In news:1DB2743C-C967-4DDC-BB4F-27D0C32718A1@microsoft.com,
James <James@discussions.microsoft.com> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> Hi,
> I bought a comfort edition wireless optical desktop, and I love it,
> but I've got a problem in games.
> When playing firt person shooters such as doom3 or halflife2,
> multiple keys are required to be held down at the one time. On my old
> keyboard (a wired ps2 dell thingy) there was no problem. Now however
> in no pattern I can discern, when running forward (holding down w
> key) and performing other actions (ducking ctrl, jumping space,
> strafing left a and right d) I will stop moving forward and will have
> to release the w key before re-pressing it.
> I have read some information on n-key rollover, but don't think that
> applies as my old keyboard doesn't have this feature either.
>
> Is this a common problem with MS wireless keyboards? Is there a fix?
> Should I return this keyboard?
>
> Thanks,
> --James

There is has been lag reported often with wireless devices and FPS games.
I'd not recommend returning the keyboard though I would recommend just
switching to a wired one when you want to do some serious gaming. It's not
just Microsoft wireless - it's any wireless from what I've read. I can't say
that I've experienced this because, well, I don't play FPS or games that
require much more than thinking and that's about the extent for me. (I'm
old, I still think Fallout 2 is the second greatest game and follows Zork as
the first greatest game.) I do know that my wireless keyboard and mouse do
display lag at times and sometimes will show low signal for no real reason
because it says the battery level is fine. However replacing the batteries
when this happens has improved the signal quality issues. Are the batteries
new? (Assuming this isn't one of the rechargable units which I'm not even
sure Microsoft actually makes any of and even then I think I only have a
rechargable mouse...)

Galen
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