Re: Keyboard Still Won't Work on Startup



Please be more specific. The term recovery console is new to me. I read the
description you referred me to and it appears that I'll have to install the
console first. When you say boot to the recovery console how do I do that?
Also, assuming I do that correctly and run CHKDSK /R, what do I do after
that? Thanks.

"Mark L. Ferguson" <marfer_mvp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Boot to the Recovery Console, and run the command :
CHKDSK /R
Description of the Windows XP Recovery Console:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;314058

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"KIR" <kenandkatherine@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Re: keyboard Won't Work on Startup, posted on 1/13/08.

I uninstalled and reinstalled the keyboard driver but the problem
continues. The only way I can get it to work is to do an error-check
(disk check) after a hard shutdown. I really don't want to have to resort
to using a USB keyboard as all my USB ports are already in use. My
machine is about 7 years old but has never given me any trouble until
now. Any thoughts at this point? Please read 1/13 post for important
details. Thanks.

Ken



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