cordless keyboard installation in XP Pro

[jessiem25]

Hi there,

here's what i'm running:
win XP Pro
AMD Athlon 500
wd 80gb
nVidia agp graphics
logitech cordless trackman mouse (via usb port)

here's what i'm attempting to install:
logitech cordless keyboard via PS/2 port
i've gotten this to work in win2k, but so far, not xp.

the problem i had the first time i attempted to install this keyboard was that once all the mouseware software was installed and i had rebooted to complete the connection between the keyboard and receiver, windows wouldn't recognize that a keyboard was plugged in (either that, or it was seeing two keyboards, i'm not sure.) i managed to get back to a working setup (decided that then was a good time to repartition my hard drive anyways) and am now back at square one.


the way that i got the mouse installed was that i just plugged in the receiver to the usb port before i booted up, and xp automatically had drivers for it. i'm afraid to install the software again because that's part of what may have caused the problems i had originally.

basically, should i attempt to just plug in the keyboard receiver to the ps/2 port and reboot, hoping that xp will have drivers? has this worked or failed for anyone else?

much thanks for those who managed to read this incredibly long post!

jess

 

[bcastner]

Here is my best advice:

1. The Logitech drivers change frequently. Go to their web site and download the newest drivers available.

2. Windows XP is smarter than it looks. If you are forced to use an adapter PS/2-to-USB for the keyboard, purchase a PS/2 keyboard. You will always be unhappy using that adapter.

3. You might consider moving the mouse, or purchasing a different mouse. You want a clear usb-to-usb device connection without adapters for both devices.

4. There are lots of funky things about USB. I regularly check this poorly organized but wonderful web site for new chipset or other drivers:

http://www.usbman.com

Make sure you spend a little time through the device specific troubleshooting, to chipset level upgrades that may be required on your motherboard.

5. Make certain that in your BIOS setup that you have legacy USB support and PS/2 support enabled.

As a guess, this is a BIOS issue. As a short to long-term issue, get rid of the PS/2-to-USB converter. You want direct communications between BIOS-OS-Device Driver-Device.

No fooling around.