x64 keyboard failure help

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"gbleam Bleam" wrote:

| I have a new installation with new hardware (yes it worked under 32-bit xp).
| Every time I start the computer the keyboard does not work. In device
| manager the keyboard driver show an error 10 and will not start. if I delete
| it and have it find new hardware it works again until I restart the
| computer.
|
| I have tried many differing drivers with the same result and the keyboard
| fails just before the login screen appears. It works if I restart in
| safe-mode. I have re-installed the trial version and the regular versions,
| both on formatted drives to no avail.
|
| Please help, this is past my understanding.
|
| gordon

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You might want to check your BIOS and see if USB Keyboard or USB mouse
support is turned on. If they are on, turn them off. I had this same
problem and this solution worked for me.
Hope it works for you.

"gbleam Bleam" wrote:

> I have a new installation with new hardware (yes it worked under 32-bit xp).
> Every time I start the computer the keyboard does not work. In device
> manager the keyboard driver show an error 10 and will not start. if I delete
> it and have it find new hardware it works again until I restart the
> computer.
>
> I have tried many differing drivers with the same result and the keyboard
> fails just before the login screen appears. It works if I restart in
> safe-mode. I have re-installed the trial version and the regular versions,
> both on formatted drives to no avail.
>
> Please help, this is past my understanding.
>
> gordon
>
>
>