Win7 won't detect any wireless device, I think....

Hello guys.

I had a Trust wireless presenter mouse running quite happily on Windows 7. Then one day it stopped working, gutted.

to my dismay I couldn't get this to work at all. Grrrr, angry.

So I bought a new Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop 1000 kit, which is a keyboard and mouse both running wirelessly off a 2.4GHz (I think) receiver.

Unfortunatly I cannot get this to work. not at all.

I've tried the drivers off the CD, I've tried the drivers from the website, zippo. It's really weird.

There are NO written instructions, just a little 'quick start' guide which is a picture of a finger pushing a button to connect to the receiver. I've tried this too many times and nothing at all seems to happen. I've tried about 9 different sets of batteries too, so it's not the power that's an issue.

I am on Windows 7 RC 7100. The Microsoft website claims this keyboard is compatible with Windows 7.

I had a slight thought that perhaps some sort of driver went wrong, which would explain why the Trust presenter mouse stopped working and now this doesn't work either. Grrr the confusion!

What to do guys, what to do?

Where are you plugging the wireless receiver into your PC?

If it's a USB port,,,,,, have you tried using a different port?

Those ports do sometimes go bad, ya know.

Wireless keyboards and mice are to me nothing but a huge pain in the drain.
I won't use one.

Have you tried a simple wired mouse?

Doc

Thanks for your help everyone! I really appreciate it.

Are you getting any devices with yellow (error) flags in device manager?

Nope. No yellow flags.

If it's a USB port,,,,,, have you tried using a different port?

Those ports do sometimes go bad, ya know.

Wireless keyboards and mice are to me nothing but a huge pain in the drain.
I won't use one.

Have you tried a simple wired mouse?

I'm using a wired mouse at the moment, but I prefer wireless personally. I have spent my money on this keyboard and mouse set and would like to get it to work, although thanks for your comments.

I have tried in 2 different back ports and the two ports on the front. The receiver lights up (it has 3 lights, Caps Lock, Num Lock, and Power). The power LED lights up nomatter which port it's in so it's definitely receiving power.

Are the drivers for vista or XP? if so you may need to install them in compatibility mode. could you give us more info about the hardware.

The drivers are directly from Microsoft for Windows 7 x64.

There is lots of info about the product here: http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mo...s.aspx?pid=058

I downloaded the drivers through the link on that page, although I have tried the ones on the supplied CD too (same effect).

Also look in event viewer (type event in search) goto windowslog>applications tab and see what errors are there.

No events related at all to it. I've checked very thoroughly too.

Thanks for all the help so far!

OK guys this is REALLY confusing now...

When I have my new wireless keyboard on the desk, I thought for ages it was connected to the receiver, but obviously not working correctly. For example, the Num Lock light on the receiver was lit up. I thought this was from the wireless keyboard (however when I pressed Num Lock on the keyboard, the indicator on the receiver didn't change). However I realised, the indicator was simply displaying the status of my old PS/2 keyboard which was plugged in at the side to let me still use my computer!

The receiver lights change when my wired old keyboard is plugged in. Which leads me to think that the keyboard and mouse are not even connected to the receiver.

When I unplug the PS/2 keyboard and sit the wireless on my desk, the receiver never even seems to pick it up.

I think this is no longer a software/driver etc. issue but rather why the receiver isn't picking up the keyboard.

Unless I'm wrong. You guys are the experts :P