Re: Print Screen Problem

I would not be surprised that the adapter was the issue. Going from a DIN 5 to the PS/2. Is there an emulator selector switch on the underside of the keyboard? Those old ones would have XT/AT or similar.

David Kelsey wrote:

It's a PS2, plugged into a PS2 port. I do remember in the 98SE/ME era that Cherry had a Problem with one particular kind of keyboard in PS2, which meant that to get the keyboard recognised at all, you had to hot plug in the PS2 - not ideal, but the only way to get it to work until either Cherry or MS issued a fix. My cable does have an adapter inline to reduce the plug to PS2 size, as I originally used it on a W95/486 machine. Maybe this is the trouble. I don't know what I can do about it, though.

David


"Bob I" <birelan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:ONv2CIebFHA.1392@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

I have exactly the same issue with a PS2/USB keyboard adaptor. Alt-Printscreen works when PS2 keyboard is plugged into PS2 port. Alt-Printscreen works when USB keyboard is plugged into USB port. Alt Printscreen works like plain Printscreen when PS2 KB is run thru adapter into USB port. Is cherry a USB keyboard or PS2 and what is it plugged into?

David Kelsey wrote:


I have XP SP2 with a Cherry keyboard. PrintScreen works, but Alt Printscreen just gives the full screen again. The ALT key on its own works as it should, but not with Printscreen. A keyboard on a brand new machine works as it should on the old machine, ALT Printscreen giving the active window. I have spoken to Cherry, who think there is nothing wrong with the keyboard, and I agree, so what is happening? Each key alone gives the right response, but together, the wrong response.

David Kelsey 




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