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| Thread ID: 81091 | 2007-07-16 00:24:00 | Dual Boot Keyboard Virus Problem | FreshMeat (12556) | Press F1 |
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| 569363 | 2007-07-16 00:24:00 | Hi everybody got a problem: Running Win2k3SBS and WinXP (dual boot) and machine started to reboot itself once every couple of days with an error message saying something about "at least one service or driver failed". Now it won't recognise the keyboard at all, so i can't log in to try to address the issue. But heres the weird bit: while booting up and before windows starts the keyboard works - i can get to the cmos screens and select which OS to use. Can't log in to either OS because at that point the keyboard doesn't work. Suspect been hit by virus, so have disconnected from the web and am now looking for recommendations on who to get in to fix the problem. I'm in Auckland CBD so local is preferred. |
FreshMeat (12556) | ||
| 569364 | 2007-07-16 00:47:00 | Without a keyboard, I doubt you will be able to even check if you have a virus. Is the KB a PS/2?, only solution is to purchase a KB with a USB interface. | SolMiester (139) | ||
| 569365 | 2007-07-16 00:55:00 | sorry- should have mentioned have tried different keyboards (both PS2) with and without a USB adapter so its not the keyboard, and I'm pretty sure its not the PS2 connector |
FreshMeat (12556) | ||
| 569366 | 2007-07-16 01:06:00 | Can you get into Windows in Safe Mode? | FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 569367 | 2007-07-16 01:15:00 | Nope: same problem with the keyboard. Do I need to rip out the HDD, throw it into a HDD enclosure and run a virus check from a second machine? |
FreshMeat (12556) | ||
| 569368 | 2007-07-16 01:24:00 | Wonder if this (support.microsoft.com) is the prob? Even tho it says its for NT. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 569369 | 2007-07-16 01:30:00 | The at least one service message is the same for any event/service which failed during setup, it does not refer to a keyboard failure specifically. You tried a USB keyboard? |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 569370 | 2007-07-16 02:47:00 | I don't have a pure USB only keyboard but I did try a PS2 keyboard through a USB adapter - you're wondering if theres something wrong with the PS2 keyboard socket? I'm reasonably convinced that thats not the case... | FreshMeat (12556) | ||
| 569371 | 2007-07-16 02:55:00 | USB - PS/2 adaptors are crap. Try a real USB keyboard. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 569372 | 2007-07-16 03:32:00 | Freshmeat, I suggest a real USB KB as its the only common denominator. I dont think a virus would take out 2 partitions at once with the same effect. PS/2 failure is quite common.... |
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