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December 03, 2008  
Subject: Keyboard doesn't work
Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
Date: 7/18/2008 1:11:02 AM
From: =?Utf-8?B?VG8gT2xkIFRvIC4gLiAu?= [Email Address Protection]

I have Vista home premium. The keyboard quits working during bootup, either
usb or ps2. OSK works fine. This happened after a virus infection. I can boot
with a cd WinPE and it works so it isn't a hardware problem. I not sure where
to go from here. Also, I cannot open user accounts, all others cpl's I can.
What was possibly changed in the registry? I checked for rootkits and viruses
and it is clean. Any thoughts.
Your comments are appreciated.

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Subject: Re: Keyboard doesn't work
Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
Date: 7/22/2008 5:38:48 AM
From: Malke [Email Address Protection]

To Old To . . . wrote:

> To bad that there isn't an answer to this and that you have to go to such
> an extreme.
> Well I will give the upgrade a try. I am going to backup the hard drive
> first. Note: to bad the upgrade only works if windows vista is running. If
> it had a problem booting at all, the upgrade option is disabled. :( This
> was one of XP's shining star, that it could be repaired and the recovery
> was complete. Thank you for your suggestion, I will let you know how it
> turns out.

Too bad that you weren't careful in your computing and infected your
machine. There *was* an answer to this; you just didn't like it. Here are
some sites that will help you avoid infection in the future:

http://www.getsafeonline.org/
https://www.mysecurecyberspace.com/
http://www.getnetwise.org/
http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal_and_Prevention:_Introduction
http://www.claymania.com/safe-hex.html
http://www.aumha.org/a/parasite.htm - The Parasite Fight
http://msmvps.com/blogs/harrywaldron/archive/2006/02/05/82584.aspx - MVP
Harry Waldron - The Family PC - How to stay safe on the Internet

Malke
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