Mommalina Posted June 15, 2015 Posted June 15, 2015 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: Quote
FPCH Admin AWS Posted June 15, 2015 FPCH Admin Posted June 15, 2015 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. 1 Quote Off Topic Forum - Unlike the Rest
Mommalina Posted June 15, 2015 Author Posted June 15, 2015 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. 1 Quote
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