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Thread ID: 67485 2006-03-29 09:32:00 keyboard ok at bios, gone by windows spud (10091) Press F1
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441691 2006-03-29 09:32:00 i guess i should be grateful that i have the KB on startup. i can also enable it after i get into windows (XP pro). odd thing is tho, it's the same xp, the same KB (i've tried another kb...same) and when i go into system/keyboard>>it's enabled. and doing just fine according to the million ways you can dabble with anything in xp. so i disable it, then enable it...voila.

so, i shouldn't complain much. i just hope i remember to disconnect the kb before i huck it out the window (or at the windows)

any ideas? i'll send a cigar to the ppl that have the "correct" idea.

i'm new here, so i'll say hi too (just cuz my kb is workin' and i'm taking advantage)

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spud (10091)
441692 2006-03-29 13:47:00 What type of keyboard and interface (ps/2 or usb?)

Some things that are safe to do, is delete/remove/uninstall the keyboard from device manager, restart and let it reload again, then test if it's working, then restart and test again to see if it works.

Go to the vendor website of your keyboard and download any drivers they have and try those on it.

That's about all I can think of.

Cheers,


KK
Kame (312)
441693 2006-03-29 15:38:00 Apparently the generic drivers work (or it wouldn't work in BIOS) Try starting windows in safe mode, and like the post before - uninstall-reinstall the latest drivers TiJay (6055)
441694 2006-03-29 20:02:00 First....What kinda cigar are you offering? SurferJoe46 (51)
441695 2006-03-29 20:41:00 Yep. Driver problem. Its not an MS kB is it? pctek (84)
441696 2006-03-30 03:50:00 The BIOS setting for "legacy support for human interface devices" sometimes gives trouble if it's set wrongly. It's intended to make USB keyboards and mice work properly. Graham L (2)
441697 2006-03-31 10:19:00 ok kame>>>have a cigar!

sheesh, i can't believe i didn't do that a long time ago. i kept on diableing/enableing like a lemming.

i wonder if you could shorten the work day by buying only 6 paks of beer. and sorry joe, the cigars are only for clever keyboard/fixer/techies. besides, they'll prob clash with the pills and the brew.

thanx all who responded to a very dumb question.

spud
spud (10091)
441698 2006-04-02 07:43:00 ok, i want my cigar back. uninstall worked fine....once. i'm back to square 1. tried the human inteface thingadooley....no cigar. when kame emails the cigar back, or what's left of it, my offer is still open

this one is really getting my goat. tho i am getting to level 10 using my computer with only basil (my mouse).
i looked around for a driver from the maker as well as third party (saw you there Joe), but no cigar

the kb is a ps2 jiggy and is made by Mitsumi kpq-e99zc-13 (i think it's the 13 screwing things up)

;( spud
spud (10091)
441699 2006-04-02 07:58:00 ok, i want my cigar back. uninstall worked fine....once. i'm back to square 1. tried the human inteface thingadooley....no cigar. when kame emails the cigar back, or what's left of it, my offer is still open

this one is really getting my goat. tho i am getting to level 10 using my computer with only basil (my mouse).
i looked around for a driver from the maker as well as third party (saw you there Joe), but no cigar

the kb is a ps2 jiggy and is made by Mitsumi kpq-e99zc-13 (i think it's the 13 screwing things up)

;( spud

This part needs some more info: "the kb is a ps2 jiggy and is made by Mitsumi kpq-e99zc-13 (i think it's the 13 screwing things up)"....is this NZ for it has an adapter from regular usb to convert it to the regular mouse port with a "thingy" in between??
SurferJoe46 (51)
441700 2006-04-02 17:13:00 spud,

If uninstalling worked fine once, I didn't mention what problems you may run into, and that is Windows Update.

In some cases, the driver that is currently installed is perfectly fine, then all of a sudden Windows Updates it (probably without you knowing) to a driver that just does not work and this is when problems start. If you are certain that it's not a Windows Update, then I guess I shouldn't suggest that you set Windows Update to ignore that driver update.

When you remove it and let it reload, what driver has it got installed and version. Then when it plays up, check to see if anything has changed, also might pay to make notes of what files it uses for the driver, just incase any of these change.

You might even need to do a BIOS update.

Cheers,


KK
Kame (312)
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