Windows XP locked me out

[Bruce Parry]

My Logitech TrackMan USB mouse was responding very
sluggishly, so I atte,pted to repair it. I installed
Mouseware 8.60 in the process. The result has been that I
have neither keyboard nor mouse function at all. Th
computer boots correctly otherwise. I lose keyboard and
mouse function after BIOS.

I tried using Recovery Console on th XP CD-ROM, but that
would not accept my Administrator password. The solution
to that seems to be precluded becase I am locked out.

Is there any solution short of re-installation of the
operating system?

Thanks for your help.

Bruce

[Alvin A Brown]

Hello
Try this

You can install XP over itself. This is called a "Repair Install". It
will
install XP in it's original state without effecting your data or
programs
installed. This was called a dirty install with Windows 9X, however with
XP,
this is actually a very clean install. You will have to reapply SP1 and
any/all updates from Windows Update.

http://www.aumha.org/a/wpa.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/basics/activation/

Alvin

Bruce Parry wrote:

> My Logitech TrackMan USB mouse was responding very
> sluggishly, so I atte,pted to repair it. I installed
> Mouseware 8.60 in the process. The result has been that I
> have neither keyboard nor mouse function at all. Th
> computer boots correctly otherwise. I lose keyboard and
> mouse function after BIOS.
>
> I tried using Recovery Console on th XP CD-ROM, but that
> would not accept my Administrator password. The solution
> to that seems to be precluded becase I am locked out.
>
> Is there any solution short of re-installation of the
> operating system?
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Bruce

[Bruce Parry]

Alvin,

Thanks. I am now in the middle of the re-install and
still have no mouse or keyboard. I am facing
the "Regional and Language Options" Dialog box and have
no (obvious) option but to turn the computer off.

Is that what I should do? Any other options?

Bruce

>-----Original Message-----
>Hello
>Try this
>
>You can install XP over itself. This is called a "Repair
Install". It
>will
>install XP in it's original state without effecting your
data or
>programs
>installed. This was called a dirty install with Windows
9X, however with
>XP,
>this is actually a very clean install. You will have to
reapply SP1 and
>any/all updates from Windows Update.
>
>http://www.aumha.org/a/wpa.htm
>http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/basics/activation/
>
>Alvin
>
>Bruce Parry wrote:
>
>> My Logitech TrackMan USB mouse was responding very
>> sluggishly, so I atte,pted to repair it. I installed
>> Mouseware 8.60 in the process. The result has been
that I
>> have neither keyboard nor mouse function at all. Th
>> computer boots correctly otherwise. I lose keyboard and
>> mouse function after BIOS.
>>
>> I tried using Recovery Console on th XP CD-ROM, but
that
>> would not accept my Administrator password. The
solution
>> to that seems to be precluded becase I am locked out.
>>
>> Is there any solution short of re-installation of the
>> operating system?
>>
>> Thanks for your help.
>>
>> Bruce
>
>.
>