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Windows 7: Can the wireless mouse and keyboard use the same USB dongle?
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09 Nov 2010
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Can the wireless mouse and keyboard use the same USB dongle?
Hey guys. I have a Microsoft Wireless Mouse 2.0, and a Microsoft Wireless keyboard 3000 V2.0. The mouse works off of a wireless receiver that looks like a wired mouse kinda, and the keyboard works off of a small, white USB dongle. Can both of them work off of the same receiver?
| My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Built
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU intel Core i7 920 @ Stock Speeds
Motherboard MSI Eclipse Plus
Memory 6GB DDR3 Corsair
Graphics Card nVidia GeForce GTX 295
Sound Card Sound Blaster X-Fi Extreme
Monitor(s) Displays Dell 2007WFP 20.1"
PSU Cooler Master 850Watt
Case Cooler Master Centurion - Blue
Cooling Air
Hard Drives Maxtor 500GB SATA
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09 Nov 2010
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Win 8 Release candidate 8400 |
Quote: Originally Posted by spoonard  Hey guys. I have a Microsoft Wireless Mouse 2.0, and a Microsoft Wireless keyboard 3000 V2.0. The mouse works off of a wireless receiver that looks like a wired mouse kinda, and the keyboard works off of a small, white USB dongle. Can both of them work off of the same receiver? If when you bought them you got ones on the same channel theoretically yes but they are on different channel to prevent interference.
Ken | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Pavillion dv-7 1005 Tx
OS Win 8 Release candidate 8400
CPU 2@2.4
Memory 4 gigs
Graphics Card Nvidia 9600M
Sound Card HD built-in
Monitor(s) Displays 17" Wxga
Screen Resolution 1440x900
Cooling none
Internet Speed 45Mb down 5Mb up
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09 Nov 2010
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#3 | |
W7 Professional x64 Portland, OR |
You can run a keyboard/mouse combo, they usually come with one receiver. AFAIK you cannot merge dongles. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Pugh Technologies
OS W7 Professional x64
CPU AMD Athlon II X3 445 Rana 3.10 GHz
Motherboard MSI 870A-G54
Memory PNY XLR DDR3 1600 4x2GB
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 (fermi) 1GB GDDR5
Sound Card Realtek ALC892 onboard
Monitor(s) Displays ASUS VE205t, Viewsonic VX2035WM
Screen Resolution 1600x900, 1600x1050
Keyboard Logitec 55
Mouse Razer Deathadder
PSU Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W
Case ThermalTake Armor A90 Mid Tower
Cooling 3x 120mm in, 1x 120mm & 200mm out, self built hydro-cooler
Hard Drives 977GB Hitachi Hitachi HDS721010CLA332
244GB Western Digital WDC WD2500AAJS-65B4A0
488GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AAJS-00A8B0
488GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AAKS-00UU3A0
Internet Speed 20 Mbps D/L, 9 Mbps U/L
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09 Nov 2010
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Service Pack 1 Doncaster, UK |
Hi spoonard and welcome to Windows 7 Forums 
If the keyboard and mouse come as a boxed set with a single receiver, then yes. If they came separately with individual receivers, then probably not, even if they are from the same manufacturer. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Dwarf Dwf/11/2012
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Service Pack 1
CPU Intel Core-i5-3570K 4-core @ 3.4GHz (Ivy Bridge) (OC 4.2GHz)
Motherboard ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M
Memory 4 x 4GB DDR3-1600 Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B (16GB)
Graphics Card 2 x AMD Radeon HD7770 1GB CrossFired (OC 1100MHz/1250MHz)
Sound Card Realtek High Definition on board solution (ALC 898)
Monitor(s) Displays ViewSonic VA1912w Widescreen (VGA)
Screen Resolution 1440x900
Keyboard Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 3000 (USB)
Mouse Microsoft Comfort Mouse 3000 for Business (USB)
PSU XFX Pro Series 850W Semi-Modular
Case Gigabyte IF233
Cooling 1 x 120mm Front Inlet 1 x 120mm Rear Exhaust
Hard Drives OCZ Agility 3 SSD 120GB SATA III x2 (RAID 0)
Samsung HD501LJ 500GB SATA II x2
Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB SATA II
Iomega 1.5TB Ext USB 2.0
WD 2.0TB Ext USB 3.0
Internet Speed NetGear DG834Gv3 ADSL Modem/Router (Ethernet) ~4.0 Mb/s (O2)
Antivirus Avast! 8.0.1483
Browser IE 9
Other Info Optical Drive: HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH10LS30 SATA Bluray
Lexmark S305 Printer/Scanner/Copier (USB)
CTF-430 Tablet & Pen
WEI Score: 7.7/7.9/7.4/7.4/7.9
Asus Eee PC 1011PX Netbook (Windows 7 x86 Starter)
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09 Nov 2010
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Windows 7 Ultimate AMD64 Sydney, Nova Scotia |
Logitech have what they call Unified receivers. If both the mouse and the keyboard support it you can use the one dongle for both even if purchased separately. If Microsoft has an equivalent setup then it could work. You might have to read though the documentation for the device or poke around the Microsoft support site for that device to figure it out. If the two dongles were identical, or close to it, I would say you chances might be good, but it sounds like they are quite different, so I wouldn't get your hopes up. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Built
OS Windows 7 Ultimate AMD64
CPU AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
Motherboard Asus M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
Memory 8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
Graphics Card BFG NVIDIA Geforce 220GT 1 Gig DDR2 PCIe
Sound Card VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays 2 x 19" I-INC AG191D TFT Flat Panel
Screen Resolution 1280x1024 x 2
Keyboard Logitech Internet 600
Mouse Logitech Wireless Trackman Wheel
PSU Retail Plus 465 Watt
Case Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
Cooling Stock heatsink and fan
Hard Drives 500 Gig WesternDigital SATA-300 Drive
Internet Speed 80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser Internet Explorer 10
Other Info HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
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09 Nov 2010
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W7 X-64 RTM,SUSE 11.1, XP PRO SP3 as a VM, VMware ESXi Hafnarfjörður IS |
Hi there
MS do have a Wireless Mouse / keyboard combination with a "Mini" usb receiver.
I use these on a laptop from time to time as I don't like the Touchpad or the often tiny keyboards of small laptops.
UK PC World I think around 24 GBP.
cheers
jimbo | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom built
OS W7 X-64 RTM,SUSE 11.1, XP PRO SP3 as a VM, VMware ESXi
CPU Q9400 QUAD
Motherboard P5QL-CM
Memory 8GB
Graphics Card On Motherborad
Sound Card Realtek HD audio
Monitor(s) Displays Apple Cinema display
Mouse Toshiba wireless laser
Hard Drives 4 X 1TB SATA
Internet Speed > 20MB up
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09 Nov 2010
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Milton Keynes, United Kingdom |
Hi,
The easiest way to find out is to power up the machine with just 1 USB reciever in, hit the reset button on the reciever then the button on both the mouse & keyboard. If both are picked up, and work then you're in luck. Otherwise you'll need to look at buying a wireless combo as suggested above.
OS | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Compaq Desktop
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU AMD Sempron Dual Core
Memory 3GB
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
Screen Resolution 1024x768
Hard Drives 150GB Sata
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