Have mis-edited registry keyboard value

[Guest rseaton]

Hi, I believe I've deleted the 'upperlimit' value in the registry for my

keyboard (I was trying to do so for my CD drive, following a knowledge base

article). Now, when my computer boots up, I can't log on as the keyboard

won't work. It still functions in the BIOS. I'm using XP, SP3 on a Dell

Dimension 3000.

 

I have a (slightly old) back up of the registry on my hard drive, so I can

copy and paste the correct value over if only I could log on. It's a bit

Catch-22. Thanks in advance for any help you can give.

[Guest Patrick Keenan]

Re: Have mis-edited registry keyboard value

 

 

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

news:083B7B76-B27B-4CB2-AC4B-0AD83698A449@microsoft.com...

> Hi, I believe I've deleted the 'upperlimit' value in the registry for my

> keyboard (I was trying to do so for my CD drive, following a knowledge

> base

> article). Now, when my computer boots up, I can't log on as the keyboard

> won't work. It still functions in the BIOS. I'm using XP, SP3 on a Dell

> Dimension 3000.

>

> I have a (slightly old) back up of the registry on my hard drive, so I can

> copy and paste the correct value over if only I could log on. It's a bit

> Catch-22. Thanks in advance for any help you can give.

 

You might need to do a manual system restore, adapting parts of the

procedure here:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545

 

Use a Linux boot CD, recovery console from your XP CD, or host the drive on

another system.

 

If you've got another system and they are networked, you can also try

loading the registry from the other system. Open Regedit., then choose

File, .Connect Network registry, and then enter the name of the PC in

question.

 

Does adding another second keyboard, USB or PS/2, help at all?

 

Finally, if you can't log on because the keyboard won't allow you to enter

the password, you could use one of the Linux-based password removal CDs,

clear the PW and then you can use your mouse to get in and use System

Restore. If you are using XP Pro and there is the slightest possibility

that you've invoked encryption, do NOT do this.

 

Or, launch in Safe Mode and use the Administrator account which often has no

password - this is particularly often the case with XP Home.

 

HTH

-pk

[Guest John John (MVP)]

Re: Have mis-edited registry keyboard value

 

Try booting to the Last Known Good Configuration, tap the F8 key before

Windows starts to boot and you will get to the screen where you can

select different boot options.

 

John

 

rseaton wrote:

> Hi, I believe I've deleted the 'upperlimit' value in the registry for my

> keyboard (I was trying to do so for my CD drive, following a knowledge base

> article). Now, when my computer boots up, I can't log on as the keyboard

> won't work. It still functions in the BIOS. I'm using XP, SP3 on a Dell

> Dimension 3000.

>

> I have a (slightly old) back up of the registry on my hard drive, so I can

> copy and paste the correct value over if only I could log on. It's a bit

> Catch-22. Thanks in advance for any help you can give.

[Guest rseaton]

Re: Have mis-edited registry keyboard value

 

Last known good conifg worked fine, thanks very much for the advice!

 

"John John (MVP)" wrote:

> Try booting to the Last Known Good Configuration, tap the F8 key before

> Windows starts to boot and you will get to the screen where you can

> select different boot options.

>

> John

>

> rseaton wrote:

>

> > Hi, I believe I've deleted the 'upperlimit' value in the registry for my

> > keyboard (I was trying to do so for my CD drive, following a knowledge base

> > article). Now, when my computer boots up, I can't log on as the keyboard

> > won't work. It still functions in the BIOS. I'm using XP, SP3 on a Dell

> > Dimension 3000.

> >

> > I have a (slightly old) back up of the registry on my hard drive, so I can

> > copy and paste the correct value over if only I could log on. It's a bit

> > Catch-22. Thanks in advance for any help you can give.

>

[Guest John John (MVP)]

Re: Have mis-edited registry keyboard value

 

You're welcome.

 

John

 

rseaton wrote:

> Last known good conifg worked fine, thanks very much for the advice!

>

> "John John (MVP)" wrote:

>

>

>>Try booting to the Last Known Good Configuration, tap the F8 key before

>>Windows starts to boot and you will get to the screen where you can

>>select different boot options.

>>

>>John

>>

>>rseaton wrote:

>>

>>

>>>Hi, I believe I've deleted the 'upperlimit' value in the registry for my

>>>keyboard (I was trying to do so for my CD drive, following a knowledge base

>>>article). Now, when my computer boots up, I can't log on as the keyboard

>>>won't work. It still functions in the BIOS. I'm using XP, SP3 on a Dell

>>>Dimension 3000.

>>>

>>>I have a (slightly old) back up of the registry on my hard drive, so I can

>>>copy and paste the correct value over if only I could log on. It's a bit

>>>Catch-22. Thanks in advance for any help you can give.

>>