Dual Bootup question

B

Brian

Hi everyone,

I have a little dilemma. I had a Logitech cordless keyboard which connected
via a PS2 port (the transceiver). It was available at start-up time and let
me choose Vista or XP when starting up. Vista was the default OS on drive C,
XP secondary OS on drive D. I replaced the keyboard with a MS Multimedia
cordless keyboard and the transceiver is USB. This is where my problem
starts. The keyboard is active right at start-up as it lets me hit F2 to go
into bios settings. However, immediately after that option the keyboard no
longer works until Windows fires up.

Therefore, when I get to the screen where I can choose whether I want to use
Vista or XP, I can't use the keyboard, so I can't select. The arrow keys are
not active (the whole keyboard is inactive). When I realised this I just let
the computer go into Vista each start-up. I had to go into XP yesterday, so
I set it as the default operating system from within Vista I assumed I
could set it back to Vista from within XP and I can't. I even looked in the
boot.ini file and there is no mention of Vista, as there was of XP from
within Vista.

Can anyone suggest a way I can choose an OS at start-up without buying
"another new" keyboard? Or, at least set the default back to Vista? Please
note I even tried a USB>PS2 adapter to see if I could plug the transceiver
into a PS2 port and the keyboard did not work at all that way. Any help
would be so appreciated!

Best regards,
Brian.
 
S

Spirit

Did you Uninstall the Logitech Keyboard?
Check Device Manger

"Brian" <cooloox@somewhere.com> wrote in message
news:%23ZswbMtxHHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Hi everyone,
>
> I have a little dilemma. I had a Logitech cordless keyboard which
> connected via a PS2 port (the transceiver). It was available at start-up
> time and let me choose Vista or XP when starting up. Vista was the default
> OS on drive C, XP secondary OS on drive D. I replaced the keyboard with a
> MS Multimedia cordless keyboard and the transceiver is USB. This is where
> my problem starts. The keyboard is active right at start-up as it lets me
> hit F2 to go into bios settings. However, immediately after that option
> the keyboard no longer works until Windows fires up.
>
> Therefore, when I get to the screen where I can choose whether I want to
> use Vista or XP, I can't use the keyboard, so I can't select. The arrow
> keys are not active (the whole keyboard is inactive). When I realised this
> I just let the computer go into Vista each start-up. I had to go into XP
> yesterday, so I set it as the default operating system from within Vista
> I assumed I could set it back to Vista from within XP and I can't. I even
> looked in the boot.ini file and there is no mention of Vista, as there was
> of XP from within Vista.
>
> Can anyone suggest a way I can choose an OS at start-up without buying
> "another new" keyboard? Or, at least set the default back to Vista? Please
> note I even tried a USB>PS2 adapter to see if I could plug the transceiver
> into a PS2 port and the keyboard did not work at all that way. Any help
> would be so appreciated!
>
> Best regards,
> Brian.
>
 
J

John Barnes

You could download and install EasyBCD or VistaBootPro and use it to change
the default in the Vista Boot File back to Vista.

"Brian" <cooloox@somewhere.com> wrote in message
news:%23ZswbMtxHHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Hi everyone,
>
> I have a little dilemma. I had a Logitech cordless keyboard which
> connected via a PS2 port (the transceiver). It was available at start-up
> time and let me choose Vista or XP when starting up. Vista was the default
> OS on drive C, XP secondary OS on drive D. I replaced the keyboard with a
> MS Multimedia cordless keyboard and the transceiver is USB. This is where
> my problem starts. The keyboard is active right at start-up as it lets me
> hit F2 to go into bios settings. However, immediately after that option
> the keyboard no longer works until Windows fires up.
>
> Therefore, when I get to the screen where I can choose whether I want to
> use Vista or XP, I can't use the keyboard, so I can't select. The arrow
> keys are not active (the whole keyboard is inactive). When I realised this
> I just let the computer go into Vista each start-up. I had to go into XP
> yesterday, so I set it as the default operating system from within Vista
> I assumed I could set it back to Vista from within XP and I can't. I even
> looked in the boot.ini file and there is no mention of Vista, as there was
> of XP from within Vista.
>
> Can anyone suggest a way I can choose an OS at start-up without buying
> "another new" keyboard? Or, at least set the default back to Vista? Please
> note I even tried a USB>PS2 adapter to see if I could plug the transceiver
> into a PS2 port and the keyboard did not work at all that way. Any help
> would be so appreciated!
>
> Best regards,
> Brian.
>
 
R

Richard Urban

There is an option in the bios to use legacy USB devices. Choose that option
to allow your USB keyboard to operate correctly - prior to the operating
system taking over, along with the installed USB drivers.

--


Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)



"Brian" <cooloox@somewhere.com> wrote in message
news:%23ZswbMtxHHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Hi everyone,
>
> I have a little dilemma. I had a Logitech cordless keyboard which
> connected via a PS2 port (the transceiver). It was available at start-up
> time and let me choose Vista or XP when starting up. Vista was the default
> OS on drive C, XP secondary OS on drive D. I replaced the keyboard with a
> MS Multimedia cordless keyboard and the transceiver is USB. This is where
> my problem starts. The keyboard is active right at start-up as it lets me
> hit F2 to go into bios settings. However, immediately after that option
> the keyboard no longer works until Windows fires up.
>
> Therefore, when I get to the screen where I can choose whether I want to
> use Vista or XP, I can't use the keyboard, so I can't select. The arrow
> keys are not active (the whole keyboard is inactive). When I realised this
> I just let the computer go into Vista each start-up. I had to go into XP
> yesterday, so I set it as the default operating system from within Vista
> I assumed I could set it back to Vista from within XP and I can't. I even
> looked in the boot.ini file and there is no mention of Vista, as there was
> of XP from within Vista.
>
> Can anyone suggest a way I can choose an OS at start-up without buying
> "another new" keyboard? Or, at least set the default back to Vista? Please
> note I even tried a USB>PS2 adapter to see if I could plug the transceiver
> into a PS2 port and the keyboard did not work at all that way. Any help
> would be so appreciated!
>
> Best regards,
> Brian.
>
 
B

Brian

Hi Spirit,

yes, the first thing I did when the Logitech died was to uninstall the
driver software prior to installing the MS drivers. I took John Barnes'
advice and downloaded VistaBootPRO and set Vista back as my default OS. I
then purchased a cheap wired keyboard just for the purpose of selecting OSs
at start-up.

Best regards,
Brian.


"Spirit" <noone@notthere.net> wrote in message
news:%23XVOuitxHHA.3940@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Did you Uninstall the Logitech Keyboard?
> Check Device Manger
>
> "Brian" <cooloox@somewhere.com> wrote in message
> news:%23ZswbMtxHHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> I have a little dilemma. I had a Logitech cordless keyboard which
>> connected via a PS2 port (the transceiver). It was available at start-up
>> time and let me choose Vista or XP when starting up. Vista was the
>> default OS on drive C, XP secondary OS on drive D. I replaced the
>> keyboard with a MS Multimedia cordless keyboard and the transceiver is
>> USB. This is where my problem starts. The keyboard is active right at
>> start-up as it lets me hit F2 to go into bios settings. However,
>> immediately after that option the keyboard no longer works until Windows
>> fires up.
>>
>> Therefore, when I get to the screen where I can choose whether I want to
>> use Vista or XP, I can't use the keyboard, so I can't select. The arrow
>> keys are not active (the whole keyboard is inactive). When I realised
>> this I just let the computer go into Vista each start-up. I had to go
>> into XP yesterday, so I set it as the default operating system from
>> within Vista I assumed I could set it back to Vista from within XP and I
>> can't. I even looked in the boot.ini file and there is no mention of
>> Vista, as there was of XP from within Vista.
>>
>> Can anyone suggest a way I can choose an OS at start-up without buying
>> "another new" keyboard? Or, at least set the default back to Vista?
>> Please note I even tried a USB>PS2 adapter to see if I could plug the
>> transceiver into a PS2 port and the keyboard did not work at all that
>> way. Any help would be so appreciated!
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Brian.
>>
>
 
B

Brian

Hi John,

thanks for the advice!! VistaBootPro worked like a charm and allowed me to
switch back to Vista as my default OS.

Best regards,
Brian.


"John Barnes" <jbarnes@email.net> wrote in message
news:O%238w5wtxHHA.4640@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> You could download and install EasyBCD or VistaBootPro and use it to
> change the default in the Vista Boot File back to Vista.
>
> "Brian" <cooloox@somewhere.com> wrote in message
> news:%23ZswbMtxHHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> I have a little dilemma. I had a Logitech cordless keyboard which
>> connected via a PS2 port (the transceiver). It was available at start-up
>> time and let me choose Vista or XP when starting up. Vista was the
>> default OS on drive C, XP secondary OS on drive D. I replaced the
>> keyboard with a MS Multimedia cordless keyboard and the transceiver is
>> USB. This is where my problem starts. The keyboard is active right at
>> start-up as it lets me hit F2 to go into bios settings. However,
>> immediately after that option the keyboard no longer works until Windows
>> fires up.
>>
>> Therefore, when I get to the screen where I can choose whether I want to
>> use Vista or XP, I can't use the keyboard, so I can't select. The arrow
>> keys are not active (the whole keyboard is inactive). When I realised
>> this I just let the computer go into Vista each start-up. I had to go
>> into XP yesterday, so I set it as the default operating system from
>> within Vista I assumed I could set it back to Vista from within XP and I
>> can't. I even looked in the boot.ini file and there is no mention of
>> Vista, as there was of XP from within Vista.
>>
>> Can anyone suggest a way I can choose an OS at start-up without buying
>> "another new" keyboard? Or, at least set the default back to Vista?
>> Please note I even tried a USB>PS2 adapter to see if I could plug the
>> transceiver into a PS2 port and the keyboard did not work at all that
>> way. Any help would be so appreciated!
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Brian.
>>
>
 
B

Brian

Hi Richard,

thank you for responding. I searched high and low and didn't seem to have
that option in my BIOS settings. I ended up downloading VistaBootPRO and
switching back to Vista as my default OS. I then bought a cheap wired
keyboard for OS selection purposes only. I use the cordless MS keyboard once
in Windows.

Best regards,
Brian.

"Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OojLj8txHHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> There is an option in the bios to use legacy USB devices. Choose that
> option to allow your USB keyboard to operate correctly - prior to the
> operating system taking over, along with the installed USB drivers.
>
> --
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
>
>
>
> "Brian" <cooloox@somewhere.com> wrote in message
> news:%23ZswbMtxHHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> I have a little dilemma. I had a Logitech cordless keyboard which
>> connected via a PS2 port (the transceiver). It was available at start-up
>> time and let me choose Vista or XP when starting up. Vista was the
>> default OS on drive C, XP secondary OS on drive D. I replaced the
>> keyboard with a MS Multimedia cordless keyboard and the transceiver is
>> USB. This is where my problem starts. The keyboard is active right at
>> start-up as it lets me hit F2 to go into bios settings. However,
>> immediately after that option the keyboard no longer works until Windows
>> fires up.
>>
>> Therefore, when I get to the screen where I can choose whether I want to
>> use Vista or XP, I can't use the keyboard, so I can't select. The arrow
>> keys are not active (the whole keyboard is inactive). When I realised
>> this I just let the computer go into Vista each start-up. I had to go
>> into XP yesterday, so I set it as the default operating system from
>> within Vista I assumed I could set it back to Vista from within XP and I
>> can't. I even looked in the boot.ini file and there is no mention of
>> Vista, as there was of XP from within Vista.
>>
>> Can anyone suggest a way I can choose an OS at start-up without buying
>> "another new" keyboard? Or, at least set the default back to Vista?
>> Please note I even tried a USB>PS2 adapter to see if I could plug the
>> transceiver into a PS2 port and the keyboard did not work at all that
>> way. Any help would be so appreciated!
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Brian.
>>
>
 
T

The poster formly known as Nina DiBoy

Brian wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I have a little dilemma. I had a Logitech cordless keyboard which connected
> via a PS2 port (the transceiver). It was available at start-up time and let
> me choose Vista or XP when starting up. Vista was the default OS on drive C,
> XP secondary OS on drive D. I replaced the keyboard with a MS Multimedia
> cordless keyboard and the transceiver is USB. This is where my problem
> starts. The keyboard is active right at start-up as it lets me hit F2 to go
> into bios settings. However, immediately after that option the keyboard no
> longer works until Windows fires up.
>
> Therefore, when I get to the screen where I can choose whether I want to use
> Vista or XP, I can't use the keyboard, so I can't select. The arrow keys are
> not active (the whole keyboard is inactive). When I realised this I just let
> the computer go into Vista each start-up. I had to go into XP yesterday, so
> I set it as the default operating system from within Vista I assumed I
> could set it back to Vista from within XP and I can't. I even looked in the
> boot.ini file and there is no mention of Vista, as there was of XP from
> within Vista.
>
> Can anyone suggest a way I can choose an OS at start-up without buying
> "another new" keyboard? Or, at least set the default back to Vista? Please
> note I even tried a USB>PS2 adapter to see if I could plug the transceiver
> into a PS2 port and the keyboard did not work at all that way. Any help
> would be so appreciated!
>
> Best regards,
> Brian.
>
>

Go into the bios for your motherboard and enable USB legacy devices.
Let us know if it works or not.

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