Years ago, in Windows 2000 there were some registry keys that could disable the keyboard or mouse. Some folks in a development department where I worked liked to play 'practical jokes' on each other and one of them was to mess with these keys remotely. Not sure if this might be an issue for you. The other 'joke' they liked to play was to switch to a DVORAK layout keyboard. Normally I wouldn't mention these items but you seem to be reaching at this point :)
Side note: The IT staff (both of us) having got 4 tickets in 3 days as a result of these and other 'jokes', disabled all that groups accounts and said their manager would have to resolve the account issue. One discussion later, we re-enabled the accounts after they apologized to us. We thought our 'joke' was funny and suggested next time we could start sending email from their accounts to our HR manager if they wanted to escalate (our HR manager introduced herself as "Hi, I'm Renee, call me Bulldog"). We had a whole bunch of suggestions for them, but sadly they declined to include us in their games after that. Steven Peck On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 3:13 PM, Jacob <[email protected]> wrote: > USB to an USB port and I waited a few minutes. > > > > All I have are the green ones. > > > > From: Reimer, Mark [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 2:57 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Windows does not recongize keyboard > > > > Jacob, > > > > Two things: > > > > 1. Is this a USB keyboard in a USB port? I’ve had issues where the USB > keyboard (and mice) doesn’t recognize right away, but leave it for a minute > or so, then all is well. Only happens when the keyboard is used in a > computer for the first time. > > 2. Is this a USB keyboard plugged into a PS/2 port (with a little > adapter)? I’ve also learned that the adapters for USB mice are not the same > as adapters for USB keyboards (even though they look alike). The adapters > I’ve seen are color coded (usually green for mice, and purple for keyboard). > If you have a USB keyboard plugged into the PS/2 port, using a mouse > adapter, it probably won’t go. > > > > Mark > > > > From: Jacob [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 3:30 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Windows does not recongize keyboard > > > > Other keyboard on this machine do not work.. tried four keyboards. I can > get to BIOS on all 4, jut not windows. > > > > I will try the UBCD4WIN. > > > > I ran malware bytes… nothing. > > > > From: Carl Houseman [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 2:27 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Windows does not recongize keyboard > > > > This keyboard works on other machines, what about other keyboards on this > machine? > > > > Boot a BartPE or UBCD4WIN CD to verify there's not a software cause. A > poorly written keylogger might interfere with the keyboard under Windows. > > > > Carl > > > > From: Jacob [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 5:19 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Windows does not recongize keyboard > > > > Okay… this has stumped me for two day. > > > > XP machine. Windows does not recognize the keyboard (PS2 or USB). > > > > I can use the keyboard to access BIOS, but not safe mode or windows. The > keyboard does work in other workstations without any issues. Both USB and > PS/2 mice work. I can log on via remote desktop and device manager lists > the keyboard. I have uninstalled the driver and restart the machine, but > still no dice. When I log back on via remote desktop, I can see that windows > installed the driver again. > > > > Event viewer is useless. > > > > I copied over, from another XP machine, the i8042prt.sys and kbdclass.sys.. > still nothing > > > > Any other ideas? > > > > Jacob > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
