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Hello,
Windows XP, crashed, starts to screen to start in safe mode but than arrow keys don't work. Trys to start normally, flashes blue screen and starts over again. How do I start in safe mode?

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bandicoot wrote :

Hello,
Windows XP, crashed, starts to screen to start in safe mode but than arrow keys don't work. Trys to start normally, flashes blue screen and starts over again. How do I start in safe mode?

Reinstall your OS from Windows CD

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ksiemb wrote :

Reinstall your OS from Windows CD

Thanks, but how?? Won't boot from CD in start up. Once I get to boot menu arrow keys won't work.

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bandicoot wrote :

Thanks, but how?? Won't boot from CD in start up. Once I get to boot menu arrow keys won't work.

Have to try boot with another KB.

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Can you check usb related setting and also keybord setting in your bios, or the keybord doesn't work in bios ?
Can you at least go to recovery console?

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Can you check usb related setting and also keybord setting in your bios, or the keybord doesn't work in bios ?
Can you at least go to recovery console?

I can get to bios & keyboard works but in boot menu & screen to start normally or safe start, keyboard doesn't work. That's all I can get to. Won't boot from CD in startup either.

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I'll first quote my upstairs neighbour:
"Have to try boot with another KB."

Besides that:

If you only have keybord access via bios, then:
Reset bios to defaults.
Change relaed setting you find in bios on keyboard and usb devices.

(An odd thing if you want to try:
I dunno if you have desktop, laptop, but if you have a laptop then try remoing the battery, and only run on cable.
I know it sounds strange but I've had to deal with 3 similar cases, where the mouse and keyboard don't work until I got out the batery. And I let it run only on cable in which cases the mouse and keyboard would work fine... try this if you have a laptop, even if it sounds weird...)

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KevinMalotte wrote :

Impressive.

You even supplied links to get what you were talking about. I like that.

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