Windows XP maintenance

[Guest]

I needed to repait the existing installation of Windows XP. The CD is in the
drive. After rebooting the system displayed the "files needed" window
prompting me for a location of the "asms" file on the Windows CD. The problem
is that my mouse is not working in this repair mode, so, I cannot point and
click to select the file.
Could someone assist?
Thank you.
Tom

 

[Ted Zieglar]

The tab key on your keyboard moves the cursor from field to field. The arrow
keys move among selections in a drop-down box. The space bar makes a
selection.

 

[Guest]

For some reason my keyboard is not working either, so, I cannot navigate at
all. I have a wireless keyboard/mouse combo but it should not make a
difference. I will try the traditional kbd from another computer and see how
this will work. Thanks for the tip.
Tom

 

[Ted Zieglar]

The drivers for the wireless combo are not loaded until you start Windows.

There is a complicated solution and an easy solution. The complicated
solution is to start your computer with a boot diskette that includes
drivers for your hardware.

The easy solution is to borrow a wired keyboard.