Re: Mouse and keyboard unresponsive - can't sign in to WinXP Pro

I booted using "last know configuration" and the keyboard and the optical
drive are working again, but neither the mouse (USB), the eraser head nor the
touch pad are working.

I'll take a look at System Restore. Thanks.

"R. McCarty" wrote:

> Do you have a Windows XP CD-ROM ? - If so, I would take the
> Repair Install approach to getting a workable system. Have you
> tried Safe Mode and then do a System Restore from there ?
>
> "Walter Oliver" <WalterOliver@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:5361ABC2-0490-44BF-AF4F-CC264A58105D@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Problem: Recently the optical drive on my Dell laptop stopped working.
> > Connecting a USB CD/DVD drive also didn't work. The drive was recognized
> > by
> > XP, but I couldn't see it in Windows Explorer. A CSR had me remove as many
> > LowerFilters and UpperFilters keys from the registry as I could, and now
> > my
> > mouse and keyboard are unresponsive so I can't get past the Windows login
> > dialog when I reboot.
> >
> > Question: If I mount my laptop drive as an external drive (say k:) on my
> > desktop using a USB adapter, is there a manual procedure I can follow to
> > restore my registry to a prior backup in lieu of using the XP System
> > Restore
> > so I can get my mouse and keyboard functioning again?
> >
> > Any input greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Walter
> >
>
>
>
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