Keyboard and mouse disabled in safe mode

[Guest petfit]

I installed Registry Mechanic and ran the Compact Registry function but when

it restarts it hangs. The advice is to restart in safe mode and double ckick

are particular file in the application to trick it into thinking its run.

 

This has worked once but now that I've tried to run the compact regisrty

again I can't get to Safe mode as the keyboard is not active when I get to

the Windows Startup menu. If I trick it to default to safe mode by crashing

the Windoes load the keyboard is still not active at the Startup menu and the

mouse is inactive if I get to Safe Mode.

 

How can I get into Safe Mode and have an active keyboard and mouse ?

[Guest Brian A.]

Re: Keyboard and mouse disabled in safe mode

 

"petfit" <petfit@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:2313EC5D-742F-4971-8402-D1A1BF626A00@microsoft.com...

>I installed Registry Mechanic and ran the Compact Registry function but when

> it restarts it hangs. The advice is to restart in safe mode and double ckick

> are particular file in the application to trick it into thinking its run.

>

> This has worked once but now that I've tried to run the compact regisrty

> again I can't get to Safe mode as the keyboard is not active when I get to

> the Windows Startup menu. If I trick it to default to safe mode by crashing

> the Windoes load the keyboard is still not active at the Startup menu and the

> mouse is inactive if I get to Safe Mode.

>

> How can I get into Safe Mode and have an active keyboard and mouse ?

 

Have you tried booting to DOS and attempt to restore the registry to an

earlier date than when the issue started?

In DOS at the prompt type the below command and press Enter:

scanreg /restore

 

Select a date prior to the problem and follow the prompts.

If your machine is restored to the functionality of before the issue, stop using

registry cleaners without having a full knowledge of what the consequences are

when using one.

 

--

 

Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Windows Desktop User Experience }

Conflicts start where information lacks.

http://basconotw.mvps.org/

 

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm

How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

[Guest letterman@invalid.com]

Re: Keyboard and mouse disabled in safe mode

 

On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:58:00 -0700, petfit

<petfit@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I installed Registry Mechanic and ran the Compact Registry function but when

>it restarts it hangs. The advice is to restart in safe mode and double ckick

>are particular file in the application to trick it into thinking its run.

>

>This has worked once but now that I've tried to run the compact regisrty

>again I can't get to Safe mode as the keyboard is not active when I get to

>the Windows Startup menu. If I trick it to default to safe mode by crashing

>the Windoes load the keyboard is still not active at the Startup menu and the

>mouse is inactive if I get to Safe Mode.

>

>How can I get into Safe Mode and have an active keyboard and mouse ?

 

You didn't mention what type of keyboard/mouse.

Is it USB? I dont thing USB ports work from Dos mode, and I'm

thinking that safe mode is pretty much the same as dos mode in Win9.x.

also know for fact that my optical mouse does not work in dos, so I

have to plug in a ball mouse.

 

If you have USB keyb/mse just borrow an old standard keyb amd mse.

 

If not, I cant help.

[Guest Gary S. Terhune]

Re: Keyboard and mouse disabled in safe mode

 

1. Let that be a lesson to you. ALL Registry tools are dangerous as can be.

Without exception. Pure garbage and/or scams.

 

2. If you can't get into a Command Prompt Only from the Startup Menu, then

if you don't already have one, get the appropriate Startup floppy disk

(Emergency Boot Disk) from http://bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm Run the EXE to

create the floppy, or create a CD ISO that burn to CD using your burning

software.

 

3. Boot to the Startup disk, CDROM Support is not needed. Then run:

c:

attrib -s -h -r msdos.sys

edit msdos.sys

 

Change this line, BootGUI=1 to BootGUI=0, then Alt-F-S to Save, then Alt-F-X

to Exit. Then run:

 

attrib +r +h +s msdos.sys

 

Remove the floppy and restart. It should go directly to a C:\> prompt.

First, protect what you few Registry backups you have by copying them to a

different location, because when you restore one, the oldest one remaining

disappears. So, at the C:\> prompt:

 

md regback

copy c:\windows\sysbckup\rb*.cab c:\regback

scanreg /restore

 

Choose the Registry to restore by date, not by filename. When you're done,

go back and re-edit MSDOS.SYS to the way it was before: BootGUI=1. Make sure

you reset the attributes, and do so exactly as written.

 

If for some reason your backups are very old, then don't bother. Just

reinstall Windows over the top of itself (overinstall), pray a lot, and if

that works, get your personal files saved off, then reformat and reinstall a

completely new copy. You won't want the mess that results from an

overinstall.

 

--

Gary S. Terhune

MS-MVP Shell/User

http://grystmill.com

 

"petfit" <petfit@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:2313EC5D-742F-4971-8402-D1A1BF626A00@microsoft.com...

>I installed Registry Mechanic and ran the Compact Registry function but

>when

> it restarts it hangs. The advice is to restart in safe mode and double

> ckick

> are particular file in the application to trick it into thinking its run.

>

> This has worked once but now that I've tried to run the compact regisrty

> again I can't get to Safe mode as the keyboard is not active when I get to

> the Windows Startup menu. If I trick it to default to safe mode by

> crashing

> the Windoes load the keyboard is still not active at the Startup menu and

> the

> mouse is inactive if I get to Safe Mode.

>

> How can I get into Safe Mode and have an active keyboard and mouse ?

[Guest Ben Myers]

Re: Keyboard and mouse disabled in safe mode

 

"petfit" <petfit@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:2313EC5D-742F-4971-8402-D1A1BF626A00@microsoft.com...

> I installed Registry Mechanic and ran the Compact Registry function but when

> it restarts it hangs. The advice is to restart in safe mode and double ckick

> are particular file in the application to trick it into thinking its run.

> This has worked once but now that I've tried to run the compact regisrty

> again I can't get to Safe mode as the keyboard is not active when I get to

> the Windows Startup menu. If I trick it to default to safe mode by crashing

> the Windoes load the keyboard is still not active at the Startup menu and the

> mouse is inactive if I get to Safe Mode.

> How can I get into Safe Mode and have an active keyboard and mouse ?

 

As mentioned by another poster, try starting the computer with a boot

floppy.

 

http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm

 

Also, if the mouse and keyboard use PS/2 connectors, check to see if

they somehow got switched.

 

Ben