Did I Break My Mac?

I installed a driver a couple days ago and since then, I've noticed a lot of strange things happening with my computer.
Many common keyboard strokes using "shift" and "command" seem to be broken. Every time I restart my computer, my Airport is turned off and I have to go into the network diagnostics to set up my router. Also upon restarting, my disc drive opens and shuts automatically, and my "music" folder auto-opens on the desktop. There are some other strange behaviors dealing with my mouse as well.
It seems obvious that the driver messed up all of these functions, it's very bizarre. Since there isn't a driver rollback option with Macs, I'm not sure what to do. I did delete the driver install package. I've also tried a PRAM reset and a Disk Utility repair. I should note that this driver didn't mess anything up on my older computer (iMac G5).
Any ideas what I can do to fix this? Did I break my Mac?
Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

The developer really should have implemented this as a Preference Pane and not a kernel extension.
Assuming it is a kernel extension, though, it lives in a subfolder in one of two places:
/Library
/System/Library
Search these two folders and their subfolders for the terms "xbox" or "360" and CAREFULLY examine any files you find with matching names. If you see one that is an obvious match, put it in the trash and reboot. You may also want to check the file creation/modification dates to ensure that you're tossing out the right file.
By "an obvious match," I mean something like "xbox360crappydriver.kext" -- you don't want to risk throwing away something you need.
P.S. If it is just a Preference Pane, simply visit:
/Library/PreferencePanes and
(Your home folder)/Library/PreferencePanes
and throw away any files with names that clearly reference the controller.

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