Windows XP maintenance

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I needed to repait the existing installation of Windows XP. The CD is in the
drive. After rebooting the system displayed the "files needed" window
prompting me for a location of the "asms" file on the Windows CD. The problem
is that my mouse is not working in this repair mode, so, I cannot point and
click to select the file.
Could someone assist?
Thank you.
Tom

 

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The tab key on your keyboard moves the cursor from field to field. The arrow
keys move among selections in a drop-down box. The space bar makes a
selection.
--
Ted Zieglar


"TomB" <TomB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:391F2C4C-30E1-46A8-BE3E-8E9E0F81EDC6@microsoft.com...
> I needed to repait the existing installation of Windows XP. The CD is in
the
> drive. After rebooting the system displayed the "files needed" window
> prompting me for a location of the "asms" file on the Windows CD. The
problem
> is that my mouse is not working in this repair mode, so, I cannot point
and
> click to select the file.
> Could someone assist?
> Thank you.
> Tom

 

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Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain (More info?)

For some reason my keyboard is not working either, so, I cannot navigate at
all. I have a wireless keyboard/mouse combo but it should not make a
difference. I will try the traditional kbd from another computer and see how
this will work. Thanks for the tip.
Tom



Ted Zieglar" wrote:

> The tab key on your keyboard moves the cursor from field to field. The arrow
> keys move among selections in a drop-down box. The space bar makes a
> selection.
> --
> Ted Zieglar
>
>
> "TomB" <TomB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:391F2C4C-30E1-46A8-BE3E-8E9E0F81EDC6@microsoft.com...
> > I needed to repait the existing installation of Windows XP. The CD is in
> the
> > drive. After rebooting the system displayed the "files needed" window
> > prompting me for a location of the "asms" file on the Windows CD. The
> problem
> > is that my mouse is not working in this repair mode, so, I cannot point
> and
> > click to select the file.
> > Could someone assist?
> > Thank you.
> > Tom
>
>
>

 

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Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain (More info?)

The drivers for the wireless combo are not loaded until you start Windows.

There is a complicated solution and an easy solution. The complicated
solution is to start your computer with a boot diskette that includes
drivers for your hardware.

The easy solution is to borrow a wired keyboard.
--
Ted Zieglar


"TomB" <TomB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EDDE8B16-262C-4CB3-A013-B37E720242F1@microsoft.com...
> For some reason my keyboard is not working either, so, I cannot navigate
at
> all. I have a wireless keyboard/mouse combo but it should not make a
> difference. I will try the traditional kbd from another computer and see
how
> this will work. Thanks for the tip.
> Tom
>
>
>
> Ted Zieglar" wrote:
>
> > The tab key on your keyboard moves the cursor from field to field. The
arrow
> > keys move among selections in a drop-down box. The space bar makes a
> > selection.
> > --
> > Ted Zieglar
> >
> >
> > "TomB" <TomB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:391F2C4C-30E1-46A8-BE3E-8E9E0F81EDC6@microsoft.com...
> > > I needed to repait the existing installation of Windows XP. The CD is
in
> > the
> > > drive. After rebooting the system displayed the "files needed" window
> > > prompting me for a location of the "asms" file on the Windows CD. The
> > problem
> > > is that my mouse is not working in this repair mode, so, I cannot
point
> > and
> > > click to select the file.
> > > Could someone assist?
> > > Thank you.
> > > Tom
> >
> >
> >