Mapping a generic USB controller on Win7

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Not really. I have motionjoy. I use it so I can hook my laptop up to my tv and play with my ps3 controller over bluetooth. I haven't encountered any problems with it. I just think you've been using the wrong ones or just didn't set it up right.

x360ce newest version is completely streamline. When you start it up it connects to the internet to find settings best suited for your controller. After that just put the file it makes for you in in main install folder of any game and it should work just fine. Link: http://code.google.com/p/x360ce/

The emulator also supports directinput. Maybe your controller is using that. Worst case scenario you'll have to use xpadder. Its not a bad program. Far from it. It's just you'll have to turn it on every time your playing and turn it off when your done.