attaching an USB keyboard from a desktop

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I am planning to use an external USB keyboard in my new HP laptop
NX8220.

This keyboard features an USB mouse input control keys for PC sound
and cd. It came with my Preasrio 5WV235 Desktop.

Is there going to exist any problem since this keyboard seems to be
designed for the Presario desktop?

Thanx
Manuel

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Thank you Dave for yoyr reply.
manuel


"Dave" <Devarim@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<1114535169.bdd11603039368dab7391db48da26ab6@meganetnews2>...
> As a keyboard it will work just fine. But you very likely won't have access
> to the PC sound controls - typically those come from a drive that came with
> the original computer, and your new computer won't have them. There are
> some generic XP drivers for multi-media keyboards, and it may still work.
> Just try it. I'll guarantee you won't hurt anything, and it will certainly
> let you
> use the keyboard normally
>
> Dave
>
> "Paramonte" <runge_kuta@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:2068384.0504260322.164f2c93@posting.google.com...
> > I am planning to use an external USB keyboard in my new HP laptop
> > NX8220.
> >
> > This keyboard features an USB mouse input control keys for PC sound
> > and cd. It came with my Preasrio 5WV235 Desktop.
> >
> > Is there going to exist any problem since this keyboard seems to be
> > designed for the Presario desktop?
> >
> > Thanx
> > Manuel