HELP WITH NES USB CONTROLLER

[coachella1]

i hope someone can help me out.

i think i'm really retarded but i have no idea how to make my controller work. I downloaded nestopia and was playing with my keyboard and got tired of using the keyboard so i went searching for a joystick. Luckily i found my old NES controller in my closet and through Retrozone, ordered a usb adapter for it. So now that i've got it, i plugged the controller into the adapter, and then plugged the adapter into the usb port. But NOTHING. i went to preferences and clicked "joystick" but i look at the everything and click on stuff but nothing works. [SIDENOTE: When you plug something into a USB port shouldnt a window pop up saying something like "new hardware found?" I know thats what it used to do on my PC but now i have a Mac that i'm still getting used to so i dont know how the usb ports may work] And yes i bought the emulator enhancer from that Richard Bannister site..

I run the Nestopia emulator on my mac book, which has OS X.
If anyone can help me out, it would be GREATLY appreciated...

-Clueless,
Coachella1

[Jale]

Make sure your USB adapter and drivers are properly installed.

[~!!WhoCares!!~]

yep
I window should of poped up saying new hardware installed or found. also make sure that there is not something wrong with the adapter or your old remote

[alcoatjez]

If it has a disc, use the disc BEFORE you plug the adapter in your PC. Sometimes Windows starts nagging when you do it the other way around.