interesting problem w/ my keyboard

I know the keyboard works fine because it works on my computer upstairs and when I brought the keyboard from the upstairs computer to the downstairs machine, that one did not work either.

Okay, so here is what I worked out... the keyboard is plugged into the proper "keyboard" connection, the purple one (sorry, i do not know the proper lingo yet )
When I start the computer up, i can get into DOS(i think) by pressing delete. I can also turn the caps lock button on and off and the little light works- so therefore the keyboard does work at that point.

BUT!!! As soon as Windows XP starts up it no longer works!! After the COMPAC thing comes up I am able to use the keyboard, then the screen goes black for a moment or two, then as soon as the WINDOWS XP sign thing comes up the keyboard quits working.

I tried troubleshooter, which told me to uninstall the keyboard then reinstall it. That did not work.

Does anyone know what the problem could be?

 

ealdc,

What happened to your old (original) keyboard? The same problem ?

 

Christer, thanks for the tip. I know i could mess up the computer if I don't know what i am doing. I only do things if i know what to do, so i wouldn't go changing things without help from someone.

Actually, the computer is old but i had a friend of my mom's add some things and change some things and now the computer is pretty much new. The keyboard hasn't worked since we brought the computer home, so we gave it back to him along with the keyboard and it all worked at his house. He is going to come over when he isn't busy but i was hoping to fix it sooner, if i can.

The keyboard is brand new.

 

it's fixed.

the guy came over and uninstalled the mouse. i guess it is installed in the USB port... i don't understand really but i thought i'd post in case it happened to someone else.

thanks for your time! i will be sure to come back if i have any other problems. bye for now!

 

Interesting indeed.