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| Thread ID: 113551 | 2010-10-25 09:31:00 | HELP! Windows ignores keyboard | h0b0_321 (15568) | Press F1 |
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| 1147572 | 2010-10-25 09:31:00 | When windows xp loads, the keyboard stops responding and when I reach the log in screen I can't do a thing. The keyboard works in the bios and in other computers, I have also tried different keyboards (USB and PS2) and they all stop working when windows xp loads. Mouse works fine. The previous night before this problem I was removing some applications and assume I accidentally removed the driver for the keyboard. Is there anyway I can download this driver and move it into the hard drives windows directory or do I have to reinstall windows? (Reinstalling is my last, last option) Info: XP sp3 media center edition pentium 4 3.06 hp asterope motherboard nvidia 9500gt hp mouse logitech keyboard (has been working for ages until now) I don't have access to recovery console, system restore, etc on that pc. |
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| 1147573 | 2010-10-25 09:50:00 | You should be able to re-install the driver if your mouse works at least, but keyboard 'drivers' are usually just to add hotkey functions etc. As a basic keyboard (without any special keys), they should all work without any special drivers\software. Weird, unless there was some problem in device manager or it was disabled somehow |
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| 1147574 | 2010-10-25 09:53:00 | Check Device Manager (Rt click My Computer, lt clk Manage/Device Manager). Then dbl click Keyboard. What is there? You could rt click it and click Update driver and see what happens. | linw (53) | ||
| 1147575 | 2010-10-25 19:55:00 | Hmm if no keyboard will work you are a bit stuck then, maybe if you can put the driver on a flash drive using another computer you could install using the mouse only | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1147576 | 2010-10-25 19:59:00 | What if you scan for hardware changes in device manager? Highlight something, then select it under the action menu. I take it, you uninstalled whatever first, before deleting its folder (which is not a good idea). Is it a wireless KB?? | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1147577 | 2010-10-25 20:11:00 | doesnt xp have accessability options on the login screen? use the onscreen keyboard... | jareemon (5207) | ||
| 1147578 | 2010-10-26 04:17:00 | Im stuck at the login screen since theres no on screen keyboard and the last account I was on requires a password to log on to (admin). All tested keyboards were wired and ordinary (no special features). On that computer the ONLY things I can do is access the bios and shutdown. :pf1mobmini: |
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| 1147579 | 2010-10-26 06:11:00 | What about Safe Mode? | Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1147580 | 2010-10-26 06:17:00 | Try booting a live Linux CD such as Puppy as it is a small download | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1147581 | 2010-10-27 06:02:00 | Can't access safe mode, does puppy allow me to make back ups? (Mainly want browser bookmarks) :pf1mobmini: |
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