problems setting up my ps3 controller

[f284b560451951a3]

I'm still unable to configure my ps3 controller dual shock3 six axis. I'm running vista x64. I am able to see the ps3 controller in the control panel but when i go to test nothing moves, xpadder also see's the ps3 controller but im unable to set any button's or move any of the movment sticks. I don't know what to do, can someone help me pleasei spent most of the night trying to figure this out and im all out of ideas.

[SGTCableDog]

How are you connecting the controller to your pc? What driver are you using? The procedures I've heard of require you to run a utility that kind of links or pairs the controller to the driver before it will work.

[f284b560451951a3]

I'm connecting the controller with a usb cable using default driver from vista

[SGTCableDog]

Vista doesn't have a default driver for the ps3 controller as Sony has not released a pc driver for it. The generic driver will not work as the dualshock and sixaxis controllers are far from generic. There are some third party drivers available. Here is one option.