keyboard issue and windows installation

leishi85leishi85 Grand Rapids, MI Icrontian
edited June 2005 in Science & Tech
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??

Comments

  • GrayFoxGrayFox /dev/urandom Member
    edited June 2005
    Turn on legacy support in your bios.
  • leishi85leishi85 Grand Rapids, MI Icrontian
    edited June 2005
    ahh, i will see if there is such option, it's a sony computer. so....
  • leishi85leishi85 Grand Rapids, MI Icrontian
    edited June 2005
    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.
  • BlackHawkBlackHawk Bible music connoisseur There's no place like 127.0.0.1 Icrontian
    edited June 2005
    Also happens with MS keyboard. I hate that damn key.
  • leishi85leishi85 Grand Rapids, MI Icrontian
    edited June 2005
    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.
  • DonutDonut Maine New
    edited June 2005
    Any way to do the install on another machine?
  • leishi85leishi85 Grand Rapids, MI Icrontian
    edited June 2005
    what do you mean by that?? install windows on that hdd hooked up to another computer??
  • DonutDonut Maine New
    edited June 2005
    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.
  • leishi85leishi85 Grand Rapids, MI Icrontian
    edited June 2005
    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.
  • shwaipshwaip bluffin' with my muffin Icrontian
    edited June 2005
    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?
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