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From: Brownz (Mobile) on 20 Dec 2009 11:22
sweller wrote:
> Brownz (Mobile) wrote:
>
>>> Nothing "legacy" in the BIOS, USB is enabled.
>>
>> Weird.... there's normally a bios switch that allows enumeration of
>> usb in non legacy os's, might be worth trying a couple of other
>> keyboards, and I've got a USB -> PS/2 - KEYB converter I can lend
>> you to try out which might work.
>
> I've got one of those but there's no PS2 input on the Dell box.
>
> Unless you mean it allows a PS2 keyboard to be attached to a USB
> socket - the problem is the USB sockets seem to die as the mouse goes
> out too.

The latter, we use them in production where we have a mix of operating
systems at various stages of installation. As long as you have a PS/2
Keyboard & mouse still knocking around somewhere.

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From: sweller on 20 Dec 2009 11:31
Brownz (Mobile) wrote:

> The latter, we use them in production where we have a mix of operating
> systems at various stages of installation. As long as you have a PS/2
> Keyboard & mouse still knocking around somewhere.

I may have fixed it.

After a bit of poking about with Google it turns out that an XP Install
+SP2 works. The genuine copy I have is XP only, I have a "backup" copy
of XP+SP2 which now seems to be working (I've managed to progress to
format the HDD) keyboard reacts properly.

I just hope the genuine XP Pro key I have works with the XP Pro "backup".

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Simon
From: ginge on 20 Dec 2009 12:57
On 20 Dec 2009 16:31:33 GMT, "sweller" <sweller(a)mztech.fsnet.co.uk>
wrote:

>Brownz (Mobile) wrote:
>
>> The latter, we use them in production where we have a mix of operating
>> systems at various stages of installation. As long as you have a PS/2
>> Keyboard & mouse still knocking around somewhere.
>
>I may have fixed it.
>
>After a bit of poking about with Google it turns out that an XP Install
>+SP2 works. The genuine copy I have is XP only, I have a "backup" copy
>of XP+SP2 which now seems to be working (I've managed to progress to
>format the HDD) keyboard reacts properly.
>
>I just hope the genuine XP Pro key I have works with the XP Pro "backup".

If you've access to another machine you could slipstream SP3 onto the
legit CD you have... which would solve the problem and also mean
you're not stuck with a dodgy cd.

Here's how..
http://www.helpwithwindows.com/WindowsXP/Slipstreaming_Windows_XP_Service_Pack_3.html
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