Copy file xinput1_3.dll to the installation directory of the program that is requesting xinput1_3.dll. If that doesn't work, you will have to copy xinput1_3.dll to your system directory. In order to be able to benefit from using the XInput mode for the Logitech F710 Wireless Gamepad, of course you need to install the correct driver. This is made a little hard for Windows 7 x64 seeing as there is no driver that comes with the device itself.
While the X-Arcade controllers work as a keyboard with the default PC connection, there are ways to make it act like a gamepad instead for games that don't offer great keyboard-based controller support. The original way for an input device to work as a gamepad was through the DirectInput protocol, which still works on the vast majority of gamepad-enabled games. But some newer games, such as Killer Instinct, Mortal Kombat X, Street Fighter IV & V, and Steam, require the newer Xinput protocol that was introduced with the Xbox 360 gamepads (and now Xbox One). Xinput works with both Xinput games and most DirectInput games, so we recommend it. Below we show you how to make your X-Arcade controller work as an Xinput device or DirectInput device on PC.
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Method 1: With Hardware
The easiest way is to use our new Tri-mode PCB, but you can also use our Xbox 360 adapter kit or Xbox One adapter kit (both requires either a PS2 adapter or 5in1 adapter) to connect your X-Arcade to a PC via USB. These options allow you to change modes just like on a console and works with any DirectInput or Xinput games.
The easiest way is to use our new Tri-mode PCB, but you can also use our Xbox 360 adapter kit or Xbox One adapter kit (both requires either a PS2 adapter or 5in1 adapter) to connect your X-Arcade to a PC via USB. These options allow you to change modes just like on a console and works with any DirectInput or Xinput games.
You can also use our 2in1 adapter or PS4 adapters, but this will require using a special driver and software such as DS4Windows, InputMapper, or MotioninJoy(we can't offer support for any of these). An interesting history lesson on these here.
To test it on PC see Windows Gamepad testing.
Method 2: X-Arcade Xinput(Recommended Software Emulation Solution, huge thanks to Mike Wyatt!)
Some games now require an Xinput controller (such as Xbox 360 or Xbox One) to work, and Xinput will work with most DirectInput games as well. 'X-Arcade Xinput' is a software solution to make the X-Arcade work as an Xinput gamepad. It also supports a dualstick mode as well along with D-Pad and Analog modes.
- Download X-Arcade Xinput package (xarcade-xinput.zip), create a new folder somewhere and unzip the contents to it.
- Run the 'Install Driver.exe. You only have to do this step once.
- Run the 'XArcade XInput.exe', this will open up the interface in your web browser for disabling/enabling it and changing to the modes available. You will need to run this each time you want to play.
- You can download Xinput Test to test that it is working, or you can also see it working in Windows Gamepad testing or this web-based HTML5 Gamepad Tester.
Usage:
- Make sure your X-Arcade controller is in mode 1.
- In the interface, you can disable it to get keyboard functionality back. Enable to play.
- Choose the mode you want to play in by clicking the 3 dots next to each option below and choosing 'Make Active':
'X-Arcade 1 player Analog DualStick' is for 1 player with Joy 1 in analog mode, 2nd joystick works as analog 2.
'X-Arcade 1 player D-Pad DualStick' is for 1 player with Joy 1 in D-Pad mode, 2nd joystick works as analog 2.
'X-Arcade 2 Player Analog' is for 2 players with Joy 1 on both sides acting as analog sticks.
'X-Arcade 2 player D-Pad' is for 2 players with Joy 1 on both sides acting as D-Pads. - Simply close the Command Prompt window when you want to close it.
- More information such as remapping the controllers can be found on the official X-Arcade Xinput page.
- If you get an error message when trying to install, open Device Manager and remove any 'Uknown Device' you see under 'Other devices' and 'System devices', reboot and try again.
- If you ever need to uninstall the driver for some reason, just go into the 'Scp Driver Installer' folder and run the 'ScpDriverInstaller.exe' and choose Uninstall.
DirectInput Joystick Emulation:
VJoy Virtual Joystick Driver can create virtual joysticks in Windows and comes with a tool which allows you to map keystrokes to the virtual joysticks axis and buttons. Our custom ini will map the X-Arcade to the same buttons layout as an Xbox 360 controller in Windows. This means that any game you play that has an Xbox 360 controller option will work with no additional setup needed.
VJoy Virtual Joystick Driver can create virtual joysticks in Windows and comes with a tool which allows you to map keystrokes to the virtual joysticks axis and buttons. Our custom ini will map the X-Arcade to the same buttons layout as an Xbox 360 controller in Windows. This means that any game you play that has an Xbox 360 controller option will work with no additional setup needed.
- Download VJoy and install it. Windows will warn you that it's an unsigned driver, choose continue anyway.
- Download X-Arcade.ini (right-click and choose 'save as', IE users may need to rename the .htm to .ini) and place it in the directory C:Program Files (x86)VJoy
- Open VJoy and click 'Open Ini' and choose the X-Arcade.ini file.
- You can test your settings in the standard Windows Game Controller test. Note that the Player 1 joystick can change between analog mode and D-Pad mode using the Numlock key, numkey on is D-Pad, off is Analog.
You test if is it working in Windows Gamepad testing or this web-based HTML5 Gamepad Tester.
DirectInput to Xinput Option1:
XOutput can take the Virtual Joys from VJoy above and emulate them to Xinput controllers.
- Setup VJoy above first.
- Download XOutput and extract it wherever you want it.
- Run the included ScpDriver.exe and install it.
- Download our custom ini file(right-click and choose 'save as', IE users may need to rename the .htm to .ini) and replace/overwrite the one in the XOutput folder
- Run XOutput.exe, press 'Start' and play!
DirectInput to Xinput Option2:
TocaEdit Xbox 360 Controller Emulator can also convert the Virtual Joys to Xinput, however, it has to be set up for each game individually.
- Setup Method 2 above first.
- Download TocaEdit and follow the instructions for setting it up for your game.
- Download our custom ini file(right-click and choose 'save as', IE users may need to rename the .htm to .ini) and replace/overwrite the one created by TocaEdit in your game directory.
Xinput Test:
You can download Xinput Test to test that it is working, or you can also see it working in Windows Gamepad testing or this web-based HTML5 Gamepad Tester.
TROUBLESHOOTING:
Using the Xinput Test or HTML5 Gamepad Tester you can see if your controllers are assigned to the proper players, typically you would want them as players 1 and 2 (if you don't also have any other gamepads connected to the PC). Changing the controller player assignments is unfortunately not easy to do manually, so if yours are set incorrectly you will want to do one of the following:
Method 1:
- With the peripherals/adapters/controllers connected, click the Windows Start button and click on the Gear (settings) icon, then click the 'Devices' icon
- Under 'Bluetooth & other devices' scroll down to 'Other devices' click on each 'Xbox 360 Controller for Windows' listed and click 'Remove device'.
- Unplug the peripherals/adapters/controllers and plug them back in again.
Method 2:
- With the peripherals/adapters/controllers connected, right-click on the Windows Start button and choose 'Device Manager' (or press Ctrl+Alt+Del and open it there).
- Click the arrow next to 'Xbox 360 Peripherals' and right-click on each 'Xbox 360 Controller for Windows' and choose Disable device', it will ask you to restart but you can just click 'No'.
- Unplug the peripherals/adapters/controllers from the PC, then plug them back in. Next just re-enable the devices.
Installing the Logitech F710 Wireless Gamepad on Windows 7 x64 (XInput Driver)
Update from 2015-10-18: Windows 10 Pro (x64) does not appear to require this workaround. It automatically installed the correct driver and allowed me to use the controller right away.
Hi!
In order to be able to benefit from using the XInput mode for the Logitech F710 Wireless Gamepad, of course you need to install the correct driver. This is made a little hard for Windows 7 x64 seeing as there is no driver that comes with the device itself.
I found a guide on how you can manage it by using Microsoft's official Xbox 360 Controller driver.
Be careful though, you're messing with driver files. Use this guide at your own risk.
- Go to the Microsoft Hardware downloads page: http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/en-us/downloads
- Click on the category 'Gaming'
- Click on the link 'Xbox 360 Wireless Controller for Windows'
- Download the correct version of the file (Windows 7 64-bit only) and install it
- Open the Device Manager (e.g. [Windows]+[Break] => Device Manager)
- Right-click on the entry with 'Logitech F710' in its name and the yellow triangle icon in front of it
- Open its properties
- Switch to the 'Details' tab
- Choose the property 'Hardware Ids'
- Right-click on the one without the '&REV_<Number>' at the end of the name and copy it. It should look something like this: USBVID_046D&PID_C21F
- Go to the directory in which you installed the Xbox 360 Accessories Software a minute ago: C:Program FilesMicrosoft Xbox 360 Accessories
- Open the file Xusb21.inf with a plain text editor like Notepad
- At the top in the commented section you can see the line containing 'Wireless Common Controller USBVid_045E&Pid_0719'. Search for 'USBVid_045E&Pid_0719' and replace each occurence with the hardware ID you copied earlier. Afterwards, save it to the file. You might need to have your editor program in elevated privilege mode in order to do so.
- Go back to the Device Manager with the open F710 properties window
- Switch to the 'Driver' tab
- Click on the 'Update Driver...' button
- In the assistant, choose 'Browse my computer for driver software'
- Choose the path 'C:Program FilesMicrosoft Xbox 360 Accessories'
- Confirm the driver warning and you're good to go
To check if it really worked, you can just press the Logitech button on the game controller and it should cause a little frame with the Xbox logo, the text 'Click for Help' and a down-pointing arrow button and an X button to pop up in the lower center of your screen.
I do not usually recommend modifying driver files like that, but I have used this method before and it worked for me, so I stopped looking for a better way, as there doesn't seem to be any official solution provided by Logitech themselves (which is a shame).
Original post and the ones who can be credited with this solution: post by breakfastmonkey on the official Logitech forums (referencing a couple of previous posts in the same thread).
Thanks for reading.