NEED HELP W/ DELL WIRELESS KB
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From: Shenan Stanley on 9 Feb 2010 12:46 Dallas wrote: > thanks - its a wireless kb, came w/ the package from dell. dont > have another kb. dont understand re; bios point. If you can get into the system BIOS and can use the keyboard in the BIOS - then it is not a Windows issue. It would eliminate a software cause. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
From: "Dallas" Jagged on 9 Feb 2010 12:51 thanks - its worse? can i use a wired kb w/ a wireless mouse? i just dont know. -- Dallas..... Dell P 4, 3GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 160 GB, Win XP HomeSP2, 16X DVD-ROM & ,6X DVD+/RW, IE7, OE6, DSL, via AT&T. I use these on a regular basis: Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, Ad-Aware, Spybot, Spyware Blaster, Window Defender, BitDefender & Ccleaner "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:%23$mEs8aqKHA.6064(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > Dallas wrote: >> its not dead 100% as i hit a ky nd the 'find' window opens. > > That's even worse. > > Get an inexpensive USB keyboard (buy, borrow) and see if it works. > > -- > Shenan Stanley > MS-MVP > -- > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html >
From: Shenan Stanley on 9 Feb 2010 12:55 Dallas wrote: > thanks - its worse? can i use a wired kb w/ a wireless mouse? i > just dont know. Worse because it gives you some options/usage (teaser.) You can have as many keyboards connected at once as you want, and mice. They may battle one another if you try to use more than one at a time. ;-) -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
From: "Dallas" Jagged on 9 Feb 2010 13:52 thanks-gotcha. didnt know if conflict between wirless mouse and a wired kb. -- Dallas..... Dell P 4, 3GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 160 GB, Win XP HomeSP2, 16X DVD-ROM & ,6X DVD+/RW, IE7, OE6, DSL, via AT&T. I use these on a regular basis: Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, Ad-Aware, Spybot, Spyware Blaster, Window Defender, BitDefender & Ccleaner "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:Oa%23%23REbqKHA.3676(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Dallas wrote: >> thanks - its worse? can i use a wired kb w/ a wireless mouse? i >> just dont know. > > Worse because it gives you some options/usage (teaser.) > > You can have as many keyboards connected at once as you want, and mice. > They may battle one another if you try to use more than one at a time. ;-) > > -- > Shenan Stanley > MS-MVP > -- > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html >
From: "Dallas" Jagged on 9 Feb 2010 13:54
thx agin- try kb 1st as i know little re; bios. much appreciated ! -- Dallas..... Dell P 4, 3GHz, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, 160 GB, Win XP HomeSP2, 16X DVD-ROM & ,6X DVD+/RW, IE7, OE6, DSL, via AT&T. I use these on a regular basis: Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, Ad-Aware, Spybot, Spyware Blaster, Window Defender, BitDefender & Ccleaner "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:%23aUEh$aqKHA.3408(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Dallas wrote: >> thanks - its a wireless kb, came w/ the package from dell. dont >> have another kb. dont understand re; bios point. > > If you can get into the system BIOS and can use the keyboard in the BIOS - > then it is not a Windows issue. It would eliminate a software cause. > > -- > Shenan Stanley > MS-MVP > -- > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > |