Xbox gamepad stopped working desktop fine on laptop

pittguy578

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Running 8.1. 16 gb ram. 3770k
I plugged in my old xbox 360 controller because I was going to try flying in BF4 and something weird happened. First it said device malfunctioned and wouldn't install. I then downloaded the drivers and I didn't even get that message. It just blinked 8-10 times but it never showed up on device manager. I read where this pretty much means the controller is garbage.

I had an old Saitek gamepad I plugged in and that installed fine so it wasn't the USB port.

I then plugged the xbox360 controller into my I7 hp laptop and it works fine.
Any idea on what is causing the problem on the desktop ?
 

pittguy578

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I may stop there tomorrow. I tried it again tonight. I can play Street Fighter 4 fine on my laptop, but the gamepad isn't recognized on the desktop.
Makes no sense at all.