Re: keyboard drivers deleted - windows xp

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From: Rick \ (rick_at_mvps.org)
Date: 11/07/04 

Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2004 10:35:07 -0500

Hi,

You'll have to see if they have a non-destructive recovery option, as that
is what you will likely need to do at this point. How did you "accidentally"
do this anyways? 

-- 
Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
"yevhen" <yevhen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:7848CD0C-77F5-4E65-9FE1-3ED8DE4326F3@microsoft.com...
> Thanks for that Rick, & the link, however....
>
> Yes I can start in Safe Mode (f8) and all the other options are available,
> like "last known working ........." - they all boot into the logging on
> screen - but mouse and keyboard are still dead.  In the screen that lets 
> you
> choose your boot up mode, the keyboard is fine.  I have tried all the 
> options
> available, with the same result.
>
> I have a recovery disk.  Is it safe to use, but I don't want to jeopardise
> loosing my data on the hard drive. It says on the disk - not to be used
> without direction from technical support (Mesh) - but I am unable to log 
> onto
> the Mesh support page!!!
>
> Perhaps they want me to ring on £1/min phone line.
>
> Thanks anyway
> Yevhen
>
>
> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> A dos boot floppy cannot read an NTFS partition, which is probably why 
>> you
>> get the "C: is invalid" when you try to access it this way.
>>
>> Can you load Safe mode, and when you do is the mouse and keyboard 
>> available
>> to you then?
>>
>> How to start in Safe mode:
>> http://www.rickrogers.org/fixes.htm#Safe%20mode
>>
>> -- 
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
>> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>> "yevhen" <yevhen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:041B99F1-D29D-4F39-8BBE-CA93C7A6BC4B@microsoft.com...
>> >I have accidentally deleted the keyboard/mouse drivers in XP.  When the
>> > machine boots up, the keyboard works in setup mode or if I boot from a
>> > floppy.  But, as soon as the windows screen appears, both mouse & 
>> > keyboard
>> > are dead.
>> > Also, when I boot from a floppy, it tells me that drive c: is "invalid"
>> > I have tried a different keyboard, including USB version, to no avail.
>> > Can anybody advise or help?  Can I create a "windows boot-up disk" - 
>> > which
>> > has generic drivers etc?  I have another machine to create such a disk 
>> > if
>> > possible.
>> > Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks.
>> >
>> > Yevhen
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>

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