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QwertyBoy

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Since: Jan 27, 2009
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 7:06 pm
Post subject: I have an odd issue with my keyboard...
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As of yesterday, my PS/2 keyboard will not work when I boot up Vista.
What is odd is that it *will* still work in the bios and on the prompt
asking whether to boot in safe mode. The keyboard is just a generic PS/2
keyboard.

I also tried plugging in another keyboard, to no avail.

Lastly, I do not own a USB keyboard of any sort.

Does anybody have any ideas?

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Rick Rogers

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 8:20 pm
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Hi,

Using the mouse, open device manager and remove (uninstall) it from the
keyboards branch, then reboot.

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QwertyBoy

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 2:01 am
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Can anybody help me with this? Even on the Vista installation disk, I am
unable to use the keyboard. The keyboard will not work on ANYTHING
outside of the Bios. This is becoming a very frustrating deal. Any
clues, ideas or help would be greatly appreciated.
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Frank Holman

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 2:33 am
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QwertyBoy wrote:

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>Can anybody help me with this? Even on the Vista installation disk, I am
>unable to use the keyboard. The keyboard will not work on ANYTHING
>outside of the Bios. This is becoming a very frustrating deal. Any
>clues, ideas or help would be greatly appreciated.

You had a reply from Rick Rogers. Did you do what he said to do?
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Rick Rogers

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(Msg. 5) Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 6:03 am
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He/She is using vBulletin which never picks up my posts for some reason.
When I respond, I don't first check the source. I figure that even if they
never see it, others searching via google archives will.
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Frank Holman

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(Msg. 6) Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 6:07 am
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"Rick Rogers" wrote:

>He/She is using vBulletin which never picks up my posts for some reason.
>When I respond, I don't first check the source. I figure that even if they
>never see it, others searching via google archives will.

I just went there and checked... neither of our posts are there.

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>> QwertyBoy wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>Can anybody help me with this? Even on the Vista installation disk, I am
>>>unable to use the keyboard. The keyboard will not work on ANYTHING
>>>outside of the Bios. This is becoming a very frustrating deal. Any
>>>clues, ideas or help would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> You had a reply from Rick Rogers. Did you do what he said to do?
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QwertyBoy

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(Msg. 7) Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 1:05 am
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jewelgirl

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(Msg. 8) Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:04 pm
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Go into control panel/system
scroll down to keyboards
delete all listed keyboards
scan for hardware changes

This worked for me with my Vista 64 bit when this happened to me
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