Microsoft Comfort keyboard problem

External Since: Jul 25, 2007 Posts: 865

Hi,

I have got a Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000v.1.0 keyboard that causes a
peculiar problem. The keyboard is connected to an Acer Aspire 5102 by USB.
The box says 'Works with Vista'.

Funnily enough, the problem occurs when I unplug it (there is no Safe
Ejection option): The right side of the laptop's own keyboard then goes
haywire, displaying 1 for j's, 3 for l's, minus for p's and so on. All keys
from 8-u-j-m to (but not including) Enter display the wrong sign. The error
is permanent, plugging the USB keyboard back in does not solve the problem.

I have checked the hardware drivers, they seem OK and Control Panel reports
the keyboard status as working. Clearly it is not. The only remedy seems to
be System Restore. Needless to say this is something I do not intend to
spend time on every time I have used the USB keyboard.

Any suggestions?

Charlie42

External Since: Sep 30, 2007 Posts: 967

"Charlie42" <Charlie42 RemoveThis @spam.me.not> wrote in message
news:B5790302-9D54-4FF9-9E83-0A239C7E2076@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> I have got a Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000v.1.0 keyboard that causes a
> peculiar problem. The keyboard is connected to an Acer Aspire 5102 by USB.
> The box says 'Works with Vista'.
>
> Funnily enough, the problem occurs when I unplug it (there is no Safe
> Ejection option): The right side of the laptop's own keyboard then goes
> haywire, displaying 1 for j's, 3 for l's, minus for p's and so on. All
> keys from 8-u-j-m to (but not including) Enter display the wrong sign. The
> error is permanent, plugging the USB keyboard back in does not solve the
> problem.
>
> I have checked the hardware drivers, they seem OK and Control Panel
> reports the keyboard status as working. Clearly it is not. The only remedy
> seems to be System Restore. Needless to say this is something I do not
> intend to spend time on every time I have used the USB keyboard.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Charlie42

There should be a 'function' (FN) key somewhere on the laptop keyboard that,
when pressed along with another key, will allow part of the laptop keyboard
to work as a number pad.

Your MS Curve keyboard is changing the setting when it is plugged in..

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