How to Fix a Keyboard on Windows Vista

Every once in a while, your keyboard will simply stop working. A few keys may work as normal, while the rest do not respond when you tap (or bang) on them. Very often, this will happen with a keyboard that uses Firewire, USB or a similar interface in Windows Vista. To fix it, you may need to update the device driver for your particular keyboard. Here's how to do it in Vista.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

1. Access the "Control Panel" link by first clicking your "Start" button.
2. Locate and click on the "Device Manager." If you are in your control panel's default view, you will first click on "Hardware and Sound" and then "Device Manager."
3. Right click on the name of your computer. Next, click on "Scan for hardware changes." This will open up "Human Interface Devices" (or HID).
4. Find the HID that is marked by a yellow triangle that bears an exclamation mark. Right-click on this HID and click on "Uninstall."
5. Go back to your computer at the bottom of the tree. Right-click on it. This will present you with a drop-down menu.
6. Choose "Scan for hardware changes" in the drop-down menu. Your PC will start automatically to install the very latest drivers that you need for your keyboard, which will fix the problem.

Tips & Warnings

• Before you follow the steps to fix your keyboard, it is good practice to set a system restore point so that if your keyboard model is too no longer supported or is too old for Windows Vista, you can easily undo the changes.

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