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How to adjust an xBox controller on a PC?

Hi,

I have a couple of old fashioned video games (Mario Cart and Crazy Chicken) that I play on my desktop PC using an xBox 360 controller. Is there a way to 'soften' the steering? The steering is way too abrupt and aggressive. I tried to go to the 'Control Panel' to adjust the Controller (just as you would adjust a mouse), but I can't find it there.

Any ideas?

Many thanks in advance,

HA

mankowitz

Here is a page from microsoft that might help: http://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-on-other-devices/windows/xbox-controller-for-windows-configure

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Thanks mankowitz,

I followed the instructions, but this is only to 'calibrate' the controller. It doesn't take the aggressiveness out of the 'steering'. I steer with the D-pad on the controller and it's just as aggressive as if I were to use the arrow-keys on my keyboard instead of a controller. I actually bought a controller just recently to get a better gaming experience than just using the left, right, up and down buttons on a keyboard. The way my controller is set-up at the moment I might as well use the keyboard to play games instead.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

HA

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MASQ: Thanks a lot for the detailed description. I really appreciate it!

MANKOWITZ: What do you mean by 'mapping the joystick on the xbox controller'? Do you mean that I should use the 'joystick to the left of the d-pad' to steer rather than the d-pad? How can I change this? At the moment I can only steer with the d-pad and the two joysticks don't do anything if I move them.

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Thanks!