no keyboard at windows login screen

[gordon]

hello, i restartet my computer yesterday and at the login
screen i saw for 2 or 3 minutes the sandwatch. after it
was gone i couldn't type in my password so it is not
possible to log in.
i changed the keyboard and i also tried an usb keyboard
but it didin't change anything.
can someone help?

 

[gordon]

somebody any idea?

 

[Bob I]

Will the system respond to keyboard to allow you into the BIOS or Safe Mode?

 

[Guest]

I too am experiencing this issue on a system using win2k. i am able to use
the keyboard to get into safe mode, the bios, etc. with no problems, even
after windows boots, the keyboard stays lit when choosing num lock, caps
lock, etc. it just will not type in the password field. any help ya'll could
give me is greatly appreciated.

 

[Oli Restorick [MVP]]

If you boot into safe mode, fire up RegEdit and take a look at
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Keyboard Layout\Preload, what do you see?

You should see an entry called "1" with a value such as 0000809 or 0000409,
depending on your locale.

I wonder if the keyboard layout settings have become messed up.

Oli