Microsoft Wireless Keyboard and Mouse

[alphaangel01]

Hi

I have a microsoft wireless mouse and keyboard from a while back and i lost the cd that came with it and the usb, i bought an ordinary usb dongle and the pc doesnt recognise the keyboard or mouse, is it cos i have to get a microsoft usb? or am i doing something wrong? My nephew set it up for me before, then i got a laptop, now the lt is broken so im back to the pc ....

 

[Tango]

You should be able to download the drivers off the Microsoft website.
https://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mouseandkeyboard/default.mspx

 

[SerenePhoenix]

The usb dongle and the kb and mouse should be on the same frequency otherwise they won't connect. If it is a bluetooth wireless keyboard and mouse it should work with a generic dongle. But normal old wireless keyboards might need the specific MS usb. Have you tried googling whether MS keyboards are compatible with any specific generic wireless dongles?

 

[Pada]

The chances of the keyboard and mouse working with a standard BlueTooth device are next to none, like SerenePhoenix said.
I have a Logitech keyboard and it has its down BT receiver and it's not compatible with other BT devices, except for other Logitech BT devices.