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Name: SP89
Date: April 7, 2009 at 13:39:08 Pacific
OS: Windows XP
CPU/Ram: Pentium D/1Gb
Subcategory: Input Devices
Comment:

Hi all.

My Dell USB keyboard stopped working for no apparent reason. No changes to any part of the system were made, it just stopped working. In the device manager it was shown as a 'HID KEYBOARD', with a driver error, removing it and plugging it again didn't work either, it detected it but couldn't install it.

Anyway, went out and bought a Compaq PS/2 kb. It doesnt work either! Although works fine in BIOS,once in windows (XP), num light is on but pressing any key just makes the mouse inoperative although windows itself doesnt freeze.

Whats going on??



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Name: OtheHill
Date: April 7, 2009 at 14:07:32 Pacific
Reply:

I would suspect some sort of nasty (virus, malware, etc). Try booting into safe mode (F8).


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Response Number 2
Name: DAVEINCAPS
Date: April 7, 2009 at 20:41:51 Pacific
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Are you sure the PS/2 KB is plugged into the KB port and not the mouse port?


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Response Number 3
Name: SP89
Date: April 8, 2009 at 11:38:52 Pacific
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I have latest AV protection, firewall and threatfire.

Correctly plugged in..


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Response Number 4
Name: OtheHill
Date: April 8, 2009 at 13:21:23 Pacific
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Have you tried getting into Safe Mode (F8)?


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