loading 2002 xp home on computer with usb port keyboard & mouse

[Guest lggi]

Have a problem loading XP home (2002) on a 2005 Dell computer with usb port

keyboard & mouse connections. Program will not recognize keyboard or mouse

response at the setup slection screen of (setup xp, repair with recovery

console, or quit setup). Is there a work around or do I need to purchase a

new version of XP that will recognize the usb ports on setup? If so what

version of XP will solve this problem?

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lggi

[Guest Bruce Chambers]

Re: loading 2002 xp home on computer with usb port keyboard & mouse

 

lggi wrote:

> Have a problem loading XP home (2002) on a 2005 Dell computer with usb port

> keyboard & mouse connections. Program will not recognize keyboard or mouse

> response at the setup slection screen of (setup xp, repair with recovery

> console, or quit setup). Is there a work around or do I need to purchase a

> new version of XP that will recognize the usb ports on setup? If so what

> version of XP will solve this problem?

 

 

No, at this point in the installation, it's purely a hardware

configuration issue. What you need to do is configure the PC's BIOS to

enable "Legacy USB Support," so that the motherboard will treat the USB

keyboard and mouse as standard PS/2 devices until WinXP is installed and

can load the specific USB device drivers required by your specific

motherboard.

 

 

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Bruce Chambers

 

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