using Windows XP-SP 1+ Since many people who buy an Xbox 360 experiment with other avenues, their $40 controller can be put to good use on MAME32.
