Problems communicating using Arduino Uno and Wireless RF Gamepad w/xbees

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I have an RF wireless gamepad controller which I would like to use with an arduino uno to control some motors.
items: Arduino Uno, (2) XbeePro, xbee explorer, xbee regulator and RF Wireless Gamepad. My current issue is that my Gamepad is no longer recognized by my computer and a COM connection.

Thank you

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Thank you for your response. That is correct about the COM port. I clicked on the link and was redirected to the Arduino Environment Development page. I will read up in there as I need as the understanding I can get. I do believe the controller is toast. Electronics and programming is so great and fragile.

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If we understand correctly, when you connect your controller via USB to your computer, it is no longer seen as a COM port. If this is the case, then your controller is either broken or its bootloader has been corrupted. See the instructions here on how to correct the bootloader: arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/Bootloader