We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.

This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.

📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
The Forum now has a brand new text editor, adding a bunch of handy features to use when creating posts. Read more in our how-to guide

Keyboard Locked

codo
codo Posts: 372 Forumite
Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
Hi

Hope someone might be able to throw some lights on this.

My sister in law is having problems with her computer. Her wireless mouse needed new batteries the other day so she replaced them. Since she has replaced the batteries her keyboard seems to have locked. It will not work at all. She has tried restarting the computer. She also uninstalled the mouse and reinstalled it but it has made no difference. She doesnt know how to resolve it and I m not much help either. Has anyone got any idea what might be causing this and how she can resolve it.

Thanks in advance.

Comments

  • robt_2
    robt_2 Posts: 3,401 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Is there a small button underneath the keyboard to link the keyboard to the wireless receiver?
  • jje_2
    jje_2 Posts: 239 Forumite
    Normal to press a button on the wireless sender unit and at the same time one on the keyboard same for mouse so each work on the same channel . Button might be no more than a little hole or such to insert the tip of a pencil in .

    jje
  • C_Ronaldo
    C_Ronaldo Posts: 4,732 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    jje wrote: »
    Normal to press a button on the wireless sender unit and at the same time one on the keyboard same for mouse so each work on the same channel . Button might be no more than a little hole or such to insert the tip of a pencil in .

    jje

    i have to do this as well, you need to re synchronise the keyboard with the receiver
    No Links in Signature by site rules - MSE Forum Team 2
  • codo
    codo Posts: 372 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Thanks guys

    She did this and it worked very briefly but then locked again. She changed the batteries and connected again but after a minute it keeps locking. She also said when she tried to reinstall the mouse the install wizzard hung at 99%. Do you think this might be causing the problem or does she need a new keyboard.
This discussion has been closed.
Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 353.5K Banking & Borrowing
  • 254.2K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 455K Spending & Discounts
  • 246.6K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 602.9K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 178.1K Life & Family
  • 260.6K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.7K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.