Darrellg
Mon May 15 11:56:53 CDT 2006
Hello Paul,
I show the key as not a valid Product Key.
As for the media,
in the \amd64 folder there is a setupp.ini file.
What is the value on the PID= line?
That will tell me the media type as well as the product type.
Thanks,
Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
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<You won't need any drivers. You will need to boot into 32-bit windows to
do
<key remapping, but that's it. Once remapped, it stays remapped. (Comes
with
<spare Ctrl, Caps Lock and Alt keys to allow you to swap out key caps and
<move the Ctrl key up next to A, Alt down on lower left, and caps lock out
of
<the way where the Alt is on most boards. Plus swap alt and ctrl on the
<right.)
<
<The "Alps" keys just tells you that you'll have a good, clicky, feel.
<They're extremely well made.
<
<
<--
<Charlie.
<
http://msmvps.com/xperts64
<
<Tony Sperling wrote:
<> I must confess, Charlie, that I was hoping your HW 'recognition' would
<> reveal something usefull. This is great. And being US style, no trouble
at
<> all - anybody writing any kind of 'code' needs one, although it has been
<> precious little for me here, lately.
<>
<> One would expect a certain prize level for something like that, but I see
<> they use ALPS keys, it doesn't tell me much - except, will it need
<> proprietary drivers, then?
<>
<> A couple years ago, I passed a shop window and a few steps later I asked
<> myself: "what was that?"
<> Well, 'that' was one of these small format keyboards with LED lighting. I
<> had never seen anything like that and did what I usually never do - I
<> bought it. Then, it was just 'cool', but I atually like this one very
<> much, and have been using it almost exclusively since. The only problem
<> being the format. The keys are crammed into unusual positions. It's an
<> AuraVision by 'eluminX', and I can recommend it for any one that needs a
<> small extra that is usefull too.
<>
<> But I do need a kind of heavy duty power tool, and thank you for this
tip.
<>
<>
<> Tony. . .
<>
<>
<> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message
<> news:ea%23GNa%23dGHA.3632@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
<>> There are decent keyboards (US only, I'm afraid). They are clones of the
<>> Northgate keyboard I used 15 years ago, and that I still use.
<>>
http://www.cvtinc.com/products/keyboards/menu.htm - they're seriously
<>> overpriced, but no one makes a better keyboard. I've still got two
<>> working Northgate OmniKey 102's left, but my others have all been
<>> replaced by Avant Stellar keyboards as the Northgates have slowly died.
<>> Givent that they're
<>>> 15 years old, I am on them every day, and I'm a hard typist, that
speaks
<>> volumes for their longevity. And the feel? Nothing even close, except
<>> those old IBMs. These weigh in at about the same weight as well - over
<>> 2.2 Kg.
<>> --
<>> Charlie.
<>>
http://msmvps.com/xperts64
<>>
<>> Tony Sperling wrote:
<>>> Yes, this conforms with my understanding, but the US version is not
sold
<>>> outside the NA continent, I believe. It is the UK version that is the
<>>> standard international product. Or so it is labeled here.
<>>>
<>>> Usually, this should not be any problem, but if you loose your setup it
<>>> is
<>>> frequently tricky when typing passwords (since you cannot see what you
<>>> are
<>>> typing) and drive designations to system commands, since punctuation
<>>> like underscores and slashes ( I need to use my group key to get to
<>>> that one )
<>>> are a total shambles when you check different keyboard lay-outs. I had
<>>> an original IBM keyboard for many years, but it disappeared when moving
<>>> to a new appartment ( the only item that went missing, naturally! ) and
<>>> I've very nearly cried myself to sleep ever since. Why doesn't anybody
<>>> build a decent keyboard anymore?
<>>>
<>>> [sigh. . .]
<>>>
<>>> Tony. . .
<>>>
<>>>
<>>> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in
<>>> message news:ufsEZk3dGHA.1320@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
<>>>> I install to English-Canadian, but the keyboard is still US. So I
won't
<>>>> ever hit a problem with a standard US version. The UK keyboard is a
bit
<>>>> different, though and might be the source.
<>>>>
<>>>> --
<>>>> Charlie.
<>>>>
http://msmvps.com/xperts64
<>>>>
<>>>> Tony Sperling wrote:
<>>>>> Thanks, Charlie.
<>>>>>
<>>>>> Yes, sitting in Denmark, I have seen/heard of this before, although
<>>>>> personally I stick with the International versions for all my
<>>>>> installations, and the Danish keybord doesn't remap the standard
keys,
<>>>>> so it's been a while.
<>>>>>
<>>>>> The German keyboard, conversely, remaps the 'z' and the 'x' (if I am
<>>>>> not
<>>>>> mistaken) this would be enough to create havoc.
<>>>>>
<>>>>> It is wise to remember, although given enough time to forget, we
<>>>>> usually
<>>>>> will.
<>>>>>
<>>>>>
<>>>>> Tony. . .
<>>>>>
<>>>