cant install windows cos keyboard dead

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Hi there wonder workers, just bought new mainboard and put in ATX case with used dvd and 40 gb drive, set bios to boot from cd/dvd, oh new keyboard, setup starts up to point where choice appears:- A, repair windows, B, fresh install, C, er.. abort or exit or summat.

anyway cant make a choice cos' keyboard dont work, but if I let it load the OS on the hard disk the keyboard works, I want to delete the OS on the HD to install windows, how to get keyboard working or will formatting the HD sort it, if so ,how to get floppy with command con and format commands on, can one be made from win XP on my other PC, or am I barking up the wrong tree.

just want to install XP on new Pc for the misses, she wants her own.

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Hi some where in the Bios there is a setting for when the keyboard starts working, so you will have to Boot and enter the Bios and change this setting then reboot again and your keyboard will be working