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    alacazam Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Feb 5, 2007, 08:54 AM
    How do I disable the laptop keyboard when adding an external keyboard
    My laptop keyboard is screwed up - tried to add an external through a usb port - bad keys on laptop keyboard take priority over external keyboard - tried to uninstall laptop keyboard, but system requests reboot to finish - after reboot system "finds" laptop keyboard and reinstalls - any ideas?
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    Feb 5, 2007, 08:55 AM
    What brand laptop? Does it have an external keyboard port? Plugging a keyboard into the external port should disable the system kyboard.
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    Jul 28, 2007, 07:35 AM
    Both will work, you can't disable the laptop primary keyboard.
    Unless you physically go into device manager and disable the device, but it will effect the external keyboard as well.
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