Grrr, its always something! I have a dell demension 5100 with NO ps2 ports, so I used a ps2>usb adapter with my ps2 keyboard and a usb mouse to do a clean install of xp. Both are fully functional before setup, then 1/2 way through when I have to put in a name- nothing, no go. I read where somebody said change the legacy usb support in the bios, but I have support prior to setup, so I don't see how that would help. ideas????
USB keyboard not recognised in Dell xp install
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Solved!!!
Figured it out! Start the PC with the keyboard and mouse connected. insert the xp setup cd. if the first setup does not cause the mouse or keyboard to function at final stages, push the power button at that point to shut it down. Turn the PC back on. Another installation should popup. Leave the cd in. It should continue auto installation. Continue this method until all the drivers are installed. worked!!
Figured it out! Start the PC with the keyboard and mouse connected. insert the xp setup cd. if the first setup does not cause the mouse or keyboard to function at final stages, push the power button at that point to shut it down. Turn the PC back on. Another installation should popup. Leave the cd in. It should continue auto installation. Continue this method until all the drivers are installed. worked!!
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Well done - but painful........
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here is the magic answer... RadioShack.
Go buy a $10 usb keyboard and mouse and use these in the future
Go buy a $10 usb keyboard and mouse and use these in the future
This is sort of unrelated, but those cheap Dell keyboards seem to have a problem with a windows update from sometime last year. The only way to use the keyboard was to uninstall and reinstall it every time you started windows. Another windows update fixed it a few months later, but not before I snapped one in half with my hands.
FYI don't snap a keyboard in half or keys will go flying everywhere. To this day I'm still finding random keys in my office.
FYI don't snap a keyboard in half or keys will go flying everywhere. To this day I'm still finding random keys in my office.
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Jory,
It might be time to get into an anger management class.
It might be time to get into an anger management class.
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I got a $12.00 roll-up spillproof usb keyboard from dealextreme.com, and it even came in its own Hello Kitty (tm) carry case!
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Radioshack: You've got questions, We've got blank stares.
those rollup keyboards come in handy sometimes, i bought 2 a year ago for $2 a piece
those rollup keyboards come in handy sometimes, i bought 2 a year ago for $2 a piece
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