haha, ok, i'll give it a go :)

Joe,

Just so you know, I have not sent that replacement yet. I'll hold off until we get things sorted out here. If we continue to have problems, we'll go ahead and get it sent; hopefully you can get it worked out so you can enjoy it now and not have to wait for a replacement. Keep us updated. Thanks!

Thanks man, that's definitely for the best :P
don't want to have any down time, or end up sending back a perfectly good controller

Sorted :D

thanks for all the help guys...

When ever i come across a programming problem i will now remember to try it in a different usb port :)