wireless keyboard problem

I use a Logitech Wireless keyboard and mouse with a Dell Inspiron
5100. It has worked for several years and a couple of days ago, I
plugged the receiver into the usb port and tried to use the mouse and
keyboard. They both failed and I assumed it was the batteries. This
would be highly unusual for them to fail at the same time, but it was
easier for me to replace them than to check the batteries. I replaced
the batteries and clicked the connect button on the receiver and on
the keyboard and mouse. The mouse fired up and worked. The keyboard
still didn't work. I had another wireless setup and plugged it into
the usb port. Again, the mouse worked but the different keyboard
still doesn't. When I have two keyboards that don't work, then I have
to assume it is in the computer. Is there a function that disables
external keyboards? Is there a setting in the control panel that I
might have inadvertantly changed? I have used the computer and
wireless setup in the same environment so nothing has changed there.
Thanks for your help.

"goodfella" <> wrote in message
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> I use a Logitech Wireless keyboard and mouse with a Dell Inspiron
> 5100. It has worked for several years and a couple of days ago, I
> plugged the receiver into the usb port and tried to use the mouse and
> keyboard. They both failed and I assumed it was the batteries. This
> would be highly unusual for them to fail at the same time, but it was
> easier for me to replace them than to check the batteries. I replaced
> the batteries and clicked the connect button on the receiver and on
> the keyboard and mouse. The mouse fired up and worked. The keyboard
> still didn't work. I had another wireless setup and plugged it into
> the usb port. Again, the mouse worked but the different keyboard
> still doesn't. When I have two keyboards that don't work, then I have
> to assume it is in the computer. Is there a function that disables
> external keyboards? Is there a setting in the control panel that I
> might have inadvertantly changed? I have used the computer and
> wireless setup in the same environment so nothing has changed there.
> Thanks for your help.
>

have you tried another USB port............

On Oct 5, 12:25 pm, "Sue Ridge" <nos...@2daybtinternet.com> wrote:
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> > I use a Logitech Wireless keyboard and mouse with a Dell Inspiron
> > 5100. It has worked for several years and a couple of days ago, I
> > plugged the receiver into the usb port and tried to use the mouse and
> > keyboard. They both failed and I assumed it was the batteries. This
> > would be highly unusual for them to fail at the same time, but it was
> > easier for me to replace them than to check the batteries. I replaced
> > the batteries and clicked the connect button on the receiver and on
> > the keyboard and mouse. The mouse fired up and worked. The keyboard
> > still didn't work. I had another wireless setup and plugged it into
> > the usb port. Again, the mouse worked but the different keyboard
> > still doesn't. When I have two keyboards that don't work, then I have
> > to assume it is in the computer. Is there a function that disables
> > external keyboards? Is there a setting in the control panel that I
> > might have inadvertantly changed? I have used the computer and
> > wireless setup in the same environment so nothing has changed there.
> > Thanks for your help.
>
> have you tried another USB port............- Hide quoted text -
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It has two, and I tried both of them. Thanks for repling

On Oct 5, 12:31 pm, goodfella <joca...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Oct 5, 12:25 pm, "Sue Ridge" <nos...@2daybtinternet.com> wrote:
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> > "goodfella" <joca...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > > I use a Logitech Wireless keyboard and mouse with a Dell Inspiron
> > > 5100. It has worked for several years and a couple of days ago, I
> > > plugged the receiver into the usb port and tried to use the mouse and
> > > keyboard. They both failed and I assumed it was the batteries. This
> > > would be highly unusual for them to fail at the same time, but it was
> > > easier for me to replace them than to check the batteries. I replaced
> > > the batteries and clicked the connect button on the receiver and on
> > > the keyboard and mouse. The mouse fired up and worked. The keyboard
> > > still didn't work. I had another wireless setup and plugged it into
> > > the usb port. Again, the mouse worked but the different keyboard
> > > still doesn't. When I have two keyboards that don't work, then I have
> > > to assume it is in the computer. Is there a function that disables
> > > external keyboards? Is there a setting in the control panel that I
> > > might have inadvertantly changed? I have used the computer and
> > > wireless setup in the same environment so nothing has changed there.
> > > Thanks for your help.
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> > have you tried another USB port............- Hide quoted text -
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> It has two, and I tried both of them. Thanks for repling- Hide quoted text -
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or replying

it should work.
does a regular usb keyboard work?
did you try a battery tester?
also, the connect button only does one device at a time. so just do the
keyboard by itself.

goodfella wrote:
> I use a Logitech Wireless keyboard and mouse with a Dell Inspiron
> 5100. It has worked for several years and a couple of days ago, I
> plugged the receiver into the usb port and tried to use the mouse and
> keyboard. They both failed and I assumed it was the batteries. This
> would be highly unusual for them to fail at the same time, but it was
> easier for me to replace them than to check the batteries. I replaced
> the batteries and clicked the connect button on the receiver and on
> the keyboard and mouse. The mouse fired up and worked. The keyboard
> still didn't work. I had another wireless setup and plugged it into
> the usb port. Again, the mouse worked but the different keyboard
> still doesn't. When I have two keyboards that don't work, then I have
> to assume it is in the computer. Is there a function that disables
> external keyboards? Is there a setting in the control panel that I
> might have inadvertantly changed? I have used the computer and
> wireless setup in the same environment so nothing has changed there.
> Thanks for your help.
>

On Fri, 05 Oct 2007 10:02:50 -0700, goodfella <>
wrote:

> I use a Logitech Wireless keyboard and mouse with a Dell Inspiron
>5100. It has worked for several years and a couple of days ago, I
>plugged the receiver into the usb port and tried to use the mouse and
>keyboard. They both failed and I assumed it was the batteries. This
>would be highly unusual for them to fail at the same time, but it was
>easier for me to replace them than to check the batteries. I replaced
>the batteries and clicked the connect button on the receiver and on
>the keyboard and mouse. The mouse fired up and worked. The keyboard
>still didn't work. I had another wireless setup and plugged it into
>the usb port. Again, the mouse worked but the different keyboard
>still doesn't. When I have two keyboards that don't work, then I have
>to assume it is in the computer. Is there a function that disables
>external keyboards? Is there a setting in the control panel that I
>might have inadvertantly changed? I have used the computer and
>wireless setup in the same environment so nothing has changed there.
>Thanks for your help.


This may sound stupid but try rebooting with and without the usb's
connected and see if that helps. It might be as simple as that or may
not be but still worth the shot.