no keyboard but i haz mouse

[vontreigo]

ok i just got done removing the "xp defender 2010"
it locked me out of the registry, system restore, broke the exe file association, and locked me out of explorer's options menu. but i got rid of it.

now the keyboard doesn't work. windows tries to lod the driver and device mgr and it tells me that there is a problem. it can't load the driver because another version is in memory error 38... i reboot ad still nothing.


any suggestions

 

[chrisaroz]

Boot into safe mode and remove it and the driver from device manager?

 

[vontreigo]

i did that and still no kb.

 

[NYJimbo]

See if this helps:

http://forums.techguy.org/windows-xp/915642-keyboard-not-working-error-code.html

especially this part:

"- unplugged keyboard
- booted off a DVD using BartPE and opened a command window
- renamed kbdhid.sys in both system32\drivers AND dllcache (latter seems to be the key and I am not sure how to do this when booting Windows normally, or whether it can be done)
- copied the good file into system32\drivers (can't remember if I put it in dllcache as well but if this is a Windows caching thing, one would think it would re-cache it for you automatically)
- rebooted normally
- reconnected the keyboard - and Windows found/installed it without the error 38

Edit: found this on the dllcache - "The dllcache folder is extremely important so Windows XP hides it from you! To view it go to: My Computer > Tools > Folder Options > View > "uncheck" Hide protected operating system files." "​

 

[PR Tech]

Run from command prompt "sfc /scannow" to possibly help? This is a useful tool that will scan all of the important Windows files on your computer and replace them as necessary.

 

[rusty.nells]

Run from command prompt "sfc /scannow" to possibly help? This is a useful tool that will scan all of the important Windows files on your computer and replace them as necessary.

...and you can do that if you "run" OSK first.

 

[vontreigo]

i now haz no kb and no mouse.

windows taunts me.

hockey puck.


repair install should fix.

 

[arrow_runner]

Did the computer have webroot Spydefender or whatever it's called installed?

 

[esde]

Have you tried another keyboard yet?