Dual Bootup question

[Brian]

Hi everyone,

I have a little dilemma. I had a Logitech cordless keyboard which connected
via a PS2 port (the transceiver). It was available at start-up time and let
me choose Vista or XP when starting up. Vista was the default OS on drive C,
XP secondary OS on drive D. I replaced the keyboard with a MS Multimedia
cordless keyboard and the transceiver is USB. This is where my problem
starts. The keyboard is active right at start-up as it lets me hit F2 to go
into bios settings. However, immediately after that option the keyboard no
longer works until Windows fires up.

Therefore, when I get to the screen where I can choose whether I want to use
Vista or XP, I can't use the keyboard, so I can't select. The arrow keys are
not active (the whole keyboard is inactive). When I realised this I just let
the computer go into Vista each start-up. I had to go into XP yesterday, so
I set it as the default operating system from within Vista; I assumed I
could set it back to Vista from within XP and I can't. I even looked in the
boot.ini file and there is no mention of Vista, as there was of XP from
within Vista.

Can anyone suggest a way I can choose an OS at start-up without buying
"another new" keyboard? Or, at least set the default back to Vista? Please
note I even tried a USB>PS2 adapter to see if I could plug the transceiver
into a PS2 port and the keyboard did not work at all that way. Any help
would be so appreciated!

Best regards,
Brian.

 

[Spirit]

Did you Uninstall the Logitech Keyboard?
Check Device Manger

 

[John Barnes]

You could download and install EasyBCD or VistaBootPro and use it to change
the default in the Vista Boot File back to Vista.

 

[Richard Urban]

There is an option in the bios to use legacy USB devices. Choose that option
to allow your USB keyboard to operate correctly - prior to the operating
system taking over, along with the installed USB drivers.

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[Brian]

Hi Spirit,

yes, the first thing I did when the Logitech died was to uninstall the
driver software prior to installing the MS drivers. I took John Barnes'
advice and downloaded VistaBootPRO and set Vista back as my default OS. I
then purchased a cheap wired keyboard just for the purpose of selecting OSs
at start-up.

Best regards,
Brian.

 

[Brian]

Hi John,

thanks for the advice!! VistaBootPro worked like a charm and allowed me to
switch back to Vista as my default OS.

Best regards,
Brian.

 

[Brian]

Hi Richard,

thank you for responding. I searched high and low and didn't seem to have
that option in my BIOS settings. I ended up downloading VistaBootPRO and
switching back to Vista as my default OS. I then bought a cheap wired
keyboard for OS selection purposes only. I use the cordless MS keyboard once
in Windows.

Best regards,
Brian.

 

[The poster formly known as Nina DiBoy]

Hi everyone,

I have a little dilemma. I had a Logitech cordless keyboard which connected
via a PS2 port (the transceiver). It was available at start-up time and let
me choose Vista or XP when starting up. Vista was the default OS on drive C,
XP secondary OS on drive D. I replaced the keyboard with a MS Multimedia
cordless keyboard and the transceiver is USB. This is where my problem
starts. The keyboard is active right at start-up as it lets me hit F2 to go
into bios settings. However, immediately after that option the keyboard no
longer works until Windows fires up.

Therefore, when I get to the screen where I can choose whether I want to use
Vista or XP, I can't use the keyboard, so I can't select. The arrow keys are
not active (the whole keyboard is inactive). When I realised this I just let
the computer go into Vista each start-up. I had to go into XP yesterday, so
I set it as the default operating system from within Vista; I assumed I
could set it back to Vista from within XP and I can't. I even looked in the
boot.ini file and there is no mention of Vista, as there was of XP from
within Vista.

Can anyone suggest a way I can choose an OS at start-up without buying
"another new" keyboard? Or, at least set the default back to Vista? Please
note I even tried a USB>PS2 adapter to see if I could plug the transceiver
into a PS2 port and the keyboard did not work at all that way. Any help
would be so appreciated!

Best regards,
Brian.

Go into the bios for your motherboard and enable USB legacy devices.
Let us know if it works or not.

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