Resend after !...@#!#%!@#...@#$ Lyris ... On 25 Mar 2009 at 14:19, Jacob wrote:
> 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? Sounds like serious corruption in XP. Can you boot from a liveCD like BartPE to see if BartPE's keyboard drivers work? That would confirm the problem is in the Windows install. -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona USA http://geoapps.com/ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
