pc help? KB & mouse stopped working! - GoFuckYourself.com

Tam · 01-16-2004, 09:45 PM

Has anyone here ever had your keyboard and mouse just stop working? My husband shut his pc down, went thru all the right channels, started it back up and his keyboard and mouse won't work at all now...... I put a completely different keyboard and mouse on it and it still won't work.

Everything else works fine, internet and all of it, but the kb and mouse won't.

He's running Windows XP

ANY help would be awesome, thisis driving me nuts.

Amputate Your Head · 01-16-2004, 09:45 PM

you're fucked.

Tam · 01-16-2004, 09:51 PM

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Originally posted by Amputate Your Head
you're fucked.

Well can ya be a little more specific there, Amp? LMAO

Any idea why it would do this? lol

railz · 01-16-2004, 09:52 PM

Hey Tam

Are they USB? If so try switching them with a PS2 replacement and then check to see that the USB drivers in XP are working correctly.

Amputate Your Head · 01-16-2004, 09:53 PM

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Originally posted by Tam

Well can ya be a little more specific there, Amp? LMAO

Any idea why it would do this? lol

not sure.... motherboard bad? One of mine did it too.... same thing... plus it would lock the system at random. So I yanked the keyboard and mouse out of the PS2 ports and switched them to straight USB. Solved it for me.

dotwind · 01-16-2004, 09:53 PM

hit ctrl+alt+del or go on hardware manager

ok seriously just check the connections to or see if he just installed something that might have screwed it .. try hooking another keyboard or mouse to see if it would work

Mr Pheer · 01-16-2004, 09:53 PM

try letting the computer sit for a while and cool off, mine do that when they overheat

Tam · 01-16-2004, 09:59 PM

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Originally posted by dotwind
hit ctrl+alt+del or go on hardware manager

ok seriously just check the connections to or see if he just installed something that might have screwed it .. try hooking another keyboard or mouse to see if it would work

HAHAHAHAAaaaaaaa, you evil ass. LMAO

railz, it is just a serial mouse and kb, no usb to it. He has a USB printer and his wireless network thing is usb, but other than that, nothing usb.

MrPheer, it had been off for a couple of hours and when he went to turn it back on is when it went nuts. He SAID he didn't do anything different, no installs or anything.

A friend of his came over a few weeks ago to try and setup that remote assistance or some shit, that's the last thing that was installed and this was a few weeks ago.

DAMN, we can't lose this computer, that's where all of our important shit is. I use HIS D drive for MY storage!!! Damn damn damn!!

Tam · 01-16-2004, 10:02 PM

wooohooooooooo

GOT IT!!!!! We unplugged the power to it for a bit and plugged it back in..... works like a charm now!!

THANK YOU guys........ I knew if anyone could help, you guys could.

railz · 01-16-2004, 10:05 PM

Sounds like your BIOS had a fit. Happens to me every now and then.

Tam · 01-16-2004, 10:10 PM

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Originally posted by railz
Sounds like your BIOS had a fit. Happens to me every now and then.

It's HIS computer, of course it had a fit. I think it is pms'ing..... he seems to bring that out in everything near him sometimes. Poor guy!! LMAO

01-16-2004, 09:45 PM	#1
Tam Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: In your face Posts: 8,488	pc help? KB & mouse stopped working! Has anyone here ever had your keyboard and mouse just stop working? My husband shut his pc down, went thru all the right channels, started it back up and his keyboard and mouse won't work at all now...... I put a completely different keyboard and mouse on it and it still won't work. Everything else works fine, internet and all of it, but the kb and mouse won't. He's running Windows XP ANY help would be awesome, thisis driving me nuts.

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railz Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 2,531	Hey Tam Are they USB? If so try switching them with a PS2 replacement and then check to see that the USB drivers in XP are working correctly. __________________ This Space for Rent

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Tam Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: In your face Posts: 8,488	wooohooooooooo GOT IT!!!!! We unplugged the power to it for a bit and plugged it back in..... works like a charm now!! THANK YOU guys........ I knew if anyone could help, you guys could.

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railz Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 2,531	Sounds like your BIOS had a fit. Happens to me every now and then. __________________ This Space for Rent