Just so dering, is there a way to hook my WIRED Xbox 360 controller to my desktop to play Skyrim?

yes, plug it into one of your laptops USB ports..

simple as that, your Computer should automatically detect it and the Controls will be diverted to the 360 controller if you boot up Skyrim with iot plugged in..


that simple, no Programs or settings to go through, just plug-and-play

http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/en-us/d/xbox-360-controller-for-windows