Webuser Forums: Windows Fails to Open.

I have accidentally uninstalled the driver for the keyboard on my Dell Dimension 4500. ""No problem" I thought, "I have the Resource Disk containing the drivers." But I was wrong - the Resource Disk I recently received from Dell does not contain any keyboard drivers. Can anyone suggest another source for the driver?

There are some important consequences, since I cannot use the keyboard I cannot log on as the Administrator because I cannot type-in the password. I can log-in using the Guest account and run a number of programs, if I only use the mouse, because the Guest account does not need a password, but, as a Guest, I cannot use System Restore or change items using the Control Panel. I am typing this request on my Inspiron.

thyde9337

Dimension 4500, 2.53GHz processor, 512Mb DIMM, Windows XP, 20Gb hard disk, 80Gb hard disk, Roxio CD R/RW, Blueyonder Broadband & LAN, Dell Photo All-in-One printer.

Dimension 4100, 1GHz processor, 256Mb SDRAM, Windows ME, 20Gb hard disk, Adaptec CD R/DW, HP Deskjet 840C, Scanjet 3300c, Blueyonder Broadband & LAN

Inspiron 8600, 1.4 Ghz processor, 512Mb SDRAM, Windows XP Home, 40Gb hard disk, Philips CDRW/DVD disk drive, Blueyonder Broadband & LAN

Netgear RP614 v2 router.

11.30 a.m. Unfortunately, the problem has now worsened, I can no longer run Windows on the Dimension 4500. I have tried booting-up whilst pressing the F8 button, the usual page opens offering various choices and I have tried several of these but now the computer fails to download the Windows opening screen and hangs without any trace on the screen. There is no residual mouse pointer shown.

This problem seems even worse than the previous one. Please can anyone help?

thyde9337

Edited by thyde9337 (Wed Mar 26 2008 01:05 PM)

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