Hi,
I have read through about 50 posts on exactly this topic – here and around the web. Nobody seems to have posted a solution, so hopefully someone out there knows…
I am trying to install XP on a brand new machine. After startup it reads from the XP CD, and goes through copying files. Then,just as it reaches the “Welcome to setup” screen (which asks me to Press Enter to setup XP, or R to do a recovery, F3 to quit) the keyboard turns off!!!
I can watch the Num Lock light – it definitely turns off exactly when that screen appears – keyboard works fine in the Bios Setup before that.
It’s a USB keyboard, but other people have written that they have had the same issue even when they swap to non-USB keyboards.
Can anyone offer a solution- it’s impossible to continue with the install from that screen without a keyboard!! Arghhhhhh!!
Thanks
Robert