Windows xp ps2 and usb mouse not working

Numlock, scroll lock, and caps lock lights all light up steady when keyboard is plugged back in. Tried all safe boot options, and none of them let me use the keyboard. Tried to use last known good, no effect.

Once I'd done that, I could use 'R' for the recovery console. I followed the instructions on Technet article Q, with no effect. I reset my BIOS to defaults, and even tried reflashing it with no effect. What does it say in the device manager in Windows for the keyboard? It had occurred to me that it might not support my current installation.

I have read some articles about slipstreaming SP2 and SP3 on to a copy of the installation disk, and I was thinking of trying that. What I really want to know is how coinstallers work, and which Registry keys to delete to remove the link to the unsigned coinstall Connexant driver, which I don't need, and which is blocking the Intel ICH9 chipset USB controller driver from loading. So far I have not been able to find anything in the Knowledge Base on this. Can you tell me where I should look?

I have also been trying to get the Found New Hardware wizard to run without needing keyboard or mouse input. What key do I need to set to get past that? In reply to JohnDinton's post on July 6, I have done it.

When I restarted XP the lights in keyboard and mouse again went out. After two minutes when the Found New Hardware wizard would have appeared I heard the two tone sound of a USB device being connected, and the lights in both keyboard and mouse came on, and they were both working.

Next time I re-booted the lights went out as usual about 1 second after the splash screen appeared, but came on again about 5 seconds later. What is the system? PSU went out??? The computer does have logmein, but it looksl ike it comes up with an error so they can't currently remote in. I'll try RDP if I can find the computer name on the network.

Otherwise maybe he can clone one of the other machines drives. It didn't, this machine has had issues in the past before, but we were able to remote in at least.

Now we can't do either. I don't think that was the case since it's had this problem before the power supply replacement, but back then we were able to at least remote in. Boot into safe mode, run msconfig. I'd like to rant about supporting your clients' choice to continue to use XP, but that's not why you posted this question, I'll just say: Bad Now, I am in a mood so I am going to be blunt: you can sit and argue with experience and chase your tail OR you can humor us and look the caps over.

But what do i know, I only made thousands of dollars off recapping Dell Clam Shell boards Oct 8, 1, 0 0. Windoze will reinstall it and usually gets it right. Good Luck, Jim. You must log in or register to reply here. Computer Building 3 Jul 12, Question Work Computer, Building a computer for my boss that i will be using most of the time. Post thread. CPUs and Overclocking. Graphics Cards. AnandTech is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher.

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