XP Pro.

 

Cold-started computer, Opened Outlook Express and ETS. Startup in

WinPatrol PLUS looked fine. I could travel the internet and Outlook

Express with no problem, but I could not type in ETS or OE.

 

Restarted computer; all seems okay. I hate not having a second (rescue)

computer to rely on.

:cry:

 

 

Questions:

 

- Should I at least keep a spare keyboard and mouse on hand?

 

- Other than restart, is there any other way to try to activate the

keyboard? (There's a really old post on ETS which suggests pressing

the space bar - which I don't think I did).

 

- What does the lit-up "1" key on the keyboard mean? (It has been

lit-up for months).

Thanks for any advice - except to abandon XP .. :pray:

I have had that happen to me. In my case the problem was with the cord. A reboot always brought it back so I never looked at the cord as being the problem. One day it stopped working altogether and since my inquiring mind wanted to know after surgery on it I found a short in the cord.

 

The 1 being lit is usually for numbers lock.

I have had that happen to me. In my case the problem was with the cord. A reboot always brought it back so I never looked at the cord as being the problem. One day it stopped working altogether and since my inquiring mind wanted to know after surgery on it I found a short in the cord.

 

The 1 being lit is usually for numbers lock.

 

Thanks for your input, AWS .. :danceheart:

 

I'll check the cord if it happens again.