Keyboard works...then it doesn't

[Guest]

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

I have a most perplexing problem: On a PIII 866 running XP Home, my standard
101-keyboard works perfectly fine in one profile...but not in another
profile. I can log off of one and on to another and witness the keyboard go
to sleep.

Before I dig into the bowels of this machine's settings, I wanted to check
if there might be an obvious cause to this behavior or a few obvious places
to look. I have never seen this one before...




Rick A.
Pleasanton, CA

 

[James]

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

>-----Original Message-----
>I have a most perplexing problem: On a PIII 866 running
XP Home, my standard
>101-keyboard works perfectly fine in one profile...but
not in another
>profile. I can log off of one and on to another and
witness the keyboard go
>to sleep.
>
>Before I dig into the bowels of this machine's settings,
I wanted to check
>if there might be an obvious cause to this behavior or a
few obvious places
>to look. I have never seen this one before...
>
>
>
>
>Rick A.
>Pleasanton, CA
>
>
>.
>Have you tried another keyboard...

 

[Guest]

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

It isn't the keyboard because he said it works fine in one profile, but
not in the other. In the profile that isn't working, click
Start-Run-Type devmgmt.msc and click ok. Now expand the Keyboard and
remove the keyboard (it may have a yellow exclamation by it). Now REBOOT
and Windows should automatically reinstall it for you. If it did not
exist, try using the Add Hardware Wizard in Control Panel

Nathan McNulty

James wrote:

>>-----Original Message-----
>>I have a most perplexing problem: On a PIII 866 running
>
> XP Home, my standard
>
>>101-keyboard works perfectly fine in one profile...but
>
> not in another
>
>>profile. I can log off of one and on to another and
>
> witness the keyboard go
>
>>to sleep.
>>
>>Before I dig into the bowels of this machine's settings,
>
> I wanted to check
>
>>if there might be an obvious cause to this behavior or a
>
> few obvious places
>
>>to look. I have never seen this one before...
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Rick A.
>>Pleasanton, CA
>>
>>
>>.
>>Have you tried another keyboard...

 

[Guest]

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

Tried that (although easier said than done, b/c I can't type anything!). No
exclamation mark, and I could not remove it because I couldn't press Delete!
I wonder what happens if I remove it from the profile in which it is working
properly. I'll try that...


"Nathan McNulty" <525676@betaweb.com> wrote in message
news:eoRTRKlZEHA.3092@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> It isn't the keyboard because he said it works fine in one profile, but
> not in the other. In the profile that isn't working, click
> Start-Run-Type devmgmt.msc and click ok. Now expand the Keyboard and
> remove the keyboard (it may have a yellow exclamation by it). Now REBOOT
> and Windows should automatically reinstall it for you. If it did not
> exist, try using the Add Hardware Wizard in Control Panel

 

[Guest]

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

You don't need to press delete. Just right click and select uninstall

Nathan McNulty

Rick Altman wrote:

> Tried that (although easier said than done, b/c I can't type anything!). No
> exclamation mark, and I could not remove it because I couldn't press Delete!
> I wonder what happens if I remove it from the profile in which it is working
> properly. I'll try that...
>
>
> "Nathan McNulty" <525676@betaweb.com> wrote in message
> news:eoRTRKlZEHA.3092@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>
>>It isn't the keyboard because he said it works fine in one profile, but
>>not in the other. In the profile that isn't working, click
>>Start-Run-Type devmgmt.msc and click ok. Now expand the Keyboard and
>>remove the keyboard (it may have a yellow exclamation by it). Now REBOOT
>>and Windows should automatically reinstall it for you. If it did not
>>exist, try using the Add Hardware Wizard in Control Panel
>
>
>