Windows 2000 USB keyboard does not respond to allow you to enter password

[Guest Xpdite]

We have been receiving Dell Optiplex computers lately and they have

USB keyboards. There is no PS2 port on these computes. Dell in there

wisdom does not send the same keyboard with ever machine.

 

The issue I am having is that the USB keyboard will not function to

allow you to enter a password to log into Windows 2000. I can use the

keyboard to log into the Bios and even select safe mode (F8) prior to

windows but once we get to the log in prompt the keyboard does not

function unless it is the exact same model that the image for that

machine was created with.

 

Has anyone come up with a work arround for this issue?

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Windows 2000 USB keyboard does not respond to allow you to enter password

 

 

"Xpdite" <klawson21@gmail.com> wrote in message

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> We have been receiving Dell Optiplex computers lately and they have

> USB keyboards. There is no PS2 port on these computes. Dell in there

> wisdom does not send the same keyboard with ever machine.

>

> The issue I am having is that the USB keyboard will not function to

> allow you to enter a password to log into Windows 2000. I can use the

> keyboard to log into the Bios and even select safe mode (F8) prior to

> windows but once we get to the log in prompt the keyboard does not

> function unless it is the exact same model that the image for that

> machine was created with.

>

> Has anyone come up with a work arround for this issue?

>

 

Wouldn't this be a question for the Dell helpdesk?

[Guest Dave Patrick]

Re: Windows 2000 USB keyboard does not respond to allow you to enter password

 

Try swapping the mouse and keyboard cables around.

 

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"Xpdite" wrote:

> We have been receiving Dell Optiplex computers lately and they have

> USB keyboards. There is no PS2 port on these computes. Dell in there

> wisdom does not send the same keyboard with ever machine.

>

> The issue I am having is that the USB keyboard will not function to

> allow you to enter a password to log into Windows 2000. I can use the

> keyboard to log into the Bios and even select safe mode (F8) prior to

> windows but once we get to the log in prompt the keyboard does not

> function unless it is the exact same model that the image for that

> machine was created with.

>

> Has anyone come up with a work arround for this issue?

>