Arc Keyboard and questionable compatible OS requirements

[Guest JB_83]

I have a laptop (that is still running XP, no I can't upgrade yet) keyboard that has certain keys that are dying suddenly. (For the record, it's the F, G, J, L, and / keys.) In a panic, I went out and bought an Arc Keyboard (by Microsoft), and every website--including Best Buy's site, which is where I bought it--says that it'll run on XP.

 

 

I get it home, look at the box again and--and I don't see XP mentioned anywhere on the system requirements. Just Windows 8, RT, 7 and Vista. I don't want to waste my time (and money) opening this thing just to find out it's not gonna work with my laptop.

 

 

Any advice about the keyboard? Should I just take it back? And hopefully I'm posting this in the right section...

 

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