Stupid Wireless K/board question

Paul881 · 09-21-2007, 04:07 PM

If I am going for a clean install of windows xp home, can I use my wireless k/b and mouse or do I have to go get my old k/b and mouse out of the cupboard and go through the install with that?

I'm kinda thinking that the drivers for the wireless k/b and mouse won't be installed until after xp is loaded...right?

3 of 7 · 09-21-2007, 04:12 PM

You'll know as soon as you boot and have to press a key to boot from the windows disk..

Shadow_Raven · 09-21-2007, 07:01 PM

I just went through this. I just bought a wireless keyboard and loaded the software for it. The keyboard uses an USB stick Bluetooth receiver (also works for the wireless mouse that came with the keyboard). I rebooted the pc and instead going into the motherboard screen, I get an error message - it seems the pc DOES NOT detect a keyboard plugged into the PS/2 port so it won't boot up. I have to leave my old keyboard plugged into the PS/2 port so my pc can boot up. After Windows XP loads and I get to the Welcome screen then I can use the wireless keyboard. It's dammed annoying.

*SRTDodge05* · 09-21-2007, 08:42 PM

my wireless keyboard/mouse worked when installing windows. Need to check in the bios that you have usb support turn on in the bios.

Anarchi · 09-22-2007, 02:03 AM

If the keyboard/mouse came with its own USB dongle then it should work. As SRTDodge said, you need to enable USB Legacy support in the BIOS.

If the keyboard/mouse dont have a USB dongle and connect using your Laptop/PC's bluetooth, then it wont work until the Bluetooth drivers are installed.

Paul881 · 09-23-2007, 06:00 AM

Thanks guys, but it WORKED!

Sorry for you trouble Shadow Raven.

09-21-2007, 04:07 PM	#1
Paul881 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: England Posts: 97	Stupid Wireless K/board question If I am going for a clean install of windows xp home, can I use my wireless k/b and mouse or do I have to go get my old k/b and mouse out of the cupboard and go through the install with that? I'm kinda thinking that the drivers for the wireless k/b and mouse won't be installed until after xp is loaded...right? __________________ Chieftec Black ATX case fitted with Acoustic sound damping kit/Quiet 450Watt PSU/Round IDE cables/4x 80mm variable thermister controlled fans/ASUS P4PE MoBo/vs 1007 BIOS/2.4 Gig 533 FSB P4 CPU/1024 Meg DDR333 RAM/IEEE1394 Firewire Card/Win XP O/S & SP2/M-Audio Delta 66+omni sound system/Audiophile SP-5B Active monitors/Logitech MX k/board and mouse/Ati Radeon 9550 AGP Graphic card/NEC3500A DVD-RW/NEC 4517A DVD-RW/3.5"Floppy/Seagate Barracuda 2000Gig and 500 Gig HDD's/19" gnr monitor/Maxtor 300Gig external HDD/300 Gig Seagate Barracuda external HD/Belkin F5D7633-4 wireless router
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09-21-2007, 04:12 PM	#2
3 of 7 You can run..... Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,660	Re: Stupid Wireless K/board question You'll know as soon as you boot and have to press a key to boot from the windows disk..
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09-21-2007, 07:01 PM	#3
Shadow_Raven Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 118	Re: Stupid Wireless K/board question I just went through this. I just bought a wireless keyboard and loaded the software for it. The keyboard uses an USB stick Bluetooth receiver (also works for the wireless mouse that came with the keyboard). I rebooted the pc and instead going into the motherboard screen, I get an error message - it seems the pc DOES NOT detect a keyboard plugged into the PS/2 port so it won't boot up. I have to leave my old keyboard plugged into the PS/2 port so my pc can boot up. After Windows XP loads and I get to the Welcome screen then I can use the wireless keyboard. It's dammed annoying.
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09-21-2007, 08:42 PM	#4
SRTDodge05 Grab Life By The Balls Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 7,830	Re: Stupid Wireless K/board question my wireless keyboard/mouse worked when installing windows. Need to check in the bios that you have usb support turn on in the bios.
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09-22-2007, 02:03 AM	#5
Anarchi Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 489	Re: Stupid Wireless K/board question If the keyboard/mouse came with its own USB dongle then it should work. As SRTDodge said, you need to enable USB Legacy support in the BIOS. If the keyboard/mouse dont have a USB dongle and connect using your Laptop/PC's bluetooth, then it wont work until the Bluetooth drivers are installed. __________________ Mobo: Asus P5B Deluxe CPU: Core 2 Duo E6750 Memory: 2GB Corsair DDR667 Video: GeForce 8800GTS OS: Windows XP Pro SP2 Sound: Auzentech Prelude X-Fi Storage: WD 750GB. (soon SSD!)
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09-23-2007, 06:00 AM	#6
Paul881 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: England Posts: 97	Re: Stupid Wireless K/board question Thanks guys, but it WORKED! Sorry for you trouble Shadow Raven. __________________ Chieftec Black ATX case fitted with Acoustic sound damping kit/Quiet 450Watt PSU/Round IDE cables/4x 80mm variable thermister controlled fans/ASUS P4PE MoBo/vs 1007 BIOS/2.4 Gig 533 FSB P4 CPU/1024 Meg DDR333 RAM/IEEE1394 Firewire Card/Win XP O/S & SP2/M-Audio Delta 66+omni sound system/Audiophile SP-5B Active monitors/Logitech MX k/board and mouse/Ati Radeon 9550 AGP Graphic card/NEC3500A DVD-RW/NEC 4517A DVD-RW/3.5"Floppy/Seagate Barracuda 2000Gig and 500 Gig HDD's/19" gnr monitor/Maxtor 300Gig external HDD/300 Gig Seagate Barracuda external HD/Belkin F5D7633-4 wireless router
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