Keyboard Registry Error

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Hello,

Under the the Hardware tab in Device Manager, it shows an error for the
Keyboard. I have a Dell Inspiron running Windows XP Home SP2. Specifically
it states that the registry is corrupt for this.

I have tried uninstallaing and reinstalling. When it reinstalls, it has the
same error.

I have tried to do a System Restore back to the furthest available, but that
does nothing.

I have tried loading Symantic's Utitlities and it is unable to do anything.

I have run Ad Aware by Lavasoft, SpyBot and Norton Antivirus, and everything
appears good to go.

The keyboard does work when I go to DOS after a restore, before any Windows
drivers have loaded (ie, can edit the Bios, etc.)

Do I need to do a complete reinstall because the keyboard doesn't work or is
there something else I can try before resorting to that drastic measure?

Suggestions are welcome. Thank you,

Mark
 
Linking said:
Hello,

Under the the Hardware tab in Device Manager, it shows an error for the
Keyboard. I have a Dell Inspiron running Windows XP Home SP2.
Specifically
it states that the registry is corrupt for this.

I have tried uninstallaing and reinstalling. When it reinstalls, it has
the
same error.
Click to expand...
Uninstalling and reinstalling what?
I have tried to do a System Restore back to the furthest available, but
that
does nothing.

I have tried loading Symantic's Utitlities and it is unable to do
anything.

I have run Ad Aware by Lavasoft, SpyBot and Norton Antivirus, and
everything
appears good to go.
Click to expand...
The bad value is coming from somewhere else.
The keyboard does work when I go to DOS after a restore, before any
Windows
drivers have loaded (ie, can edit the Bios, etc.)
Click to expand...
That is not DOS. The registry only comes into play after Windows has been
loaded.
Do I need to do a complete reinstall because the keyboard doesn't work or
is
there something else I can try before resorting to that drastic measure?
Click to expand...
Find the bad value in the registry and fix it?
 
Hi Jim,

When I try to uninstall and reinstall the Keyboard in Device Manager.

I'm not up to speed on what the registry should like for the Keyboard. How
would I go about that? I can tell you that the only thing I know how to do
with the registry is to type in Run: Regedit. From there I can view the
Registry, but I have no clue what I'm looking at or what I would be looking
for. Any suggestions?
 
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