Any suggestions for how to CLEAN this puppy?
I was going to put it in the dishwashwer (per article on SuperUser.com):
http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001115.html
But… the faux leather wrist guard may not survive it.
FYI I also posted this as a question on SuperUser.com:
http://superuser.com/questions/21314
I purchased this keyboard to replace my Blue Microsoft Natural Multimedia Keyboard which was and is an awesome keyboard. The 4000 was more bought to match the rest of my office so I bought it more for looks than functionality.
Functionality wise, the Natural Multimedia Keyboard was a little better for me especially for music playing.
Comfort wise, the Microsoft 4000 feels more comfortable but the Natural Multimedia is more responsive.
I’m on my second 4000 now. I had two problems with the first one. First, the “I” key wouldn’t register all the time which became very annoying since I use “i” quite a bit.
Second, it was causing my PC to lockup. I believe it is the drivers, but there’s no error reporting to pin down the exact problem.
The symptoms are my programs to a crawl and eventually lock up.
Then when I restart, my bios says there is no keyboard present. So I try it in different USB ports on the PC and try it on my USB hubs. No luck. Plug in the old keyboard and reboot fine. Shutdown, plug in the Microsoft 4000 again. Fine for a bit then eventually dies again. Even when the keyboard was the only device I had plugged in USB I had this problem.
Back to the old keyboard for me.
Ok, I’ve just been given one of these for my birthday - I’ve been using the same natural keyboard since early in '99, and the CTRL key finally gave way, so it was somewhat timely 
My question is, does anyone know a way to rebind the zoom scroller to function as mouse wheel up or mouse wheel down, this IMHO would be much more useful for surfing documents.
This is kinda late but I also had problems with my Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000 like Mark Fawcett and I used Gary’s method.
I just wanted to say thank you Gary! It works and I’m a happy camper.
Men with long nails are gross, I know. But with this keyboard I have to keep mine down to the bloody liver. (Liver? Is that right? I heard it used somewhere in reference to nails.) Anyway, subsequent to the Elite and Natural Pro MS has done away with the so-called ‘bucket shape’ of the bottom row of keys, that berm-like slant that during fast typing provides excellent traction for touch typists. You’ve got your palms pressed to the palm rest and your hands can’t - nor should they - hover up and down like a one-finger typist’s; and when you hit any of the bottom row of letter keys, your finger is curled. Now if you’ve got AVERAGE-length nails, WITHOUT bucket keys you hit them squarely and the sensation is unpleasant.
What’s a person with LONG nails supposed to do, with a keyboard like this? Particularly a touch-typist? Has Microsoft assumed that all women - the majority of whom have longish nails - can’t type properly? How typical of this vile company. Just when it couldn’t become more evil, it’s become bigoted as well. Bring back the bucket keys, Microsoft! Redeem yourself before it’s too late!!
Am using Windows XP and after plugging the Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000. it doesn’t go into Standby Mode.
is there a update/patch for it
got xp and since you installed the software xp won’t go into standby mode any patches to fix it
Hello.
I am thinking in buying the MNK4000 but I read some reviews saying that the space bar makes a lot of noise. Is that so? I work in a room with 4 more programmers and I don’t want to annoy everyone else.
Thanks!
Sethos, I hear you. I have written to several manufacturers asking exactly the same thing (tracking device in the space between the G and H keys.)
Ok so this article is super old and demonstrates something interesting. In 2005 people were mocking you for having this keyboard. In 2020 having the 90s version of this keyboard would make you 500% cooler in the workplace. Found this post because I dug up that exact old Dell Microsoft Natural and am using it to type this comment. How times change.