Keyboard and mouse disabled on XP startup

K

Ken Heart

I have an XP Pro machine that seems to 'disable' both
mouse and keyboard when it starts up, making it
impossible to operate the machine. The hardware works
perfectly, e.g. the keyboard can be used to access the
BIOS, but as soon as Windows loads, the keyboard lights
flash off and it no longer works. The mouse, too, is
completely non-functional once Windows has loaded - this
is the situation even in Safe Mode. Is it some kind of
virus? Please respond urgently to (e-mail address removed)
Thanks in advance.
 
N

Nathan McNulty

Also, if either are USB, you can unplug and plug them back in and see if
they are not disabled any longer. I would just borrow a different
keyboard/mouse plug it in and enable them ;)

You can also repair Windows, but see if you can fix it before trying this.
 

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