Re: USB drivers deleted

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Do you have a PS2 keyboard and mouse you can connect to the computer?
If not go buy a cheap PS2 Keyboard and Mouse.

If so you can likely get access to the computer and restore the last known
good restore point.

USB keyboards require that the USB systems work at boot, if you have deleted
the drivers from the hard drive, the only way to get going again is with a
PS2 KB and Mouse.

PS2 drivers are in the BIOS of the Motherboard, so they should work when the
USB system is gone.


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"Jaime" <nospamfor-jaimelobo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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That was my point, if it doesn't recognize the keyboard at bootup, you
have a different problem than Windows drivers. Windows has nothing to do
with your system recognizing the KB at bootup, that is all hardware; the
Windows drivers take over once Windows loads.

Besides if your system can't see the KB even before Windows loads, how are
you going to re-install Windows? You need the KB for that as well.
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"Juneau" <Juneau@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I can't hit F8; it doesn't recognise the kb. I've been advised to reload
windows (which I will try in the morning) to see if that works. Otherwise
my
PC becomes a very heavy, very expensive paper weight.

"Jaime" wrote:

When you restart, can you hit F8 (before Windows loads) and choose Safe
Mode
or possibly, "Last good configuration"?

BTW, if your KB is not recognized before Windows loads, then the issue
is
probably with the BIOS settings on the computer.
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James
Orlando (Goofy says "Hey!"), FL

"Juneau" <Juneau@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I deleted all my USB drives - quite by accident - and now I cannot get
a
mouse or keyboard to work as my PC does not have any PS2 ports. Any
suggestions as to how I can get my PC to recognise my mouse and/or
keyboard?







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