Solve : keyboard/mouse problems?

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Answer» ok...heres the situation. i got a compaq presario ez2207 with win98 given to me without a keyboard and mouse. i thought my old keyboard and mouse might work. WRONG!!! my keyboard and mouse have ps/2 jacks on them, and for some stupid reason the dumb ppl at compaq decided not to put ps/2 jacks on their computer, instead they only have usb ports. so i go buy a usb keyboard and mouse only to find out i need to install drivers for them....how the f*** do u install drivers for a mouse and keyboard when u need them to click "install" on the hardware wizard screen??? and the stupid thing is, they both work when i run win98 in safe mode censored ...sorry for the language i have tried for too long to GET it to work. and any help would greatly be appreciated.Have you tried to reboot into normal and see if win 98 sees the new hardware ? dl65 it sees the hardware then it asks to install the driver for it... i need to click "next" in order to do it...but i cant. they both work in safe mode but they dont in normal mode...theres no power to either of them in normal mode (optical mouse doesnt glow and keyboard LEDs dont glow). also the LCD display on the front of the computer acknologes the keyboard and mouse. so everything works EXCEPT when i run windows in normal mode. It is indeed a stupid situation! Is the keyboard available in DOS mode? If it's not, then you're probably stumped as legacy mode USB drivers have been disabled in the BIOS setup. More on this machine [highlight]here[/highlight].have u tried installing driver from safe mode.one other thing u could do if your computer will support it upgrade to windows 2000 and above.2000 and above should have a driveri have a driver for the keyboard, but the mouse doenst come with one. besides i dont think the cd-rom drive works in safe mode. either that or theres something wrong with the cd-rom drive. i cant tell, i cant navigate in normal mode ive only been able to navigate in safe mode. i guess the best option is to install windows XP.Quote i guess the best option is to install windows xp. Only if the machine has enough horsepower (RAM) to make it enjoyable and you have $100+ to shell out for XP. Are we sure it is not a hardware problem? If it is no version of Windows will fix that! If the keyboard works OK in DOS mode, then all you need is a mouse driver. There's a bootdisk [highlight]here[/highlight] that loads real mode mouse and CD drivers. Boot from this with a CD in the drive unit and dir the CD. This will prove keyboard, mouse and CD functionality in one fell swoop. The first CD unit will be loaded at V: so a few simple tests would be to TYPE: edit - The DOS editor will open and you should be able to move the mouse cursor. dir v: - This should list the contents of the first CD unit. There is no machine specific Windows mouse driver for this box.I'm a new user here. Q. What do you think is going on when you merrily hit the keys and nothing is showing up on the monitor? thanks. :-/Quote I'm a new user here. Q. What do you think is going on when you merrily hit the keys and nothing is showing up on the monitor? thanks. :-/ Can you start a new thread detailing your problems please midavenue? I'm not sure how to start a new thread. I'm afraid I have no more details. This happened last night to a friend. She evidently must have been clicking on 'something' before this. I tried to click on the keyboard and nothing showed up on the monitor. ThanksTo start a new thread, click [highlight]here[/highlight] and then click on the "Start New Topic" button. It's considered bad manners to hijack someone elses thread and it serves to confuse everyone.I understand and apologize. Have started new thread. No problem! hey thanks alot backdated ill be sure to give it a shot....right after a buy a new fan...the power supply fan konked out and now after 5 minutes the p.s. overheats and shuts down. WHEN WILL IT ALL END??? p.s. will i be able to make a floppy boot disk out of this? its small enough to FIT on a floppy (i just want to be sure, my pos computer im on right now doesnt have a cd burner)

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ok...heres the situation. i got a compaq presario ez2207 with win98 given to me without a keyboard and mouse. i thought my old keyboard and mouse might work. WRONG!!! my keyboard and mouse have ps/2 jacks on them, and for some stupid reason the dumb ppl at compaq decided not to put ps/2 jacks on their computer, instead they only have usb ports. so i go buy a usb keyboard and mouse only to find out i need to install drivers for them....how the f*** do u install drivers for a mouse and keyboard when u need them to click "install" on the hardware wizard screen??? and the stupid thing is, they both work when i run win98 in safe mode *censored*

...sorry for the language i have tried for too long to GET it to work. and any help would greatly be appreciated.Have you tried to reboot into normal and see if win 98 sees the new hardware ?

dl65 it sees the hardware then it asks to install the driver for it... i need to click "next" in order to do it...but i cant. they both work in safe mode but they dont in normal mode...theres no power to either of them in normal mode (optical mouse doesnt glow and keyboard LEDs dont glow). also the LCD display on the front of the computer acknologes the keyboard and mouse. so everything works EXCEPT when i run windows in normal mode.

It is indeed a stupid situation!
Is the keyboard available in DOS mode? If it's not, then you're probably stumped as legacy mode USB drivers have been disabled in the BIOS setup.
More on this machine [highlight]here[/highlight].have u tried installing driver from safe mode.one other thing u could do if your computer will support it upgrade to windows 2000 and above.2000 and above should have a driveri have a driver for the keyboard, but the mouse doenst come with one. besides i dont think the cd-rom drive works in safe mode. either that or theres something wrong with the cd-rom drive. i cant tell, i cant navigate in normal mode ive only been able to navigate in safe mode. i guess the best option is to install windows XP.Quote

i guess the best option is to install windows xp.

Only if the machine has enough horsepower (RAM) to make it enjoyable and you have $100+ to shell out for XP. Are we sure it is not a hardware problem? If it is no version of Windows will fix that!
If the keyboard works OK in DOS mode, then all you need is a mouse driver.
There's a bootdisk [highlight]here[/highlight] that loads real mode mouse and CD drivers. Boot from this with a CD in the drive unit and dir the CD. This will prove keyboard, mouse and CD functionality in one fell swoop.
The first CD unit will be loaded at V: so a few simple tests would be to TYPE:
edit - The DOS editor will open and you should be able to move the mouse cursor.
dir v: - This should list the contents of the first CD unit.

There is no machine specific Windows mouse driver for this box.I'm a new user here.
Q. What do you think is going on when you merrily hit the keys and nothing is showing up on the monitor?

thanks. :-/Quote

I'm a new user here.
Q. What do you think is going on when you merrily hit the keys and nothing is showing up on the monitor?

thanks. :-/

Can you start a new thread detailing your problems please midavenue?
I'm not sure how to start a new thread.

I'm afraid I have no more details. This happened last night to a friend. She evidently must have been clicking on 'something' before this.
I tried to click on the keyboard and nothing showed up on the monitor. ThanksTo start a new thread, click [highlight]here[/highlight] and then click on the "Start New Topic" button.

It's considered bad manners to hijack someone elses thread and it serves to confuse everyone.I understand and apologize.
Have started new thread. No problem! hey thanks alot backdated ill be sure to give it a shot....right after a buy a new fan...the power supply fan konked out and now after 5 minutes the p.s. overheats and shuts down. WHEN WILL IT ALL END???

p.s. will i be able to make a floppy boot disk out of this? its small enough to FIT on a floppy (i just want to be sure, my pos computer im on right now doesnt have a cd burner)

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