| Re: Keyboard Problem - MS Office Keyboard Download the Vista drivers from here..
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"MomGedd" <MomGedd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Mary I see you have a Natural ergonomic KB 4000. I just purchased one and
> load the software and did not run into any problems with that but only
> certain keys work on the keyboard. They seem to work fine when I am in a
> word document but out of it such as to type in a new web address, back
> space,
> delete or even type in a password for another program the keyboard will
> not
> respond. Do you have any suggestions?
>
> "Mary" wrote:
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>> Keyboards don't have drivers. You are trying to install the software that
>> is
>> incompatible. Consider buying a new keyboard--the natural ergonomic KB
>> 4000
>> is not expensive--less than $40, runs with the latest Intellitype
>> software
>> version 6.1 and will solve your problem. It looks a lot like your
>> keyboard.
>> I've been using it for a year now and it runs great with Vista.
>>
>> "Nick Mason" wrote:
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>> > I've recently bought a new PC running Vista for home use, I'm still
>> > using
>> > my current keyboard, an MS Office Keyboard like this;
>> >
>> > [url]http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-E17-00002-Office-Keyboard/dp/B00005NVBO[/url]
>> >
>> > When I tried to install the MS Intellitype Pro drivers Vista tells me
>> > there
>> > are known compatibility issues and points me to the MS site for a
>> > possible
>> > solution. On the MS site my keyboard isn't listed, you choose your
>> > product
>> > type, product, language etc. Maybe MS think it's too old despite the
>> > fact
>> > you can still buy them!
>> >
>> > In a bid to resolve the problem I picked the Media keyboard from the
>> > list
>> > and downloaded the latest Intellitype Pro driver, version 6.2 I think.
>> >
>> > This driver installs OK and to my relief almost fixes the problem. Most
>> > of
>> > the keys work as documented except the scroll wheel on the left and the
>> > Cut,
>> > Copy, Paste keys work fine in an application but copy and paste between
>> > applications doesn't always work. Of course I tend to use the scroll
>> > wheel a
>> > *lot* in preference to the mouse scroll wheel.
>> >
>> > Has anyone got this type of keyboard working properly?
>> >
>> > How did you do it?
>> >
>> > What are the issues with the original driver software?
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance for your help.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Regards
>> > Nick
>> >[/color][/color][/color]
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