tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216942464789319697.post763858880220012589..comments2023-04-13T05:37:26.652-04:00Comments on blogfeld: How to Use a Microsoft Natural Keyboard Pro in Windows 7/VistaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216942464789319697.post-25171144838740120762020-08-26T16:45:21.467-04:002020-08-26T16:45:21.467-04:00If you are using a PS/2 keyboard, it is essentiall...If you are using a PS/2 keyboard, it is essentially important to use IntelliType 7 and NOT 8.x, since this version does not support PS/2 keyboards anymore and will not work. <br /><br />The driver installation is not neccessary for PS/2 keyboards, as others have already written. Just install IntelliType, change the files, close IntelliType and open the keyboard settings, just works.<br /><br />And for everybody with an Internet Keyboard Pro, like me, use the settings from https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/d671061d-be8d-48a2-95bd-ff27b0821fcc/ms-intellitype-v64-beta-does-not-support-internet-keyboard-pro?forum=w7itproappcompat<br /><br />Tested on Win10/64 bit.Brooklynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16000964129164608861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216942464789319697.post-77001174754605083542018-02-02T10:25:16.577-05:002018-02-02T10:25:16.577-05:00Thank you very much. I really appreciate the effor...Thank you very much. I really appreciate the effort that went into this hack.<br />Well done and thanks for sharing.Mark Bainesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216942464789319697.post-86958253847367287052016-11-02T16:48:44.866-04:002016-11-02T16:48:44.866-04:00It does work with Windows 10 64-bit, but for Windo...It does work with Windows 10 64-bit, but for Windows 10 you have to first disable driver signing before updating the driver:<br /><br />1) Select the “Start” button.<br />2) Type “startup”.<br />3) Select “Change advanced startup settings“.<br />4) Select “Restart now” under the “Advanced startup” area.<br />5) Select “Troubleshoot“.<br />6) Select “Advanced Options“.<br />7) Select “Startup Options“.<br />8) Select “Restart“.<br />9) A menu will appear where you can press “7” on your keyboard to choose “Disable driver signing enforcement“.<br /><br />Then proceed with step 8 above.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06132127048986785382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216942464789319697.post-61389907432911663992016-11-02T16:47:53.882-04:002016-11-02T16:47:53.882-04:00For Windows 10 you have to first disable driver si...For Windows 10 you have to first disable driver signing before updating the driver:<br /><br />1) Select the “Start” button.<br />2) Type “startup”.<br />3) Select “Change advanced startup settings“.<br />4) Select “Restart now” under the “Advanced startup” area.<br />5) Select “Troubleshoot“.<br />6) Select “Advanced Options“.<br />7) Select “Startup Options“.<br />8) Select “Restart“.<br />9) A menu will appear where you can press “7” on your keyboard to choose “Disable driver signing enforcement“.<br /><br />Then proceed with step 8 above.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06132127048986785382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216942464789319697.post-72982556382584270462016-10-27T04:12:11.767-04:002016-10-27T04:12:11.767-04:00What needs to be made for Natural Keyboard Pro tha...What needs to be made for Natural Keyboard Pro that worked under Windows 10?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16742551065598653225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216942464789319697.post-26023783393814543342016-04-29T09:44:35.400-04:002016-04-29T09:44:35.400-04:00I can confirm that this procedure also works corre...I can confirm that this procedure also works correctly for Windows 10 64-bit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216942464789319697.post-37311670161873291282016-04-27T12:12:15.290-04:002016-04-27T12:12:15.290-04:00Thank a lot man! I have just done it under win 7, ...Thank a lot man! I have just done it under win 7, works excellent. I also added a picture in the Programs File folder, under "Models", and added it in the xml file, in the tal , so it appears in the device =D<br />Your help is absolutely appreciated!<br />THANKS!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216942464789319697.post-64417438920776836712016-04-02T23:42:08.632-04:002016-04-02T23:42:08.632-04:00Thank you for this workaround. I can confirm that ...Thank you for this workaround. I can confirm that it works with the latest Intellitype Pro 8.2 for Windows 7 64-bit.<br /><br />I wonder how this keyboard behaves under Windows 10, and if a similar hack is necessary. That's next on the testing list.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06132127048986785382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216942464789319697.post-1894219046154489462015-05-09T03:16:10.515-04:002015-05-09T03:16:10.515-04:00Can‑you do that for the last Microsoft "Mouse...Can‑you do that for the last Microsoft "Mouse and Keyboard Center 2.3", I edited the files with you method, the driver works in Windows 7 (I just re‑moved the "_Vista" in :)<br />%HID\VID_045E&PID_001D&MI_00.DeviceDesc%=MicrosoftKBD_Dev,HID\VID_045E&PID_001D&MI_00<br /><br />But it's needed to add more in‑formation in "ITypeDevices.xml"<br />≺HWID Type="PID" Category="109"≻0x001D≺CollectionList≻≺Collection≻≺CollectionId≻1≺/CollectionId≻≺CollectionFeature≻KEYBOARD≺/CollectionFeature≻≺/Collection≻≺/CollectionList≻≺/HWID≻<br /> ≺SADataFile≻models\NaturalKeyboardPro\NaturalKeyboardPro.xml≺/SADataFile≻<br /> ≺TipTileCategory Name="Registration" /≻<br /> ≺TipTileCategory Name="Ergonomics" /≻<br /> ≺TipTileCategory Name="Macros_devices" /≻<br /> ≺TipTileCategory Name="Comfort_keyboard" /≻<br /> ≺TipTileCategory Name="DigitalMedia_keyboard" /≻<br />(Re‑placed the < with ≺ & > with ≻ be‑cause the previous post didn't showed the in‑formation)<br /><br />Also it's needed to create a folders in MODELS\ with "NaturalKeyboardPro" folders and create a NaturalKeyboardPro.xml (I don't how to do it) and add NaturalKeyboardPro.png icon files... But I don't know how to edit the "NaturalKeyboardPro.xml".<br /><br />Can you please help ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216942464789319697.post-33019799921099299612015-05-09T03:08:17.575-04:002015-05-09T03:08:17.575-04:00Can‑you do that for the last Microsoft "Mouse...Can‑you do that for the last Microsoft "Mouse and Keyboard Center 2.3", I edited the files with you method, the driver works in Windows 7 (I just re‑moved the "_Vista" in :)<br />%HID\VID_045E&PID_001D&MI_00.DeviceDesc%=MicrosoftKBD_Dev,HID\VID_045E&PID_001D&MI_00<br /><br />But it's needed to add more in‑formation in "ITypeDevices.xml"<br /> 0x001D1KEYBOARD<br /> models\NaturalKeyboardPro\NaturalKeyboardPro.xml<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><br />Also it's needed to create a folders in MODELS\ with "NaturalKeyboardPro" folders and create a NaturalKeyboardPro.xml (I don't how to do it) and add NaturalKeyboardPro.png icon files... But I don't know how to edit the "NaturalKeyboardPro.xml".<br /><br />Can you please help ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216942464789319697.post-73469990854416241992015-01-08T10:14:09.803-05:002015-01-08T10:14:09.803-05:00Great article! Relieved some heartburn I had here ...Great article! Relieved some heartburn I had here at work with our Windows 7 upgrade!!! Works perfectly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216942464789319697.post-45828098878873626932015-01-02T18:19:51.283-05:002015-01-02T18:19:51.283-05:00Had this working on a Win 7 PC until a software in...Had this working on a Win 7 PC until a software install broke it. I've removed the offending s/w. <br /><br />Now when I try to install ITPx86_1033_7.00.260.0.exe, after I select Natural MultiMedia Keyboard and continue the install, an error box with the following message pops up:<br /><br /><br />Microsoft IntelliType Pro 7.0 Setup<br />Setup must close because an error occurred. Verify that your computer<br />! meets the system requirements on the product packaging. Restart your<br />computer and try running Setup again. If this error happens again, see<br />Help for customer support options. (Error code 1603)<br /><br />Any insights what's going wrong and how to fix it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216942464789319697.post-74115807252688411162014-05-23T01:29:56.568-04:002014-05-23T01:29:56.568-04:00Thanks for your tutorial, apparently still helping...Thanks for your tutorial, apparently still helping people after all this years . . .<br />I haven't tested it yet,mine is a PS2 model and I need Sleep Button working.<br />If you ever come back to read our comments, you may trow a few more lines of code . . .<br />All the best and, again, a big thank you!<br />Microsoft is not up to par . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216942464789319697.post-77307840066847946602014-04-09T16:36:55.585-04:002014-04-09T16:36:55.585-04:00Thanks so much for posting this article. It's...Thanks so much for posting this article. It's been increasingly frustrating that Microsoft - who used to be rock solid in terms of backward-compatibility and providing their users with many options, providing good value and usability for home, small business, and corporate users - has been steadily declining in these areas. Apple and Android would not be making inroads if MS would stay true to Bill Gates' original vision, it's what differentiated them from Apple to begin with. <br />I have been using Microsoft's Natural keyboards since the mid 90s, and being on Windows 7, was disheartened to find that the keys were no longer programmable. Note to MS: you're supposed to make products BETTER not worse! If it worked before, don't break it! <br />So anyway, it is very cool to find information that lets me regain the functionality I originally paid for. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216942464789319697.post-73441512911264169912014-03-09T23:53:52.856-04:002014-03-09T23:53:52.856-04:00Yet another thanks for providing this information....Yet another thanks for providing this information. <br /><br />#1) I can confirm that "ITPx64_1033_7.10.344.0.exe" works on Windows 7 x64 and as per a comment above, folks using a Natural Keyboard Pro (PS/2) should skip Step #8.<br /><br />#2) The Sleep button will not appear as a selectable/configurable entry.<br /><br />#3) To add an image of the Natural Keyboard Pro, change the following line in "Appendix: Text to add to ITypeDevices.xml in Step 5" ...<br /><br />From: < PCImageFile > < /PCImageFile ><br />To: < PCImageFile >Models\NaturalKeyboardPro\NaturalKeyboardPro.bmp< /PCImageFile ><br /><br /><br />** Remove spaces in-front/behind greater than (<) and less than (>) symbols. Had to add them to preserve the formatting in this comment.<br /><br />Create a folder called "NaturalKeyboardPro" under "Models" and place an 8-bit bitmap (185x115) named "NaturalKeyboardPro.bmp" in the folder. Can't find a way to upload the image I found searching online otherwise I'd provide mine.<br /><br />Cheers,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216942464789319697.post-40730936218624364292013-12-16T23:26:44.569-05:002013-12-16T23:26:44.569-05:00I do not know what I did wrong, I just followed al...I do not know what I did wrong, I just followed all the steps such as you explain in this article but in the end it does not work for me:<br /><br />Windows 7 64 bits.<br /><br />I had to restore the system, because even the mouse stopped working!<br /><br />Thanks anyway.<br /><br />Greetings man.<br /><br />Karl.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216942464789319697.post-24486113425803721882013-12-06T14:01:59.117-05:002013-12-06T14:01:59.117-05:00Yet another thanks for providing this information....Yet another thanks for providing this information. Even though it was four years ago, it's still useful today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216942464789319697.post-29749112182233382892013-09-29T08:41:05.344-04:002013-09-29T08:41:05.344-04:00Tried your guide on Windows 8 and it works here to...Tried your guide on Windows 8 and it works here too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216942464789319697.post-16412871546244073182013-09-14T05:14:12.438-04:002013-09-14T05:14:12.438-04:00Very good job and great tuto. Thanks a lot.Very good job and great tuto. Thanks a lot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216942464789319697.post-78699821975059303082013-07-31T11:27:18.844-04:002013-07-31T11:27:18.844-04:00Wow! The world needs more people like you with the...Wow! The world needs more people like you with the know-how and generosity to share information like this. Thanks a billion!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216942464789319697.post-31995867744907366662013-02-11T04:50:15.113-05:002013-02-11T04:50:15.113-05:00Thanks very much for this guide, worked a treat on...Thanks very much for this guide, worked a treat on my Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit. Saqibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16917643454882840493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216942464789319697.post-5639592522711443852013-01-05T23:54:14.360-05:002013-01-05T23:54:14.360-05:00Thanks for this. Instructions worked for XP SP3 wi...Thanks for this. Instructions worked for XP SP3 with IntelliType Pro 6.31.<br />(Microsoft website suggests this version of IntelliType which does not support the keyboard...)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216942464789319697.post-81555008005052197432012-12-28T05:41:06.783-05:002012-12-28T05:41:06.783-05:00Perfect work!
Thanks 1000
I was upset for month a...Perfect work!<br />Thanks 1000<br /><br />I was upset for month about MicroSoft, that their own products are not supported any longer.<br /><br />Now all works fine again!.Tomhttp://www.athome.itnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216942464789319697.post-24331509423656857192012-12-17T00:35:27.374-05:002012-12-17T00:35:27.374-05:00Many thanks! It worked like a charm. Your step by ...Many thanks! It worked like a charm. Your step by step tutorial is actually the best tutorial I've used in my life. Well done. Your efforts are much appreciated!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06768728863740180088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216942464789319697.post-48088510341613654932012-10-22T09:22:04.517-04:002012-10-22T09:22:04.517-04:00Same thing as other user, PS/2 NKP here, after upd...Same thing as other user, PS/2 NKP here, after updating driver keyboard does not work at all. After rolling back driver via Last Known Good restart, when Intellitype 8.2 comes up it says no USB keyboard present.<br /><br />Love my PS/2 NKP, even have a brand new one still in shrink-wrapped box waiting for one of the others to go bad (they never do).<br /><br />Please help......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com