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Old June 2nd, 2003, 07:44 AM     #7 (permalink)
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Originally posted by ArcticFox
I agree, drivers-only installs are the best for things like mice and keyboards. Unless you really want to have access to all the stuff they threw in with your mouse to make it more expensive, don't install it. Just plug it in, and then point Windows to the driver folder appropriate to your OS on the included CD. Once that's done, it would be best to get the latest version off the manufacturers website, but you already knew that.

So true.

I just got a Logitech keyboard on sale for $20 last week. It's an integrated media keyboard. But you need their driver to access the special keys. So you load in it. Now, if that software is up it takes about 3-5min for computer to shutdown instead of say 5-20 seconds; unless I shutdown that program first-- then the computer shutdown normally.

But I think it is so cool to start and play: mp3s, CDs and DVDs from my keyboard.
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