Re: WinXP home safe mode help needed

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Tried the PS2 converter but keyboard didn't work at all from that.
Used an old PS2 keyboard which got me into BIOS just as it should, set PS2
mouse and Legacy USB both to 'enabled' and that changed nothing with the
Belkin Keyboard.
M/B is AsusTeK A7N8X-LA which AsusTeK don't list (the LA bit) - (it's one
that HP Compaq have for their own brand PC's methinks) so I'm struggling a
bit to find recomendations ref updating BIOS, and I do read some horror
stories in this area that make me a bit cautious.

It looks as though while I have had this Belkin keyboard/mouse I probably
have not tried to boot in safe mode after all (I was a bit vague here), but
I'm more comfortable now to know I have a keyboard that will get me into
BIOS should I need to.

Thanks to you I'm a little further up my learning curve, and although I may
not have the best solution right now, will continue to search for it.

Thanks again for your help

dfrog


"R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:upzPX6pHGHA.2668@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> If your receiver came with a USB->PS2 converter, I would attach it and
> try your keyboard. Did you look in BIOS setup to see if beyond the
> Legacy settings for USB there was separate entries for Mouse/Keyboard ?
> I use a Logitech Laser mouse and do a good amount of work from a DOS
> boot CD-R. It just makes things simpler for me to use the PS2 port and
> increase the sampling rate, instead of USB. You might also want to go to
> your MB Vendor site and check the Change Log or Readme.Txt for the
> BIOS updates and see if any releases address Wireless USB use.
>
> "dfrog" <dfrog@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:43f0tkF1nalt9U1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> 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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