Locked out of Windows due to failed Logitech Keyboard

[Perry]

Attempts to install a Logitech cordless keyboard met with
Windows not recognizing it and no keyboard I attach to
the computer's PS2 port is recognized. Therefore, no
password can be entered and I am the admin for my PC.
Anyone have any clue how to either de-install the
keyboard or how to even get into Windows XP without the
keyboard? I don't Want to reinstall the OS and all my
apps all over again. Logitech deserves a "virtual pipe
bomb" for their lack of support on this issue.

[t@k]

Hi Perry,

In microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics you remarked...

Have you tried starting up in safe mode (hold the F8 key down
during boot up)?

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t@k
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>-----Original Message-----
>Hi Perry,
>
>In microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics you remarked...
>
>Have you tried starting up in safe mode (hold the F8 key
down
>during boot up)?
>
>--
>t@k
>(Invalid return address. Please reply to newsgroup).
>.
>I had one of those and it takes a bit of fiddling to get
it to get a connection to the receiver , mine went off
once and I had to rely on my graphics pad to navigate.
I am now back on a plug in kboard & mouse.
Good luck !

[Perry]

Yes I had and that gets me to the choices for Safe Mode,
etc. Then once Windows is up, the Logon screen is
there. No keys I press work at that point. What I did
was use my original XP cd to repair the installation and
that gets me back in, but the computer keeps rebooting
soon after I login. The STOP message is 0x0000008E and
doesn't reference anything other than a problem was
detected. I wish Microsoft would let us know what the
problem detected was... my life would be much simpler. I
still hate Logitech for the crappy way their software
installs.
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi Perry,
>
>In microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics you remarked...
>
>Have you tried starting up in safe mode (hold the F8 key
down
>during boot up)?
>
>--
>t@k
>(Invalid return address. Please reply to newsgroup).
>.
>

[Kent W. England [MVP]]

Did you adjust your BIOS settings? If not, your BIOS may require you to
enable a USB keyboard/mouse. In most cases, you should be able to get
Windows to recognize the keyboard even if the BIOS doesn't but I think
some BIOS require you to enable USB for keyboards. Worth a check.

Normally you can't attach a PS/2 keyboard after the system boots.

--
Kent W. England, Microsoft MVP for Windows Security



"Perry" > wrote in
message ...
> Attempts to install a Logitech cordless keyboard met with
> Windows not recognizing it and no keyboard I attach to
> the computer's PS2 port is recognized. Therefore, no
> password can be entered and I am the admin for my PC.
> Anyone have any clue how to either de-install the
> keyboard or how to even get into Windows XP without the
> keyboard? I don't Want to reinstall the OS and all my
> apps all over again. Logitech deserves a "virtual pipe
> bomb" for their lack of support on this issue.