Re: Intermittent keyboard driver problem

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"CurtB" <CurtB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:70207158-DAD7-46F3-A625-C6B6FE503B61@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I'll suggest she try a different keybard when I see her. But I don't see how
the the keyboard driver disappearing is a hardware problem.

"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:

Does she get the same thing with a different keyboard? The symtoms suggest
a problem with the current one.

"CurtB" <CurtB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:8C6B1B3E-DCA4-4FD6-8829-A30E8A03578D@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Thank you for your response. It is a USB keyboard with a desktop HP
> computer. The keyboard plugs directly into a USB port on the PC. She > has
> tried different USB ports on the computer and the results have been the
> same.
>
> "Colin Barnhorst" wrote:
>
>> If it is a usb keyboard, do not use a hub for it. Especially if it is >> a
>> laptop.
>>
>> "CurtB" <CurtB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:46D7F5AE-6C8F-48E3-9663-210392D08697@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Windows XP SP2
>> > The keyboard on my friends computer will stop working from time to
>> > time.
>> > I
>> > have the same keyboard and driver and have had no problems. It's an >> > HP
>> > keyboard and this is the driver. Description HP USB Keyboard/Hub -
>> > HID-keyboard device (r.3)
>> >
>> > I checked the following:
>> > Control Panel > Printers and Other Hardware > Keyboard > Hardware >> > tab
>> >
>> > Nothing at all was displayed in the devices box. After cold booting
>> > the
>> > machine, the keyboard worked for a while and the keyboard driver was
>> > listed.
>> > Later, the keyboard quit working again and the keyboard driver was >> > no
>> > longer
>> > displayed when I checked. She runs spyware checks and virus scans
>> > regularly.
>> >
>> > Any ideas? Thanks.
>>


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