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Name: amshaver
Date: January 3, 2007 at 08:18:31 Pacific
Subject: starting in safe mode
OS: Windows 98
CPU/Ram: Pentium II
Model/Manufacturer: HP
Comment:

I am trying to start my computer in safe mode and my keyboard won't work, is there any other way?


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Response Number 1
Name: Tufenuf
Date: January 3, 2007 at 08:24:37 Pacific
Subject: starting in safe mode
Reply: (edit)

Use the System Configuration Utility Method.

While in Normal mode, Close all programs.
Click Start, Run and type MSCONFIG in the box and click OK
In the System Configuration Utility, on the General Tab, click the Advanced Button
In the Advanced Troubleshooting Settings dialog box, check Enable Startup Menu. Click OK. Click OK again when the System Configuration Utility reappears.
You will be prompted to restart the computer. Click Yes. The computer will restart in Safe mode.
When you are finished with troubleshooting in Safe mode, open MSCONFIG again and uncheck "Enable Start-up Menu." under the Advanced Menu, then click OK and restart your computer.

http://www.pchell.com/support/safem...

Tufenuf


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Response Number 2
Name: Derek
Date: January 3, 2007 at 10:18:55 Pacific
Subject: starting in safe mode
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Tufenuf

Err...I'm trying to follow you on this one but can't see how poster can type MSCONFIG if keyboard won't work.

DerekW


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Response Number 3
Name: Tufenuf
Date: January 3, 2007 at 10:31:32 Pacific
Subject: starting in safe mode
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Derek, Yes, I see that now and was hoping that maybe only his F8 key wasn't working,

Tufenuf


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Response Number 4
Name: Tufenuf
Date: January 3, 2007 at 10:41:53 Pacific
Subject: starting in safe mode
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amshaver, If your keyboard isn't working at all you should be able to get into the System Configuration Utility (MSCONFIG) by going into your C:\Windows\System folder and locate msconfig.exe then double click it to open it and follow the instructions in my Reply Number 1. This is assuming that you can use your mouse.

Tufenuf


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Response Number 5
Name: Derek
Date: January 3, 2007 at 10:52:51 Pacific
Subject: starting in safe mode
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Failing that, can you let us know a little more about your problem please? For instance is it the keyboard itself that is totally defunct or have you done something to prevent it from working in Windows?

What is it you are actually trying to do, there may be some other way around it?

DerekW


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Response Number 6
Name: jboy
Date: January 3, 2007 at 14:59:20 Pacific
Subject: starting in safe mode
Reply: (edit)

Is it a USB keyboard?

I'm not one of those who think Bill Gates is the devil. I simply suspect that if Microsoft ever met up with the devil, it wouldn't need an interpreter


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Response Number 7
Name: OtheHill
Date: January 3, 2007 at 15:41:43 Pacific
Subject: starting in safe mode
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Try entering the BIOS screens and enabling USB keyboard support.


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Response Number 8
Name: JimPIM
Date: January 4, 2007 at 07:36:15 Pacific
Subject: starting in safe mode
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Hi, The driver for the keyboard needed to get into SETUP lives on the BIOS CHIP. If your keyboard wont get you into setup then the Keyboard is bad or the Motherboard has a problem. Make sure the KB is plugged into the KB socket and not the Mouse socket. If no solution then try another Keyboard.

Good Luck, Jim


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Response Number 9
Name: Tubesandwires
Date: January 4, 2007 at 10:43:27 Pacific
Subject: starting in safe mode
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"Is it a USB keyboard?"
"Try entering the BIOS screens and enabling USB keyboard support."
In that case you must temporarily use a PS/2 connected keyboard to get into the bios Setup. The setting you need to enable is USB legacy support, or USB keyboard and mouse support, or similar. Once that setting is enabled, your USB connected keyboard should work fine if there is nothing wrong with it.

If you are using a PS/2 keyboard, try another PS/2 keyboard.

If your keyboard is a combo type that can be used with either a USB or PS/2 connection, and you are using a USB connection, use the simple adapter that came with the keyboard to convert the connection to PS/2.



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Response Number 10
Name: Derek
Date: January 4, 2007 at 12:42:32 Pacific
Subject: starting in safe mode
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We all seem to be trying to fix this problem with insufficient information and by making various assumptions.

What we need is feedback from the poster, in particular along the lines given in my #5 and the question asked by jboy in #6.

DerekW


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Response Number 11
Name: jboy
Date: January 4, 2007 at 16:30:15 Pacific
Subject: starting in safe mode
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"driver for the keyboard needed to get into SETUP lives on the BIOS CHIP."

... oh, my, yes - it's just like a cute little electronic neighbourhood.


Good grief - kind of what you'd expect if Howdy Doody had a computer (I guess he does)


... the interests and rights of some individuals take precedence over the interests and rights of others


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Response Number 12
Name: LiQuid4rchiv3
Date: January 4, 2007 at 16:37:08 Pacific
Subject: starting in safe mode
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In msdos.sys add
Bootmenu 1
to the list and if you dont want the menu use a zero careful what you play with in msdos.sys though and dont remove any of the xxxx's

The World Turns


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Response Number 13
Name: Derek
Date: January 4, 2007 at 18:21:11 Pacific
Subject: starting in safe mode
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LiQuid4rchiv3

But the poster cannot use the keyboard.

DerekW


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