Keyboard does not work after logout

[Guest Robert S]

I am running XP with 5 user accounts. I use the login screen with the

icons. At times when somebody logs out, the keyboard does not work when

trying to log in again. I am not able to enter a password or tab around

options - nothing happens. The only way to fix this is to reboot, or to

click on a user account that does not use a password to log in, and log out

immediately from that account - it works OK then.

 

Any ideas on how to fix this?

[Guest GlowingBlueMist]

Re: Keyboard does not work after logout

 

"Robert S" <robert.spam.me.senseless@gmail.com> wrote in message

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>I am running XP with 5 user accounts. I use the login screen with the

>icons. At times when somebody logs out, the keyboard does not work when

>trying to log in again. I am not able to enter a password or tab around

>options - nothing happens. The only way to fix this is to reboot, or to

>click on a user account that does not use a password to log in, and log out

>immediately from that account - it works OK then.

>

> Any ideas on how to fix this?

>

I have seen this bug randomly turn up on a number of XP machines. It seems

to not make a difference if the machine is using a USB or PS2 style

keyboard. I've gone through the power settings and BIOS settings with

nothing able to "cure" the problem machine. With the machines I'm dealing

with it only seems to happen when using actual XP drivers from Microsoft and

not on systems that are using a third party driver like those supplied by

Logitech, but since it happens so randomly it's really hard to nail down the

actual cause of the problem.

 

While I have not been able to locate an actual fix for the problem I am

aware of a work-around that usually gets you going with out having to reboot

the computer.

 

When the problem happens again, do the three key "control-alt-delete"

sequence twice in a row. This normally brings up a login window where you

can type in the user name and password you want to use. Once that's done

the problem usually seems to disappear for a while, or until the wild winds

of chance once again turn against you.