keyboard issue and windows installation

[leishi85]

i'm here trying to help my sister reinstall windows xp, and when it gets to the agreement part, where u have to press F8 to agree, the F keys on the USB keyboard we are using would not work, and the PS/2 port it fuxored on her computer, so i can't use a PS/2 keyboard.

any other solutions guys??

[GrayFox]

Turn on legacy support in your bios.

[leishi85]

ahh, i will see if there is such option, it's a sony computer. so....

[leishi85]

it's a logitech usb keyboard, and it has the F lock button, have to press that before the F keys will work, so when booting, i couldn't even press F2 to enter the setup screen for the sony, damn it.

[Black Hawk]

Also happens with MS keyboard. I hate that damn key.

[leishi85]

any other suggestions guys?? cause i really need to reformat and reinstall windows on her computer, it's all bugged down with spywares and useless softwares and what not.

[Donut]

Any way to do the install on another machine?

[leishi85]

what do you mean by that?? install windows on that hdd hooked up to another computer??

[Donut]

It's a possibility, I've done it on machines with similar hardware configurations. I don't know about if the chipsets and all are different.

[leishi85]

yeah, but all the computer at my house have very different specs and chipsets, i will see if i can find any other way to fix this situation.

[shwaip]

the f-lock on my keyboard (logitech) only goes off when I power off the system. If I reboot with f-lock on, it stays for the next boot. Dunno if that helps. I assume you don't have another usb keyboard in your house?