Re: WinXP home safe mode help needed

Universal Serial Bus Devices Do Not Work in Safe Mode
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310496

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:43f0tkF1nalt9U1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
dfrog <dfrog@xxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
> 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
> news:e3duxGpHGHA.2940@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> 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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