Stupid Microsoft

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I hate software that doesn't do what it should/says it will

I have a Microsoft wireless ergonomic keyboard and mouse 7000 combo that I love
They worked just fine on WinXPPro
When I switched to Win8.1 all info I could find was that they are compatible
After connecting them and installing Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center, the Keyboard became unresponsive ... to the point that I had to use an on-screen keyboard to do 'everything'

After a couple weeks of messing around, including using the el-cheapo set that came with my new PC, I decided that my old set was kaput

I bought a new mouse and keyboard thinking this would fix the issue as my old hardware is many years old

I plugged them in and, after an hour of testing, installed the MS M&K Center Program

All was good for a total of about 2 mins - then the keyboard dies ...

I removed the set, and the program, then had to do a hard re-boot

I tried to re-install the MS M&K Program, but no go, time and again with error 1603 - good luck finding an answer online with that one
It wouldn't let me install it

Weeks ago, when this all started, I created a Restore Point for B4 messing with the Mouse and Keyboard. I tried to restore to that date and it failed, thanks mostly due to Kaspersky

So I tried to install MS M&K one more time, after the failed restore point and it worked. STUPID MICROSOFT

Then, once I had my hardware all setup with my buttons where I like them, the keyboard dies AGAIN. And this is with a brand-new 4000 Keyboard and 4500 mouse

I finally remembered something from the old days and decided to roll back the drivers on the keyboard and, low-and-behold, there it is just like it used to be

All is good now. And it even knows all the shortcut keys even though the drivers were rolled back

I can't adjust the keyboard anymore unless I roll the drivers forward so I'll live with it for now

And I now have a spare wired mouse and keyboard in case my wireless set 'does' actually crap out

STUPID MICROSOFT