You're welcome to it; I got it off the "KillBill" 5.06 edition of the SLAX Linux distribution, so it's presumably under a free enough license to pass around.
I really need to get after my Windows users to make backups. Luckily the YD didn't have anything important on her machine.
Probably too late to hazard an idea... But did you try both a PS/2 keyboard and a USB keyboard?
That _is_ awfully weird... O.o;; Wonder if any oddity showed up in the device manager _if_ you were somehow able to get that far (that however assuming auto-login which I doubt was the case)
It's too late; the re-install fixed it, of course. I'm assuming some kind of malware or possibly disk corruption. The keyboard worked fine at the BIOS and password level -- that's how I knew it was a software problem.
There aren't any really good, free VM's that I know of. Cygwin is almost useable on the Windows side; I'm not sure about Wine -- it's a pain in the arse to set up, or was the last time I tried it.
And it means that the one Linux-only workstation in the house is almost always available for me.
Better late than never...kissmyassteriskMarch 16 2006, 19:04:57 UTC
If this ever happens again ::knock on wood:: you can use the on-screen keyboard that should be in the start menu, providing the mouse still works. It takes longer to type, but it is usefull in some cases.
Re: Better late than never...aerowolfMarch 17 2006, 11:27:44 UTC
"sfc /scannow" is your friend.
If it didn't work after that, the next thing to do would the type of thing that you have to do when you're looking at untangling a Sony DRM mess-type thing: look at the kbd class filter drivers to make sure that nothing has been entered in there. That's the point where I would normally suggest people just give up and reinstall, since to do it requires disgusting registry knowledge and permission modification.
Re: Better late than never...kissmyassteriskMarch 17 2006, 20:03:16 UTC
I have only been able to get Windows on the machines I use, and am thus deprived of the true beauty of computers. My mother tried to put Linux on her computer, but it runs very slowly and can't access the internet, mostly because of the set-up. ::shrug:: So the Windows machine is in the living room. :(
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I really need to get after my Windows users to make backups. Luckily the YD didn't have anything important on her machine.
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But did you try both a PS/2 keyboard and a USB keyboard?
That _is_ awfully weird... O.o;;
Wonder if any oddity showed up in the device manager _if_ you were somehow able to get that far (that however assuming auto-login which I doubt was the case)
I'll assume it works now hopefully? ó_ò
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But hey...all that matters is that it works now ^^
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My guess is *nix, just based on prejudices and the software you mention, but...
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At some point, after she cleans up her room a little more, I'll swap out the noisy CPU fan and make it a Win$/Linux dual-boot system.
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And it means that the one Linux-only workstation in the house is almost always available for me.
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If it didn't work after that, the next thing to do would the type of thing that you have to do when you're looking at untangling a Sony DRM mess-type thing: look at the kbd class filter drivers to make sure that nothing has been entered in there. That's the point where I would normally suggest people just give up and reinstall, since to do it requires disgusting registry knowledge and permission modification.
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