Use your legacy PS/2 keyboards and mice with modern USB, equipped systems using this PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse to USB Converter Adapter from Monoprice!This adapter cable allows you to connect a PS/2 keyboard and/or PS/2 mouse to any USB equipped PC.
You can do this with either the commerical product MaxiVista [ ] or the open source freeware Synergy [ ]. Both work SLICK:-). The dual-boot shouldn't be a problem as long as one of two things is true: (a) That's the system the keyboard/mouse is actually connected to; or (b) You use a boot manager like Boot-It NG, which has a 'Boot Now' feature that would let you have an icon on the desktop of each boot item that would automatically boot to the other -- so you wouldn't need to use the keyboard during the boot process between the OS's. [Boot-It is another story. But suffice it to say it's a GREAT product for multi-boot systems => the OS's can be totally isolated from each other; it's a superb partition manager; and a great image/restore utility. All for $35] The Boot Now feature lets you set up icons like the following: [This is just a simple example.
A more sophisticated set electronic -- a converter -- is required to connect a PS/2 device to a USB port. PS/2-to-USB converters are not all the same. Download game diner dash free.
F) Repeat the step 5 and uninstall all items under 'Universal Serial Bus Controllers' Then, restart your computer and Windows 7 will reinstall all controllers automatically. Hope this helps! Halima S - Microsoft Support.
I've used a setup with a wired USB keyboard and wireless mouse that worked just fine through a KVM. But there's virtually no way to know for sure whether a specific wireless keyboard/mouse combo will work with a specific KVM except to try it. Worst case is you either 'eat' a 15% restocking fee for the KVM. Or you have to switch to a wired keyboard/mouse. It's likely that the ATEN is the same model.
Ok so lets assume that I am going to buy the Dual Monitor USB KVM. So lets change my question to. Can I use a USB kbd and mouse combo with a switch like the one I posted the picture of, because the logitech forum threads don't give me a lot of hope. As you already noted, Yes, the switch you noted above will work fine.
Yeah I just tried to install maxi on my Vista machine and it installs but doesn't run, gives me a 'could not initialize the VGA driver' error message. MaxiVista only supports the 'classic' display mode under Windows Vista using legacy XPDM display drivers. MaxiVista does not work with WDDM because Vista does not allow multiple WDDM adapters of different vendors on the same PC. Aero display mode is consequently also not supported as it would require WDDM. I am reading through the documents and following links, but I really don't know?
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Sorry i didn't fully understand you question. About the USB keyboard to manage a PS2 KVM i found a comment from a user with the same problem: ' I have a really cool USB keyboard that I wanted to use with my KVM switch that only accepts PS/2 connections.