Re: Old non-USB keyboard with USB-only PC?

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"Hula Baloo" <wpgwpg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have a friend who recently got a new PC with ONLY USB ports (i.e. legacy
free - no PS2, serial, parallel, etc.) who would love to continue using a
really old keyboard. I got the hardware adaptors, and plugged into several
USB ports; however Windows XP fails to recognize the old keyboard because
it wasn't designed for plug and play operation. If I remove the PS2 to USB
adaptor and plug this KB into another PC, it works fine, but I haven't been
able to find a way to make it work with the PS2 to USB adaptor. I tried
the "Add New Hardware" applet, reloading drivers from Device Manager, but
haven't found a workable solution. So if any of you fine knowledgable
people know of a way to do this, please let me know!
I keep telling this friend that she can buy a new USB keyboard for less
than she's spent on the adaptors, but she's in love with the dinosaur
keyboard. If any of you kind experts know how to make a non-plug and play
KB work with USB adaptors (with XP), please let me know. Thank you very
much in advance.



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