| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| configure mail button | 4/23/2006 | Adam |
Q: ------------------------- Followup The keyboard maker is TIME and the serial number is 04B0 25652. ...
A: I would imagine if you go into control panel, go into keyboard and click the hardware tab and then ...
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| bizarre typing behavior | 4/14/2006 | Adam |
Q: I recently obtained a new computer for work. It is an HP Pavillion zd8000. Something weird keeps ...
A: Can I suggest using the same keyboard on your mac and seeing if it is the keyboard which is the ...
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| Mouse not working | 4/13/2006 | Adam |
Q: I've never had this happen, so I'm wondering if my diagnosis is correct. I have a wireless mouse ...
A: I've just experimented with my mouse in excel and if you click, hold the shift key down and scroll ...
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| Help!! | 4/11/2006 | Adam |
Q: How do you do a euro sign?
A: Any button on your keyboard will be expressed by me as [KEY] so if you press control you will see ...
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| Keyboard & Mouse not recognized | 2/1/2005 | Gary Housknecht |
Q: I am troubleshooting a PC where the keyboard and the mouse are not recognized at all. I see the ...
A: After what you have done, I would suspect a bad PS2 port and/or bad motherboard. You didn't specify ...
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| Disable keypad | 1/26/2005 | Gary Housknecht |
Q: I have a Dell Latitude D600 laptop with a docking station. I'm using Windows XP - Word 2003. When I ...
A: Just plug your mouse in and Windows will see it and install a river for it. The touchpad will not ...
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| Keyboard | 1/26/2005 | Gary Housknecht |
Q: Fujitsu Siemens Myrica Computer Windows 98se. 450meg Pentium 4.192 MB Ram. 40GB Problem: Keyboard ...
A: #1: You may be trying to remove the PS2 port itself rather than just the keyboard. If that is the ...
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| Non-responsive mouse | 1/25/2005 | Gary Housknecht |
Q: My friend has just re-built his PC after a virus problem, and has WinXP Home. The O/S boots ...
A: Without knowing what he has done for the rebuild I cannot be of too much help, but one thing for ...
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| windows 98FE- mouse freezes when using spacebar | 1/25/2005 | Gary Housknecht |
Q: My mouse freezes when using the spacebar when typing an email. The only time it freezes is when I ...
A: I hate to over-simplify, but just don't use the spacebar to run across the page. I don't know why ...
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| Sometimes the USB optical... | 1/20/2005 | Gary Housknecht |
Q: Sometimes the USB optical mouse that is attach to my Toshiba Satellite Notebook can't move suddenly. ...
A: If your keyboard works you should be able to access the Start menu to shut down. You can use your ...
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| keyboard mouse connection | 1/13/2005 | Gary Housknecht |
Q: I have just bought a wireless keyboard & mouse. I installed a wireless keyboard/mouse& it worked ...
A: If you are able to open Control Panel, go to 'System' then 'Hardware' then 'Device Manager'. Find ...
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| Keyboard mapping? | 1/12/2005 | Gary Housknecht |
Q: I have an imported version of Star Wars Galaxies on by PC. I am a United Kingdom resident. The game ...
A: You need a utility like "Tradekeys" which is what I use to add a couple extra Tab keys on the right ...
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| Keyboard problem | 1/10/2005 | Gary Housknecht |
Q: My keyboard is malfunctioning. Whenever I use the top row of letters (Q W E R U I O P) it comes out ...
A: Try the following and if it doesn't help I would say your keyboard is shot. Try for a refund and buy ...
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| web tv rm2100-keyboard | 1/9/2005 | Gary Housknecht |
Q: my keyboard broke. what are my options for wireless keyboards?
A: Microsoft, IBM and Logitech all have acceptable wireless keyboard and wireless optical mouse ...
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| Keyboards | 1/7/2005 | Gary Housknecht |
Q: Are there any keyboards that don't have the extra numerical keypad on the right? I never use that ...
A: None that I know of. I doubt you will find one since the 10-key configuration is so integral to so ...
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| lost keyboard keys | 1/1/2005 | Gary Housknecht |
Q: I cannot access the following keys on my keyboard without using the windows onscreen ...
A: Just use 'System' in Control Panel and go to Hardware, then Device Manager. Find the keyboard and ...
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| Need Help With Mouse Please | 12/29/2004 | Gary Housknecht |
Q: Im not sure if you can help me, but I thought it was worth a try...Ive tried all I know how to do, ...
A: Well, I can't be of much help with the pregnancy, but I'll try to remedy your boredom ... :~) First ...
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| Dell Keyboard compatibility with IBM 228455U | 12/29/2004 | Gary Housknecht |
Q: My son gave me his old IBM 2284 55U computer @ 1.0MHz with AMD Athlon chip, running on MS XP. I ...
A: When you replace the IBM with the Dell keyboard are you doing so with the power to the CPU off? You ...
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| Virus/keyboard controls | 12/29/2004 | Gary Housknecht |
Q: I run Windows ME on Gateway computer that's about 5 years onld with a Cleron 700, I think. I have ...
A: 1. Use your Windows START key on the keyboard and use your cursor keys to maneuver to Settings then ...
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| Laptop mouse | 12/27/2004 | Gary Housknecht |
Q: I noticed it had a scroll area to the right of the touch pad. I tried it when I found you could ...
A: While your problem is not a frequently occurring one, it is, nevertheless, a common one especially ...
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| configure keyboard | 12/13/2004 | Gary Housknecht |
Q: I recently had my computer reformatted and since then my keyboard is not right.The @ is on the 2 ...
A: The @ sign is supposed to be on the 2 key. The # sign is supposed to be on the 3 key. If you are ...
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| problem w/ right click menus | 12/8/2004 | Gary Housknecht |
Q: I have an optical mouse and the problem I've been having is that I can't get a menu to appear with ...
A: I really wish I could be of more help but I am somewhat stymied without being there. The only other ...
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| problem w/ right click menus | 12/7/2004 | Gary Housknecht |
Q: I have an optical mouse and the problem I've been having is that I can't get a menu to appear with ...
A: Has this problem just cropped up or has it been doing this for some time? If it is a new problem, ...
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| Keyblemsoard prob -keyboard problems | 12/6/2004 | Gary Housknecht |
Q: In the question subject above, it is an illustration of my problem with a SONY notebook -VAIO ...
A: I am sorry, but if neither Sony nor Microsoft can help, I can be of little help. The very basic ...
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| Wireless mouse | 12/2/2004 | Gary Housknecht |
Q: I installed a new wireless mouse and keyboard yesterday. The mouse speed was very fast, so I set it ...
A: It sounds like the mouse side of the instasllation was not right from the beginning. If you don't ...
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| cleaning | 12/1/2004 | Gary Housknecht |
Q: i didnt know who to ask this question to, i was wondering if you could tell me the proper way of ...
A: Buy a can of compressed air at a local tech store like Best Buy or Radio Shack. While there, get a ...
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| touchpad mouse | 11/30/2004 | Gary Housknecht |
Q: First, many thanks for providing info for everyone. Too needed these days. I have a laptop which has ...
A: If you are familiar with the Device Manager under "System" in Control Panel, you can try searching ...
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| Help! USB stuff hangs! | 11/30/2004 | Gary Housknecht |
Q: whenever i play games on my computer, after a few seconds into the game, everything that's connected ...
A: Don't take this as a certainty, but 128MB RAM is not even up to what Microsoft recommends just to ...
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| Dell USB Mouse should be plug out and plug in after restarting the comp. for mouse detection | 11/25/2004 | Gary Housknecht |
Q: OS:windows 2000 professional Mouse : Dell optical scorll mouse connected with USB PROBLEM:Mouse is ...
A: Open Control Panel, then Hardware, then Device Manager and find "Universal Serial Bus Controller". ...
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| Mouse Problems | 11/25/2004 | Gary Housknecht |
Q: I have a problem with my mouse that seemed to occur out of the blue. It seems to work fine for about ...
A: The next thing to check is your display and video drivers. If your system is a couple years old or ...
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| death of a mouse! | 11/22/2004 | Gary Housknecht |
Q: Gary, Thank you for your reply, and yes, I do use XP Home Edition! By the way, your answer seemed ...
A: If you really want to improve your whole situation, upgrade to WinXP PRo SP2. I have seen the ...
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| wireless kb in windows setup | 11/20/2004 | Gary Housknecht |
Q: I have the Creative Labs Wireless 6000 Wireless Keyboard and Optical Wireless Mouse. They don't ...
A: You will need to be a little more specific. For example, what happened to Windows? Did it crash and ...
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| death of a mouse! | 11/19/2004 | Gary Housknecht |
Q: recently I have hoticed that my optical mouse is freezing while I am in the midst of doing ...
A: The optical mouse depends on two things to function properly. First is for it to have fresh ...
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| mouse and touchpad problem | 11/14/2004 | Gary Housknecht |
Q: I use a Dell Inspiron 500m laptop, with Windows XP home and SP2 installed. I left my computer on ...
A: It sounds like a corrupted driver. If you don't know how to do the following, ask a friend to help: ...
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| Keyboard driver for Genius KB-06XE | 11/14/2004 | Gary Housknecht |
Q: Do you know of a site where I can download the keyboard driver for the Genius KB-06XE? I am running ...
A: The keyboard KB-06 doesn't need any special drivers, it works with the standard keyboard drivers of ...
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| PS2 devices not working | 11/12/2004 | Gary Housknecht |
Q: On a Windows XP Pro PC, I have installed a Windows Office keyboard (software IntelliType Pro v5.2) ...
A: I am afraid, then, that I cannot be of much help. Try Windows nowledge base from the XP page - ...
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| PS2 devices not working | 11/8/2004 | Gary Housknecht |
Q: On a Windows XP Pro PC, I have installed a Windows Office keyboard (software IntelliType Pro v5.2) ...
A: Did you actually uninstall the USB mouse device in Device Manager? Uninstalling the software does ...
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| erratic cursor | 11/8/2004 | Gary Housknecht |
Q: My Dell Inspiron 8200 computer, Windows XP and Office XP Home Edition, is malfunctioning in that the ...
A: After all you have tried, I would suggest that the display driver may need replacing and/or ...
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| my 101/102 keyboard | 11/5/2004 | Gary Housknecht |
Q: CAN YOU TELL ME HOW I MIGHT REVIVE A PORTION OF THE KEYBOARD WHICH NO LONGER RESPONDS? THESE ...
A: You should have a disk that came with the keyboard. It should have an application on it that ...
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| keyboard | 11/1/2004 | Gary Housknecht |
Q: I have a compaq presario 900 laptop (Windows XP hOME VERSION 2002). A few of my keyboARD key's ...
A: You have applied keyboard key reassignments through a kayboard macro utility probably from Compaq. ...
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