Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop

[Doubs]

Hi,

I just brought my self a brand new Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop 2.0 Comfort Edition, I have gone to the Microsoft web site and downloaded the latest drivers, the keyboard and all of its extra functions work fine but here's where the problem start when I go to play games "if I was to walk forward by pressing the (W) key it will walk then suddenly stop"!! and I would then have to press the key again to continue walking? and its with every game. is it because its wireless or am I doing something wrong? all other keyboard I have in the house work fine......

[Gizmo]

I'd tend to suspect the keyboard, and its behavior is probably by design.

The IBM Keyboard Protocol specifies that the keyboard will send a keydown keycode at regular intervals for as long as the key is held down. For a wireless keyboard, this means transmitting a radio signal (a fairly expensive thing, power-wise) constantly. The keyboard firmware is probably designed to assume that any key held down for more than a certain period of time is stuck, and so stops sending the event in order to save battery life.

[danrok]

My cordless logitech keyboard doesn't do this.

I would agree that it is unlikely that it transmits the whole time a key is held down - the battery seems to last forever. I would guess that with mine it transmits a second signal when the key is released.

Hopefully someone knows more about the keyboard you have.

[Gizmo]

Originally Posted by danrok

My cordless logitech keyboard doesn't do this.

I would agree that it is unlikely that it transmits the whole time a key is held down - the battery seems to last forever. I would guess that with mine it transmits a second signal when the key is released.

I've always thought the whole implementation was rather goofy. I think it is a hold-over from the early days of the PC, when key repeat was actually a function of the keyboard as opposed to the BIOS. The reason I think this is because there is also a keyup event. As long as the keyboard sends a keydown and a keyup event, everything should be perfectly fine for anything newer than a PC XT (and maybe even then). But it's the best guess I have.

[cadaveca]

Originally Posted by Doubs

Hi,

I just brought my self a brand new Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop 2.0 Comfort Edition, I have gone to the Microsoft web site and downloaded the latest drivers, the keyboard and all of its extra functions work fine but here's where the problem start when I go to play games "if I was to walk forward by pressing the (W) key it will walk then suddenly stop"!! and I would then have to press the key again to continue walking? and its with every game. is it because its wireless or am I doing something wrong? all other keyboard I have in the house work fine......

I had the same issue with that set. You need to make sure that the ketboard is recieveing stand-by power...i don't know why, but it solved it for me. As well, make sure you install drivers from the cd first, and then update to the newest 5.2....everything works good on the second rig in my sig now, since doing that. stupid thing made me buy another wired keyboard, it was so frustrating!

[Doubs]

How would a make sure that my keyboard is receveing stand-by power? plus I dident get any drivers in the box ;(

[cadaveca]

no intellipoint driver? for shame! start with version 4.0.

the mobo needs to be able to be brought out of standby by the keyboard. I dunno why this setting in my bios helped!

[Doubs]

Sorry but im a noob when it comes to things like this where? what? when?

you got any links for what i need

sorry

[Cerium]

I have the (wireless) logitech mx duo and the keyboard still has the batterys that it shiped with in it. I use it every day and I have had it for around 80% of a year.
Edit:It works with games. If i hold w the w key stays pressed.

[dsio]

Logitech's wireless equipment is brillaint, just like their corded range, especially the mx series. I use an mx700 and mx1000 with a logitech cordless keyboard deluxe on both and I have never had an issue, the 700 is almost 2 years old and its original NiMH batteries are brilliant as ever, never run out of juice. ever. the keyboards go 4-6 months per set of el cheapo batteries. Over 6 months on a set of high end ones. Swiss hardware is just like a swiss watch. Sits there year in, year out doing what its damn well told to do without complaining

[Doubs]

Well I still havent got it to work, Guess I am going to have to sell it on ebay or something and get my self a Logitech set

[danrok]

I have a DVD-ROM drive here which does not play DVD-ROM's by design! There's a note stating this on TEAC's website.

Sometimes we get caught out...

[Staz]

Change the batteries. If that doesn't help take the batteries out overnight and then install fresh one.

I switched to Microsoft after killing 2 Logitech Keyboards. I have had this problem befor also. It also had a problem typing capitol letters. Taking the batteries out overnight solved it.

BTW:
When I first switched from logitech to Microsoft I never uninstalled the logitech drivers before installing Microsoft drivers (I use a Logitech trackball and Microsoft keyboard, both wireless) and it hosed my system so bad I had to repartition, reformat, reinstall. Since then I have never installed drivers for wireless and it still works fine with limited loss of functionallity that I would never use anyway.