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Right now, my BTV box (one of the Shuttle boxes with WinXP Pro) has a wired keyboard with touchpad on it, which is normally stored in my cabinet. I only use the keyboard for "maintenance".

I'm thinking I'd like to get a wireless keyboard, so I can do a couple of other things with the BTV box without having to stretch the wire across the floor. However, I do *not* want a separate wireless keyboard and mouse combo, which seems to be the most popular. I really want a single keybord/pointing device unit (touchpad, thumbstick, whatever).

MS has a nice-looking MCE keyboard, and it's not outrageously priced, but does not come with an IR receiver. I'm not familiar with the MCE-specific boxes. Is this receiver available separately? Will it even work with WinXP Pro or is it "locked" to only work with MCE?
Or can I even make this keyboard work via my existing UIRT and Girder (3.3) combination without a lot of poking around?

Failing that, any other suggestions for sich a keyboard/touchpad combo that isn't outrageously expensive (and has an IR range of at least 20ft)?

Brad.