Boot Problem

Windows XP >> Boot Problem Hi,

I have a broken enter key on my laptop's keyboard and my wireless keyboard
doesn't work until windows boots. The issue is that I get to the safe mode
menu and then cannot select the last known good configuration option or safe
mode option and if I let the timer run down the laptop reboots and I have the
same problem. Is there anything I can do other than replace the keyboard for
the laptop itself? I have already tried a normal boot disk but if there are
any other disks anyone could recommend that would be brilliant.

Cheers

Windows XP69

Windows XP >> Boot Problem
"Adam" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I have a broken enter key on my laptop's keyboard and my wireless keyboard
> doesn't work until windows boots. The issue is that I get to the safe
mode
> menu and then cannot select the last known good configuration option or
safe
> mode option and if I let the timer run down the laptop reboots and I have
the
> same problem. Is there anything I can do other than replace the keyboard
for
> the laptop itself? I have already tried a normal boot disk but if there
are
> any other disks anyone could recommend that would be brilliant.
>
> Cheers
>

Try entering the ASCII code for Enter via the keyboard:
- When you see the boot menu, use the cursor up/down keys to
stop the timer.
- Navigate to the menu line you want.
- Turn on NumLock on your keyboard. Consult your laptop
manual if you don't know how.
- Do this:
Hold down the Alt key.
Tap the "J" key (equivalent to Numeric Keypad "1")
Tap the "L" key (equivalent to Numeric Keypad "3")
Release the Alt key
Windows should now start in the selected mode.

Windows XP >> Boot Problem Thank you sooooo much, you are indeed a legend.

Cheers

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>
> "Adam" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
> news:EMail@HideDomain.com...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have a broken enter key on my laptop's keyboard and my wireless keyboard
> > doesn't work until windows boots. The issue is that I get to the safe
> mode
> > menu and then cannot select the last known good configuration option or
> safe
> > mode option and if I let the timer run down the laptop reboots and I have
> the
> > same problem. Is there anything I can do other than replace the keyboard
> for
> > the laptop itself? I have already tried a normal boot disk but if there
> are
> > any other disks anyone could recommend that would be brilliant.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
>
> Try entering the ASCII code for Enter via the keyboard:
> - When you see the boot menu, use the cursor up/down keys to
> stop the timer.
> - Navigate to the menu line you want.
> - Turn on NumLock on your keyboard. Consult your laptop
> manual if you don't know how.
> - Do this:
> Hold down the Alt key.
> Tap the "J" key (equivalent to Numeric Keypad "1")
> Tap the "L" key (equivalent to Numeric Keypad "3")
> Release the Alt key
> Windows should now start in the selected mode.
>
>
>
>

Windows XP >> Boot Problem Hi,

I used the enter key shortcut on the different options on the boot option
screen however for some reason either the laptop reboots again or some text
appears followed by a reboot. It may help if I explain that the reason I
think all this has happened is down to the laptop over heating and
consequently turning itself off during a disk cleanup. Any ideas of how I
could get past this?

Cheers

"Adam" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have a broken enter key on my laptop's keyboard and my wireless keyboard
> doesn't work until windows boots. The issue is that I get to the safe mode
> menu and then cannot select the last known good configuration option or safe
> mode option and if I let the timer run down the laptop reboots and I have the
> same problem. Is there anything I can do other than replace the keyboard for
> the laptop itself? I have already tried a normal boot disk but if there are
> any other disks anyone could recommend that would be brilliant.
>
> Cheers
>

Windows XP >> Boot Problem Bite the bullet and send it to a repair shop.

"Adam" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
news:EMail@HideDomain.com...
> Hi,
>
> I used the enter key shortcut on the different options on the boot option
> screen however for some reason either the laptop reboots again or some
text
> appears followed by a reboot. It may help if I explain that the reason I
> think all this has happened is down to the laptop over heating and
> consequently turning itself off during a disk cleanup. Any ideas of how I
> could get past this?
>
> Cheers
>
>
> "Adam" wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have a broken enter key on my laptop's keyboard and my wireless
keyboard
> > doesn't work until windows boots. The issue is that I get to the safe
mode
> > menu and then cannot select the last known good configuration option or
safe
> > mode option and if I let the timer run down the laptop reboots and I
have the
> > same problem. Is there anything I can do other than replace the
keyboard for
> > the laptop itself? I have already tried a normal boot disk but if there
are
> > any other disks anyone could recommend that would be brilliant.
> >
> > Cheers
> >