Keyboard Problems!!!

thegmailer · Post by **thegmailer** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 9:43 am

In DHPOS my keyboard osnt work properly. The ctrl, alt, del, ins & esc keys dont work. I run Windows XP sp2 on a hp pavillion.\My keyboard is the one that came with the machine.
HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ibmsystems · Post by **ibmsystems** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 7:54 pm

Calm Down Calm Down!!!

Well First What Do You Need The Commands Control Alt And Delate For Anyway Also As Far As I Know There Is Nothing You Can Do With Insert If Your Talking About Paste Than I Can Help You Also Home Dosent Have A Command

Dale, Can You Help Us Here

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Dale Harris · Post by **Dale Harris** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 8:37 pm

thegmailer,

IBMsystems has a point. The Cash Register program is DOS software. This means that with a few exceptions the Windows keyboard functions do not do anything.

[CTRL] does absolutely nothing.

The [ALT] key is only used by the program to in conjuction with the numeric keypad to enter foreign language characters into text.

[DELETE] will remove the character at the cursor position when entering text. It will also turn off a timer.

When entering text [INSERT] will toggle the program between adding or overwriting text at the cursor position.

[ESC] will usually stop what you are doing and return you to the previous screen.

The only two Windows keyboard commands I know of that do anything are [ALT] + [TAB] will minimize the POS program in Windows and [ALT] + [ENTER] will toggle the POS program between full screen and a window.

ibmsystems · Post by **ibmsystems** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 12:19 am

O My Gosh I Acually Have Been Some What Correct

If You Do Need Some Other Things I Suggest You Look In To Buying A POS Keyboard Also I Do NOT Suggest Using The Keyboard That Came With Your System Most Of The Time I Throw Them Out

(just ask andrew we all have seen the evil results of a standard system keyboard in chat)

thegmailer · Post by **thegmailer** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 2:38 pm

My main problem is withe [esc] as alot of the functions in POSCONFIG.EXE require the [esc] key.
Thanks for the responses so far.

ibmsystems · Post by **ibmsystems** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 5:41 pm

hmmmmmm

1. go to walmart or some place that sells keyboards
2.buy the cheepest one
3.take it home get it out of the packing materials
4.hook it up
5.go throw the other one out the window
6. Enjoy!

Dale Harris · Post by **Dale Harris** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 6:28 pm

Hey folks,

I think that you have lost the concept. The problem is not thegmailer's keyboard, that works fine. The problem is that thegmailer wants a DOS program to execute Windows keyboard shortcuts. That is not going to happen and a new keyboard will not help.

ibmsystems · Post by **ibmsystems** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 6:31 pm

Ok Well I Was Kind Of Right The First Time

thegmailer · Post by **thegmailer** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 2:53 am

Sorry, its not my keyboard. i'm really only annoyed not being able to press [esc] bcause as i've said before you need it for posconfig.exe.
I've also triedd a new keyboard. no luck.

peewee3ie · Post by **peewee3ie** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 7:16 am

hi

Is you keyboard a multmdia keyboard by anychance if os you will have to unstall the software that controls the exta keys that you keyboard.

by the way what connection does you keyboard have i.e usb or ps/2

thegmailer · Post by **thegmailer** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 11:25 am

Yeah,

it is a multimedia keyboard. i think its because i have the wrong driver. but i can't find the correct 1. Its a hp multimedia keyboard. Product No.:5183

Thanks,
Thegmailer.

peewee3ie · Post by **peewee3ie** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 5:29 pm

use the windows stander driver not any other driver. go to the device manager and delet any keyboards that you find and restart you pc. it will find the keyboard and use bace drives and it shoud fix the problem

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