Hmmm, I am on an old laptop right now because my desktop wireless keyboard had totally stopped working.
Totally. Over the course of the last few weeks, a two year-old Dell, running Vista, has been getting lots of automatic updates. And the wireless keyboard has been acting strange. It has stopped working, then starts, then the keys stick.
Yesterday, nothing. I reinstalled batteries, tried reinstalling the software, etc. Nothing.
I purchased a new wireless keyboard, thinking it was that. Nothing.
I am getting an error message saying "Terminal Keyboard Server Keyboard Error" and #1606. I went into the Device Manager and there is no entry for the keyboard--it's gone!
I went all over Microsofts support page and found out that Vista basically ate my wireless keyboard file and won't reinstall it. WTF?!
I was able to get into Computer Management and System Devices and there is no item for Keyboard (apparently there should be), so that seems to be the problem. When I try to reload the software for the keyboard, it says it doesn't recognize it and is missing a key component and isn't compatible. It is a Windows keyboard!
Vista keeps trying to download Service pack 2, which seems to be the root of taking out my keyboard.
So, I may be getting a new computer with Windows 7 very soon, if I can't make a wired keyboad work.
Up until this, I had no problems with Vista; it was fine. This is the first time I've ever heard of total loss of keyboard.
I was able to get the desktop working with a wired keyboard, but, that is not my first option. The wireless keyboardcame with the thing and the mouse still works! Crazy.