Re: Can't Reinstall XP Pro

On Thu, 01 Sep 2005 10:18:39 GMT, "moncho"
<moncho990009@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
><tom_nospam_ba@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Yesterday I was on the phone with Dell tech support for two hours.
>> Objective was to reinstall XP Pro on my new 9100. Couldn't do it...
>>
>> Problem is that when the reinstallation CD has booted and invited you
>> to "press enter to continue", "R for recovery console", "F3 to exit",
>> the USB keyboard is dead; Nadda.
>>
>> We played around in the BIOS, resetting to factory defaults, disabling
>> the diskette drive, even popping the battery - nothing. Tried a
>> Microsoft USB keyboard I happen to have spare. Nothing. Both keyboards
>> work fine other than at the critical point above.
>>
>> Tried two reinstallation CDs; one original Dell sent and one I cut
>> from the Dell support on the hard drive. Same result from both.
>>
>> Any thoughts? Thanks.
>
>Purchase a cheap, temporary PS2 Keyboard. Or if there is a USB to PS2
>converter
>on your mouse, use that for the keyboard. I always keep an old PS2 mouse
>and
>keyboard stored in the closet for just such reasons.
>
>If your in the market for a new mouse, many new USB mice come with a USB to
>PS2 converter.
I have about six PS2 keyboards but, unfortunately, there's no PS2
socket in the 9100!

BTW, I did see the XP startup load a USB keyboard driver...

Tom
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