I have a laptop HP Pavilion N5290, running dual boot between Windows 2000
Professional (service pack 4) and Windows XP. After the laptop is booted up
either in 2000 or XP, I can't hold down CTRL ALT and DEL keys to login.
When I held down CTRL ALT and DEL keys, nothing is changed on the screen. It
seems that only the mouse pad is working.

I removed the battery pack and still can't hold down CTRL ALT and DEL keys
to login. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks.

"diane walker" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I have a laptop HP Pavilion N5290, running dual boot between Windows 2000
> Professional (service pack 4) and Windows XP. After the laptop is booted
up
> either in 2000 or XP, I can't hold down CTRL ALT and DEL keys to login.
> When I held down CTRL ALT and DEL keys, nothing is changed on the screen.
It
> seems that only the mouse pad is working.
>
> I removed the battery pack and still can't hold down CTRL ALT and DEL keys
> to login. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks.

Try plugging in an external keyboard. From here you can begin to diagnose
your real problem, whether you have a bad keyboard, bad connection, or
software problems.

Plug the keyboard in before you turn the laptop on.

Thank you very much for your suggestions.

My laptop has Alheimer's disease. After plugging the external keyboard, I
was able to do CTRL ALT DEL keys. Then, I unplugged the external keyboard
and was able to do CTRL ALT DEL.

Do you have any ideas what might have happened? This happens occassionally.

Thanks again.

"Mike Brown - Process Manager" <(E-Mail Removed)>
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> "diane walker" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:eBkRMF$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I have a laptop HP Pavilion N5290, running dual boot between Windows
2000
> > Professional (service pack 4) and Windows XP. After the laptop is
booted
> up
> > either in 2000 or XP, I can't hold down CTRL ALT and DEL keys to login.
> > When I held down CTRL ALT and DEL keys, nothing is changed on the
screen.
> It
> > seems that only the mouse pad is working.
> >
> > I removed the battery pack and still can't hold down CTRL ALT and DEL
keys
> > to login. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks.
>
> Try plugging in an external keyboard. From here you can begin to diagnose
> your real problem, whether you have a bad keyboard, bad connection, or
> software problems.
>
> Plug the keyboard in before you turn the laptop on.
>
>

"diane walker" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thank you very much for your suggestions.
>
> My laptop has Alheimer's disease. After plugging the external keyboard, I
> was able to do CTRL ALT DEL keys. Then, I unplugged the external keyboard
> and was able to do CTRL ALT DEL.
>
> Do you have any ideas what might have happened? This happens
occassionally.
>
> Thanks again.

This is just a wild guess, but I have seen laptops which actually route the
wiring for the keyboard from a) the motherboard keyboard controller to b)
the port on the back of the unit to c) the laptop's integrated keyboard.
Maybe you've got one of those, and maybe there's a loose connection
somewhere which you jiggled in the process of plugging in another keyboard.

Gramps used to say that if you use "maybe" that many times in one sentence,
you're probably wrong

Thank you, Mike.

"Mike Brown - Process Manager" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> "diane walker" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Thank you very much for your suggestions.
> >
> > My laptop has Alheimer's disease. After plugging the external keyboard,
I
> > was able to do CTRL ALT DEL keys. Then, I unplugged the external
keyboard
> > and was able to do CTRL ALT DEL.
> >
> > Do you have any ideas what might have happened? This happens
> occassionally.
> >
> > Thanks again.
>
> This is just a wild guess, but I have seen laptops which actually route
the
> wiring for the keyboard from a) the motherboard keyboard controller to b)
> the port on the back of the unit to c) the laptop's integrated keyboard.
> Maybe you've got one of those, and maybe there's a loose connection
> somewhere which you jiggled in the process of plugging in another
keyboard.
>
> Gramps used to say that if you use "maybe" that many times in one
sentence,
> you're probably wrong
>
>