My keyboard doesn't work, don't know why.
Mouse do fine, but i can't play without the keys to move and interact.
I've windows vista on a portable pc, the game runs very smooth
Any solution or idea?

Do any of your keys work or is there no response in-game no matter which key you hit?
Try running the game under administrator and check your game's configuration file or post it here and let me take a look.

Any key, the keyboard doesn't respond to the game or viceversa...who knows.
I've a Trust keyboard attached to the portable pc via usb, no problem in a game untill now, the normal portable keyboard does not work anyway, so there's a problem somewhere else.
Here's the cfg:
[PERFORMANCE]
recalc=0
; ... indicates if your performance-settings should be recalculated (1) {analyses you computer} or not (0). Replays Intro-Video.
sightValue=6
; ... range of visibility: 0=20% ... 14=300%, default is 4 (100%)
modelDetail=0.5
; ... detail of models (LODing) from 0.0 to 1.0, default is 0.5
[GAME]
subTitles=1
; ... choose if you want to see windows with spoken words (1) or not (0), default is 0
animatedWindows=1
; ... turn fading of game-internal windows(views) off (0) or on (1), default is 1
; ... mouseSpeed in game between 0.0 and 1.0, default is 0.5
; ... turn weather-effects (rain) on (1) or off (0), default is 1
bloodDetail=2
; ... details of blood (0 = off), use values from 0 to 3
scaleVideos=0
; ... disable scaling of videos (0) if you have problems with your graphics-adapter, default is on (1)
extendedVideoKeys=0
; ... enables extra keys for videoplay: HOME (restart), RIGHT (step forward), UP, DOWN (volume), Q(uiet), default is 0
camLookaroundInverse=0
; ... inverts the camera-lookaround for UP and DOWN-direction (for both: mouse and keyboard)
cameraLightRange=0
; ... range of cameralight in cm, default is 0 (no camera-light)
invShowArrows=1
; ... show arrows beside inventory if there are more items above or beyond, default is 1
invSwitchToFirstCategory=0
; ... switch to first category (weapons) in trading-screen, when moving to your heroes inventory, default is 0
enableMouse=1
; ... enable your mouse for gothic, default is 1
mouseSensitivity=0.5
playLogoVideos=1
disallowVideoInput=0
skyEffects=1
[VIDEO]
zVidDevice=0
; ... index of graphic-device beginning with zero.
zVidResFullscreenX=640
zVidResFullscreenY=480
zVidResFullscreenBPP=16
; ... used resolution
zStartupWindowed=0
; ... should the game be started as a window-application? Just for debugging!
; ... ATTENTION: Not all resolution work in window-mode!!!
zTexMaxSize=16384
; ... size of texture in pixels, default is 16384 (max)
zVidBrightness=0.5
zVidContrast=0.5
zVidGamma=0.5
zDetailTexturesEnabled=0
[SOUND]
soundVolume=1
musicVolume=0.850000024
; ... volume of sound and music, ranges between 0.0 (off) and 1.0 (noisy)
musicEnabled=1
; ... enables (1) or disables (0) music. Gothic needs less memory without music.
soundEnabled=1
soundUseReverb=1
inExtremoVolumeScale=1
inExtremoRangeScale=2
extendedProviders=0
; ... enables (1) or disables (0) sound.
[KEYS]
; *
; * keyboard-Settings
; * the values won't tell you anything interesting
; *
keyShowMap=3200
keyEnd=0100
keyUp=c8001100
keyDown=d0001f00
keyLeft=cb001000
keyRight=cd001200
keyStrafeLeft=d3001e00
keyStrafeRight=d1002000
keyAction=1d00
keySlow=2a00
keySMove=3800b800
keyWeapon=3900
keySneak=2d003700
keyLook=52001300
keyLookFP=53002100
keyInventory=0f000e00
keyShowStatus=3000
keyShowLog=3100
[INTERNAL]
; *
; * These options are for internal use.
; * Most of them won't have effect if you change them here.
; * Others might cause crashes!
; *
idComputerName=PC-D2DUKE
idUserName=d2duke
; ... something your computer told GOTHIC :-)
extendedMenu=0
; ... Value 1 activates some hidden menu-options (actually only one, guess what! :)
gameStarts=4
; ... number of gamestarts since installation
; ... To make life easier for developers ;)
gameStartFailed=0
; ... Indicates if the last start of gothic succeeded (0) or not (1). This value is invalid during gamestart.
gameAbnormalExit=1
; ... Indicates if the game was correctly shut down (0) or not (1). This value is invalid during gameplay.
menuShowVersion=1
; ... show version-number of gothic in menu, default is 1
gamePath=
gameScript=
gameCompile=1.0
playerInstanceName=PC_HERO
menuAction=LEAVE_GAME
debugAllChannels=0
debugAllInstances=0
debugChannels=
cutscenesDisabled=0
texDetailIndex=1
vidResIndex=0
perfQualityIndex=0
soundProviderIndex=0
soundSampleRateIndex=0
soundSpeakerIndex=0
logStatistics=1
[RENDERER_D3D]
zFogDisabled=0
zUseFirstDevice=0
; ... Disable fog (1) if it makes problems on your graphics-device
[SKY_OUTDOOR]
zDayColor0=116 89 75
zDayColor1=80 90 80
zDayColor2=120 140 180
zDayColor3=120 140 180
[ENGINE]
zDetailTexturesEnabled=0
zSubdivSurfacesEnabled=0
zLevelLODStrength=13000
zVobFarClipZScale=1
zTexCacheOutTimeMSec=240000
zTexCacheSizeMaxBytes=22000000

Have you tryed the portable keyboard without the usb keyboard attached? It may not be able to recognise and distinguish between the two.

Yes, no change

By the way which gothic game are you having trouble on?

This might sound crazy and all, but have you tried updating your keyboard drivers?? Not sure if you can but what the hell...it can't hurt can it?

Glad to hear you got it working.

Did you try running Gothic in XP compatibility mode?

XP compatibility mode is unnecessary, and this problem has already been solved.

Everything works but the action button. Can't pick up the torch at the beginning. It says left control but that doesn't work. Any ideas.? Tried to change it to the z or e key and still doesn't work.

You need to use the action key combined with the appropriate direction key, either hitting both at the same time or holding the action key and then pushing the direction. Interacting with people and objects uses action plus forwards while some other functions (trading, lock picking, etc.) use action plus left or right.

You can also use the left mouse button as the action key if you prefer but you still need to combine it with a direction for anything to happen.

Gothic II resolves this weird control scheme; the action key works on its own as in any other game. :)