cant use keyboard in Setup

I have windows XP Home. When entering the settings
on startup, F2, I was trying to record all the settings prior to changing
the CMOS Battery but find that none of the keyboard buttons work, and there
is no mouse use. None of the UP/Down arrows, Space bar, or the Escape
buttons work so had to switch off at mains plug. Any Ideas would be
appreciated...Richard

If the mouse and keyboard are USB, you need to enable legacy USB support in
the system BIOS. If you have access to standard PS/2 mouse and keyboard,
temporarily connect those for purposes of entering the BIOS and making the
adjustment. After that, you should be able to use at least the USB keyboard
assuming your system BIOS and motherboard support legacy USB.

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Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
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Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/


"Richard" <prop1@clara.co.uk> wrote in message
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>I have windows XP Home. When entering the settings
> on startup, F2, I was trying to record all the settings prior to changing
> the CMOS Battery but find that none of the keyboard buttons work, and
> there is no mouse use. None of the UP/Down arrows, Space bar, or the
> Escape buttons work so had to switch off at mains plug. Any Ideas would be
> appreciated...Richard
>

Thank you very much for the useful info. Have now sorted it and it`s working
ok...Richard
"Michael Solomon (MS-MVP)" <user@#notme.com> wrote in message
news:OYXuqf4IFHA.4000@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> If the mouse and keyboard are USB, you need to enable legacy USB support
> in the system BIOS. If you have access to standard PS/2 mouse and
> keyboard, temporarily connect those for purposes of entering the BIOS and
> making the adjustment. After that, you should be able to use at least the
> USB keyboard assuming your system BIOS and motherboard support legacy USB.
>
> --
> Michael Solomon MS-MVP
> Windows Shell/User
> https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/communities/mvp.aspx
> Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>
>
> "Richard" <prop1@clara.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:Ohu6mg2IFHA.2356@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>I have windows XP Home. When entering the settings
>> on startup, F2, I was trying to record all the settings prior to changing
>> the CMOS Battery but find that none of the keyboard buttons work, and
>> there is no mouse use. None of the UP/Down arrows, Space bar, or the
>> Escape buttons work so had to switch off at mains plug. Any Ideas would
>> be appreciated...Richard
>>
>
>

You're welcome, Richard, glad you got it sorted out.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/communities/mvp.aspx
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/


"Richard" <prop1@clara.co.uk> wrote in message
news:uEXhBaDJFHA.656@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> Thank you very much for the useful info. Have now sorted it and it`s
> working ok...Richard
> "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP)" <user@#notme.com> wrote in message
> news:OYXuqf4IFHA.4000@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> If the mouse and keyboard are USB, you need to enable legacy USB support
>> in the system BIOS. If you have access to standard PS/2 mouse and
>> keyboard, temporarily connect those for purposes of entering the BIOS and
>> making the adjustment. After that, you should be able to use at least
>> the USB keyboard assuming your system BIOS and motherboard support legacy
>> USB.
>>
>> --
>> Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>> Windows Shell/User
>> https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/communities/mvp.aspx
>> Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>
>>
>> "Richard" <prop1@clara.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:Ohu6mg2IFHA.2356@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>>I have windows XP Home. When entering the settings
>>> on startup, F2, I was trying to record all the settings prior to
>>> changing the CMOS Battery but find that none of the keyboard buttons
>>> work, and there is no mouse use. None of the UP/Down arrows, Space bar,
>>> or the Escape buttons work so had to switch off at mains plug. Any Ideas
>>> would be appreciated...Richard
>>>
>>
>>
>
>