New Wireless Mouse & Keyboard

[Sam spade]

Using XP Media Center Edition 2005 on Compaq Presario & having problems with
PS2 mouse. Purchased today a Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop 6000 and
mouse. What is the proper procedure to "install" the new keyboard. With pc
off do I just unplug PS2 keyboard and PS2 mouse, setup Wireless keyboard and
mouse and turn pc on and "voila" I'm up and running? Excuse the stupid
question but I'm a novice at this.
Don

 

[Mike Hall - MVP]

Using XP Media Center Edition 2005 on Compaq Presario & having problems
with PS2 mouse. Purchased today a Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop 6000
and mouse. What is the proper procedure to "install" the new keyboard.
With pc off do I just unplug PS2 keyboard and PS2 mouse, setup Wireless
keyboard and mouse and turn pc on and "voila" I'm up and running? Excuse
the stupid question but I'm a novice at this.
Don

What do the instructions tell you to do?

Before doing anything with the new keyboard and mouse, go into BIOS and set
(enable USB keyboard and mouse (legacy) support.

Next, read through the instructions twice just so you know what you have to
do.

Follow the instructions to the letter, or the whole process will end in
tears..

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[dadiOH]

Using XP Media Center Edition 2005 on Compaq Presario & having
problems with PS2 mouse. Purchased today a Microsoft Wireless Laser
Desktop 6000 and mouse. What is the proper procedure to "install" the
new keyboard. With pc off do I just unplug PS2 keyboard and PS2
mouse, setup Wireless keyboard and mouse and turn pc on and "voila"
I'm up and running? Excuse the stupid question but I'm a novice at
this. Don

Mike Hall's advice was excellent but I'd just like to add that there is
probably a bunch of optional software bundled with the mouse. I'm thinking
not only of apps but of soft to add "special functions" to keys...press a
key, open OE...press a different key, open IE. Like that. You may or may
not want to do that but you don't need that soft for normal use of the KB
and mouse.

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[Mike Hall - MVP]

Mike Hall's advice was excellent but I'd just like to add that there is
probably a bunch of optional software bundled with the mouse. I'm
thinking not only of apps but of soft to add "special functions" to
keys...press a key, open OE...press a different key, open IE. Like that.
You may or may not want to do that but you don't need that soft for normal
use of the KB and mouse.

--

dadiOH
____________________________

dadiOH's dandies v3.06...
...a help file of info about MP3s, recording from
LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that.
Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico

The driver bundled with Microsoft desktop sets will install extra stuff into
the mouse Control Panel applet by default

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