Re: WinXP home safe mode help needed

Thanks for response R McC
It's USB. Just been into BIOS (via msconfig etc & reboot) and Legacy USB is
set at 'Auto' which tells me that if there are USB devices connected it
works but if no USB devices are connected it switches off so I have not
changed it.
If that is one thing eliminated I could still do with more help

dfrog


"R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Which type of interface does the Keyboard receiver plug into ? (PS2/USB).
> If USB, then you may need to enter BIOS setup and ensure that support for
> USB Keyboard/Mouse or Legacy USB is enabled.
>
> "dfrog" <dfrog@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:43esa6F1n7ee0U1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>I have an HP Presario desktop with Win XP home running nice and smoothly
>>with no problems, except :-
>>
>> For a reason I cannot remember, last week decided to boot up into Safe
>> Mode, (maybe just to do it because I hadn't for a long time), but failed.
>> I have since then also failed to find a solution myself, lots of
>> information available for booting up into Safe Mode, but not able to find
>> any info when that doesn't work.
>>
>> On the initial screen I have the options of 'Esc' for Boot Menu - 'F1'
>> for Setup - 'F10' for System recovery (none of these work)
>> Next screen lets me choose 'Windows Recovery Console' or 'Boot into
>> Windows' (change selection with up/down arrows - doesn't work) or 'Press
>> F8' for Safe Mode (doesn't work)
>>
>> Windows boots up just fine. If I then go to 'msconfig' select the
>> BOOT.INI tab, select /SAFEBOOT and Minimal, select 'restart' Windows
>> shutsdown and restarts in Safe Mode OK.
>>
>> No matter whether I select 'Normal Startup' or 'Selective Startup' in
>> msconfig, on the next & successive boots I'm back to No 'Esc' 'F1' 'F10'
>> or 'F8' options again, and my head is begining to hurt now !
>>
>> In case I have a need to do any of this in the future, I'd really like to
>> feel that I could, and so I need to fix it.
>>
>> I would appreciate some help at this stage............
>>
>> dfrog
>>
>> PS having read this, it makes me think that maybe my keyboard (fairly
>> new Belkin cordless and working perfectly well to my knowledge) is not
>> operational at this stage (but I'm sure that it used to be)
>>
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