My Playstation 2 controller to USB adapter shows up as a HID game controller, but not as a Windows game controller

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I'm running Windows 7 x64.
I just picked up a PS2 to USB adapter, downloaded the drivers from their website, and became stumped. It isn't detected as a gamepad, yet I can use it in games that utilize one (L4D2, TF2, Half-Life, etc.)
It shows up (twice) in Device Manager as "HID-compliant game controller," yet going into "Game Controllers Settings" from control panel shows 0 installed controllers.
Any ideas?

Ari Lotter

Posted 2012-09-28T00:57:09.750

Reputation: 178

Did you verify the driver is Windows 7 and 64-bit compatible? Some devices are not recognized properly when plugged into to the front panel. If it is connected to the front panel, try the back (MB) slot. – CharlieRB – 2012-09-28T19:23:40.777

@CharlieRB yep. Doesn't work on any port, and is windows 7 64 bit compatible. – Ari Lotter – 2012-10-09T01:10:22.873

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My adapter appeared to windows as a DirectInput game controller! Source games like L4D2 and TF2 ( which has since removed DirectInput support) work with DirectInput, but the Game Controllers settings built into Windows only show XboxInput game controllers.

Ari Lotter

Posted 2012-09-28T00:57:09.750

Reputation: 178

Asked: 2012-09-28T00:57:09.750

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