Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop 700 v2 -- Windows 7 x64 drivers

Anonymous
2011-01-08T22:25:30+00:00

Hello,

I just purchased a Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop 700 v2.0 combo for myWindows 7 x64,  that is 

  • a Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 700 v2.0
  • and a Wireless Mouse 700 v2.0

Both keyboard and mouse are working well. The problem is that on the Device Manager theyappear only as HID-compliant devices.

Also, there is no support for those devices in Intellipoint 8.0 (x64)

QUESTION: Where can I download Windows 7 64-bit drivers for Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop 700 v2.0  ?

Thanks in advance

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Anonymous
2012-12-31T23:52:41+00:00

My keyboard worked fine and then suddenly it stopped working. This fix worked for me in Windows 8:

Step 1. 

Open up this location: Control Panel \ Hardware and Sound \ Devices and Printers.

Step 2.

Now right click on "Microsoft Wireless Transceiver" and hit "Properties".

Step 3.

Click on the "Hardware" tab, click on the driver and hit "Properties" down in the left corner.

Step 4.

Click on the "Hardware" tab and click on "Change Settings" down in the right corner. Now click on the "Driver" tab and then on "Update Driver Software...".

Step 5.

Now the fun part. I do not know how this was in Windows 7 (maybe the same?), but in Windows 8 you will do it like this. Click on "Browse my computer for driver software" and then on "Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer".

Step 6.

Now click on the driver "USB Composite Device" NOT on the "Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop 700 v2.0". And click continue.

Final Step 7.

If the keyboard is working correctly, then do Step 6 again just that you now update your "USB Composite Device" driver to the "Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop 700 v2.0" driver. And it should look something like this (this is on Norwegian):

And your done! Hope this helps.

RU.R

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-04-19T19:59:42+00:00

    I tried it on one Windows 7 x64 laptop and the drivers were loaded automatically without me doing anything. Tried the same kit on another Windows 7 x64 laptop, guess what, it doesn't find the driver so I can't use it! Can't Microsoft get their own hardware to work on their own software?

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-04-11T21:27:34+00:00

    So mine didn't work. On either an old Dell XP or a new Win7 machine. They gave me another desktop 700. Guess what? It doesn't work on either the XP or the Win7 machine either.

    I don't think it's likely there'd be TWO bad mice/keyboards in the same batch.

    What is the problem?

    Synching the keyboard and mouse does nothing at all. Green lights flash on the receiver, the mouse blinks once, the keyboard doesn't do anything.

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  3. Anonymous
    2011-01-09T15:06:07+00:00

    So, to sum things up:

    The Optical Desktop 700 v2.0:

    a. Cannot benefit from IntelliPoint and IntelliType advanced features

    b. There is no specific driver for either the keyboard or the mouse other than the generic HID-compliant device driver that any $5 mouse or keyboard use.

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  4. Anonymous
    2011-01-09T00:06:10+00:00

    See the Technical Data Sheet at Microsoft http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/documentation/default.aspx?type=Sets&sku=65X-00024.

    The Optical Desktop 700 does not need and is not supported by IntelliPoint and IntelliType. There are no additional drivers.

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