HoppaLong Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 When wireless mice and keyboards came along, I purchased a few. They would suddenlystop working. Sometimes a reboot helped. I remember numerous Registry hacks were alsorequired, or uninstalling and reinstalling the software. Ever since those negative experiences,I've use corded mice and keyboards.I'm using a Microsoft corded keyboard with XP Pro. For no apparent reason, it just stopsworking. Rebooting always fixes the problem. I've never seen this happen with a cordedmouse or keyboard. Could it be a driver problem? If not, what's going on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripredacus Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 USB? PS/2? DIN to PS/2 adapter? Other adapter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoppaLong Posted March 12, 2016 Author Share Posted March 12, 2016 The mouse and keyboard are USB.Tripredacus, I'm one of those crazy people that still uses 98SE on a multi-boot computer.I recently downloaded an installer package of USB 2.0 drivers for 98SE. You go into SafeMode and delete everything in Device Manager related to USB before installing the newdrivers. The computer must have a PS/2 port so your mouse continues to function. I useda USB-to-PS/2 adapter.Maybe a simple fix for the keyboard is to use a USB-to-PS/2 adapter. I prefer knowingthe cause of this problem, but if the adapter works I can live with that. What do youthink? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcinwwl Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 First check on other PC, whether keyboard itself isn't damaged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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