keyboard shutdown

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refomatted my drive then loaded windows xp upon reboot from cd keyboard goes
die
screen says press any key to boot from cd

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HI THANKS FOR REPLY, WHAT IS HAPPENING IS THIS. I LOAD XP THE FIRST TIME IT
PROMPS YOU THAT COMPUTER WILL RESTART IN, IT BEGINS TO COUNT DOWN, IT
RESTARTS TO BEGIN TO LOAD XP. AT THIS POINT PRESS ANY KET TO LOAD CD COMES
UP,BUT KEYBOARD IS OFF?
"bxf" wrote:

> Sounds to me like you are still within the Windows installation pocess,
> which reboots at some point. DO NOT press any key at this time - let
> Windows do what it needs to do.
>
> After installation is really complete, remove the CD from the drive, so
> that you are not prompted with this message again.
>
> ---
> There's no such frigging thing as "off of".
>
>

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Two hours is a "bit" long - two minutes should be more than enough
before you see some action.

So let's see if I understand this. You get the message "PRESS ANY KET
TO LOAD CD" and then what, it just sits there forever?

I assume everything is working correctly when you start the Windows
install process. i.e., your keyboard and mouse work, yes? Are you using
a USB keyboard? Mouse? Is your mouse working when you get stuck?

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yes, after the first time xp loads all the files, it tells youit will
restart in 15 seconds and begins counting.at that point the message to press
any key to continue comes up,this would if my keyboard was alive at that
point allow xp to begin loading on to my drive.
i have no external devices plug in and keyboard and mouse are usb. also no
way of telling if mouse is working screen is in dos mode.
"bxf" wrote:

> Two hours is a "bit" long - two minutes should be more than enough
> before you see some action.
>
> So let's see if I understand this. You get the message "PRESS ANY KET
> TO LOAD CD" and then what, it just sits there forever?
>
> I assume everything is working correctly when you start the Windows
> install process. i.e., your keyboard and mouse work, yes? Are you using
> a USB keyboard? Mouse? Is your mouse working when you get stuck?
>
>

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thank you for the help i will see in to the information that you give me
thanks!!!
"bxf" wrote:

> I'm not sure I'm concerned about your inability to press a key on the
> keyboard, as you should not have to do so at this stage anyway. Windows
> should continue with the installation process without any input from
> you.
>
> However, I can't help but wonder if the fact that you have USB KB and
> mouse is relevant. Perhaps somebody who has installed Windows under
> these conditions can provide some input here.
>
> In your BIOS, you probably have some options pertaining to Legacy USB,
> or somesuch. Although I don't have any specific ideas, it may useful to
> know if you have this option enabled or disabled. It could be
> worthwhile to try to change the setting and trying again.
>
>