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New MessageKeyboard HELP!! (modified 0 times) dbennett
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Does anyone have a webplayer keyboard for sale???? Checked e-bay and nothing.
My 3YO thought my keyboard needed a bath so it got washed with a large cup of water and now no longer works. UGH!!!!!!!
Any input would be very much apprc!
Bennetts Clothing.Com
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01-07-2004 09:32:00

New MessageRE:Keyboard HELP!! (modified 1 times) drider
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Perhaps if you disassemble the wet keyboard and dry it out thoroughly, it might work again. With new batteries I suppose. And somewhere in this forum there are links for replacements, not to mention using a USB keyboard (are there wireless USB keyboards?).
01-09-2004 20:19:05

New MessageRE:Keyboard HELP!! (modified 0 times) dbennett
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The keyboard is trashed. I tried drying it out with NO LUCK!!!
How do you hook up this USB keyboard?? I am kinda greek at this and will need some direction, PLEASE???? I did a search on this on the board and could not find how to do it. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!!
Bennetts Clothing.Com
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256-509-5635
01-10-2004 21:19:08

New MessageRE:Keyboard HELP!! (modified 0 times) dbennett
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Hi again. Someone sent me a e-mail in regards to hooking up a keyboard via USB and said that I would need to install a driver???? Where is this driver ?? and how can your download it when you don't have a keyboard to use????
SOMEONE PLEASE GET ME ON MY FEET AGAIN!!!!!!!
Bennetts Clothing.Com
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256-509-5635
01-15-2004 08:13:49

New MessageRE:Keyboard HELP!! (modified 0 times) hart
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You could keep looking on EBay, and here, for a used replacement keyboard. Or hook up a PS2 keyboard. Or use the USB keyboard as "drider" mentions. Instructions for doing this are at http://www.webplayer.0catch.com

However, all of these options has software inplications. Since you failed to say "what software" your machine is now running, it is hard to tell you how to support it. Even with that knowledge it would be difficult. I believe the keyboard has a built in mouse. So even if you replace the keyboard with a USB keyboard or PS2 keyboard, you will still need to add a Mouse somehow, to get back to the same functionality.

My advice is to keep looking on EBay, and here in the "Swap Meet" section, for an exact replacement. This will have zero impact to your software. You could even post a message there saying you are looking for one (I just checked, and I don't see that you posted a message there).

Good Luck,
-- Bob

01-15-2004 21:55:45

New MessageRE:Keyboard HELP!! (modified 0 times) drider
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Somewhere in this forum there is some information about a replacement keyboard by the manufacturer. I didn't search for it though.
01-18-2004 20:45:24

New MessageRE:Keyboard HELP!! (modified 0 times) dbennett
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Thanks Bob, that makes a lot of sense. I did not even consider the mouse issue, DUH!!!
I am running WIN95 but like you said, a replacement is the thing to do. I will keep looking and if ANYONE runs across a keyboard somewhere, PLEASE PLEASE remember me!! Thanks again!!
01-19-2004 07:22:54

New MessageRE:Keyboard HELP!! (modified 0 times) XFan
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I think you can find a new keyboard here

http://gallery.bcentral.com/Gallery/ProductDetails.aspx?GID=4885293&PID=1704601&page=1&sortOrder=0

Pretty expensive though.


XFan
01-23-2004 02:06:29

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