Hi Ulrich Apologies again, I see my previous response was to yourself and not the list.Thanks for all your suggestions. To recap. The OS is XP. The PC is a 10 year old HP notebook with a docking station. I am using an external PS2 keyboard and mouse on a USB adaptor. Running the P&E program kills keyboard input in the VDM. It also kills input from the notebook keyboard. The P&E program runs under the Windows command prompt (cmd.exe) P&E were made aware of the problem but will not be addressing it.
Some additional information. My previous work around to this problem was to use a second PC on a network to run the P&E program. This was a Windows 2K PC. The new version of P&E software does not run under W2K. That's why it's now installed on my XP PC. I have also tried running dosx.exe and ntvdm.exe found in \Windows\System32 directory. Keyboard input is present in cmd.exe and Windows apps after running the P&E program. What I've learned so far. Running the old P&E program on the W2K PC does not break the keyboard input in the VDM. The old version also killed keyboard input on an XP PC. I can't swap the PS2 keyboard and mouse as I'm using a USB adaptor. (2x PS2 to USB) If I swap the PS2 plugs on the adaptor neither work. (Under Windows) Deleting the keyboard drivers shown in the Device Manager does not change anything. I don't think the TSR manager is relevant as the P&E program is run under cmd.exe Any further thoughts are very welcome. John ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Attend Shape: An AT&T Tech Expo July 15-16. Meet us at AT&T Park in San Francisco, CA to explore cutting-edge tech and listen to tech luminaries present their vision of the future. This family event has something for everyone, including kids. Get more information and register today. http://sdm.link/attshape _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
