Vista - USB Keyboard Driver Issues

First some background:
I'm a gamer and I had the MERC Zboard installed and functioning on my
installation of Windows Vista Home Premium. I decided one day that my
keyboard was too big and clunky so I decided to purchase Creative's Fatal1ty
keyboard. I booted up my computer and was able to use it but was promptly
greeted by the Device installation popups.

Problem:
Every time I start Windows Vista, it asks for USB Keyboard drivers and I
keep cancelling since there are no drivers nor should their be since it is a
basic keyboard. One time, thinking it would solve my problem, I clicked the
button to not prompt me again. It disabled the device. I tried using my
previously functional MERC keyboard, I came across the same driver issue and
it was also disabled. The latter confused me since the keyboard was already
functional before.

Temporary Workaround:
For some reason when I clicked the option to search for the drivers, I
installed the USB Composite device driver. That didn't work so I uninstalled
all of the composite devices and rebooted my computer. I regained the use of
both my keyboards but I still get the driver popup.

Does anybody know what's going on?

Kevin,

The following link contains some USB troubleshooting steps that could lead
to an answer. The site is for HP/Compaq computers, but that makes no
difference because USB situations pretty much have universal application:

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/g...name=c00820197

It's hard to tell from this distance what the answer is to your situation
because there are so many possibilities. Just take a look and see whether
something rings a bell. Like, maybe the keyboard is a legacy device not
supported in Vista, just as a hypothetical example. I don't really know.
--
freddy


"Kevin Herrera" wrote:

> First some background:
> I'm a gamer and I had the MERC Zboard installed and functioning on my
> installation of Windows Vista Home Premium. I decided one day that my
> keyboard was too big and clunky so I decided to purchase Creative's Fatal1ty
> keyboard. I booted up my computer and was able to use it but was promptly
> greeted by the Device installation popups.
>
> Problem:
> Every time I start Windows Vista, it asks for USB Keyboard drivers and I
> keep cancelling since there are no drivers nor should their be since it is a
> basic keyboard. One time, thinking it would solve my problem, I clicked the
> button to not prompt me again. It disabled the device. I tried using my
> previously functional MERC keyboard, I came across the same driver issue and
> it was also disabled. The latter confused me since the keyboard was already
> functional before.
>
> Temporary Workaround:
> For some reason when I clicked the option to search for the drivers, I
> installed the USB Composite device driver. That didn't work so I uninstalled
> all of the composite devices and rebooted my computer. I regained the use of
> both my keyboards but I still get the driver popup.
>
> Does anybody know what's going on?

Hey Freddy,

Thanks for the link. I followed the instructions on the page and also
disabled the legacy support on my motherboard and there is no change.
Something I was not keeping track of was how many popups I received but it
now feels as if there is more than usual. What I don't understand is why I
keep receiving the driver request popups even though all of my devices are
functioning.

"freddy" wrote:

> Kevin,
>
> The following link contains some USB troubleshooting steps that could lead
> to an answer. The site is for HP/Compaq computers, but that makes no
> difference because USB situations pretty much have universal application:
>
> http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/g...name=c00820197
>
> It's hard to tell from this distance what the answer is to your situation
> because there are so many possibilities. Just take a look and see whether
> something rings a bell. Like, maybe the keyboard is a legacy device not
> supported in Vista, just as a hypothetical example. I don't really know.
> --
> freddy
>
>
> "Kevin Herrera" wrote:
>
> > First some background:
> > I'm a gamer and I had the MERC Zboard installed and functioning on my
> > installation of Windows Vista Home Premium. I decided one day that my
> > keyboard was too big and clunky so I decided to purchase Creative's Fatal1ty
> > keyboard. I booted up my computer and was able to use it but was promptly
> > greeted by the Device installation popups.
> >
> > Problem:
> > Every time I start Windows Vista, it asks for USB Keyboard drivers and I
> > keep cancelling since there are no drivers nor should their be since it is a
> > basic keyboard. One time, thinking it would solve my problem, I clicked the
> > button to not prompt me again. It disabled the device. I tried using my
> > previously functional MERC keyboard, I came across the same driver issue and
> > it was also disabled. The latter confused me since the keyboard was already
> > functional before.
> >
> > Temporary Workaround:
> > For some reason when I clicked the option to search for the drivers, I
> > installed the USB Composite device driver. That didn't work so I uninstalled
> > all of the composite devices and rebooted my computer. I regained the use of
> > both my keyboards but I still get the driver popup.
> >
> > Does anybody know what's going on?

Kevin,

I suppose it asks for a driver because it thinks it needs one. Off hand, I
don't know why it thinks that. Was there something on the referenced site
that could help explain that behavior? Take another look. Maybe you missed
something. One other thing: make sure you have downloaded and installed all
the Vista updates on the Microsoft update sites. Sometimes those fix
problems you have no idea existed. Just something to try.
--
freddy


"Kevin Herrera" wrote:

> Hey Freddy,
>
> Thanks for the link. I followed the instructions on the page and also
> disabled the legacy support on my motherboard and there is no change.
> Something I was not keeping track of was how many popups I received but it
> now feels as if there is more than usual. What I don't understand is why I
> keep receiving the driver request popups even though all of my devices are
> functioning.
>
> "freddy" wrote:
>
> > Kevin,
> >
> > The following link contains some USB troubleshooting steps that could lead
> > to an answer. The site is for HP/Compaq computers, but that makes no
> > difference because USB situations pretty much have universal application:
> >
> > http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/g...name=c00820197
> >
> > It's hard to tell from this distance what the answer is to your situation
> > because there are so many possibilities. Just take a look and see whether
> > something rings a bell. Like, maybe the keyboard is a legacy device not
> > supported in Vista, just as a hypothetical example. I don't really know.
> > --
> > freddy
> >
> >
> > "Kevin Herrera" wrote:
> >
> > > First some background:
> > > I'm a gamer and I had the MERC Zboard installed and functioning on my
> > > installation of Windows Vista Home Premium. I decided one day that my
> > > keyboard was too big and clunky so I decided to purchase Creative's Fatal1ty
> > > keyboard. I booted up my computer and was able to use it but was promptly
> > > greeted by the Device installation popups.
> > >
> > > Problem:
> > > Every time I start Windows Vista, it asks for USB Keyboard drivers and I
> > > keep cancelling since there are no drivers nor should their be since it is a
> > > basic keyboard. One time, thinking it would solve my problem, I clicked the
> > > button to not prompt me again. It disabled the device. I tried using my
> > > previously functional MERC keyboard, I came across the same driver issue and
> > > it was also disabled. The latter confused me since the keyboard was already
> > > functional before.
> > >
> > > Temporary Workaround:
> > > For some reason when I clicked the option to search for the drivers, I
> > > installed the USB Composite device driver. That didn't work so I uninstalled
> > > all of the composite devices and rebooted my computer. I regained the use of
> > > both my keyboards but I still get the driver popup.
> > >
> > > Does anybody know what's going on?

Hey Freddy,

I double checked the page you provided and it only provides support on
non-functional USB devices. I also checked for Vista updates via the Control
Panel but still nothing. Have any other ideas? I'd hate to revert back to
XP.

"freddy" wrote:

> Kevin,
>
> I suppose it asks for a driver because it thinks it needs one. Off hand, I
> don't know why it thinks that. Was there something on the referenced site
> that could help explain that behavior? Take another look. Maybe you missed
> something. One other thing: make sure you have downloaded and installed all
> the Vista updates on the Microsoft update sites. Sometimes those fix
> problems you have no idea existed. Just something to try.
> --
> freddy
>
>
> "Kevin Herrera" wrote:
>
> > Hey Freddy,
> >
> > Thanks for the link. I followed the instructions on the page and also
> > disabled the legacy support on my motherboard and there is no change.
> > Something I was not keeping track of was how many popups I received but it
> > now feels as if there is more than usual. What I don't understand is why I
> > keep receiving the driver request popups even though all of my devices are
> > functioning.
> >
> > "freddy" wrote:
> >
> > > Kevin,
> > >
> > > The following link contains some USB troubleshooting steps that could lead
> > > to an answer. The site is for HP/Compaq computers, but that makes no
> > > difference because USB situations pretty much have universal application:
> > >
> > > http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/g...name=c00820197
> > >
> > > It's hard to tell from this distance what the answer is to your situation
> > > because there are so many possibilities. Just take a look and see whether
> > > something rings a bell. Like, maybe the keyboard is a legacy device not
> > > supported in Vista, just as a hypothetical example. I don't really know.
> > > --
> > > freddy
> > >
> > >
> > > "Kevin Herrera" wrote:
> > >
> > > > First some background:
> > > > I'm a gamer and I had the MERC Zboard installed and functioning on my
> > > > installation of Windows Vista Home Premium. I decided one day that my
> > > > keyboard was too big and clunky so I decided to purchase Creative's Fatal1ty
> > > > keyboard. I booted up my computer and was able to use it but was promptly
> > > > greeted by the Device installation popups.
> > > >
> > > > Problem:
> > > > Every time I start Windows Vista, it asks for USB Keyboard drivers and I
> > > > keep cancelling since there are no drivers nor should their be since it is a
> > > > basic keyboard. One time, thinking it would solve my problem, I clicked the
> > > > button to not prompt me again. It disabled the device. I tried using my
> > > > previously functional MERC keyboard, I came across the same driver issue and
> > > > it was also disabled. The latter confused me since the keyboard was already
> > > > functional before.
> > > >
> > > > Temporary Workaround:
> > > > For some reason when I clicked the option to search for the drivers, I
> > > > installed the USB Composite device driver. That didn't work so I uninstalled
> > > > all of the composite devices and rebooted my computer. I regained the use of
> > > > both my keyboards but I still get the driver popup.
> > > >
> > > > Does anybody know what's going on?