Hey people :-)
An xp-pro laptop I've got was unused for ages whilst I kept forgetting to fit a new screen unit to it after the old one died. Anyways, long story short I fitted the new lcd last week and cleaned up any nasty stuff that got infected in the meantime. Before I was done with that, my keyboard decided to stop working grrrr.
Device manager says it is working/connected etc. I uninstalled the driver in case it was corrupted . The Human Interface service had been stopped and switched to manual as well as a couple more. I think these changes may have been the result of some sort of infection. The hidserv.dll file was missing from windows/system32 folder as well. I've replaced that with a copy but the keyboard still won't work.
Cleaned the keyboard and the bus connector with a blow off tool and reconnected etc also.
Given the changes in the services registry, could I still be dealing with the leftovers of a virus or is it more likely that my keyboard has gone to the motherboard in the sky R.I.P :-)
When I connect a number pad through a usb port it works fine but I've not got a full usb keyboard to hand just now.
Are there any other service files or drivers etc that are relevant to getting the keyboard to work, which the virus might have tinkered with? Knowing these I could go in and correct any settings that may have been changed........or alternatively any reputible free software tools to fix it.....
Thanks for your help, if indeed you can make any sense out of the gibberish above :-)
An xp-pro laptop I've got was unused for ages whilst I kept forgetting to fit a new screen unit to it after the old one died. Anyways, long story short I fitted the new lcd last week and cleaned up any nasty stuff that got infected in the meantime. Before I was done with that, my keyboard decided to stop working grrrr.
Device manager says it is working/connected etc. I uninstalled the driver in case it was corrupted . The Human Interface service had been stopped and switched to manual as well as a couple more. I think these changes may have been the result of some sort of infection. The hidserv.dll file was missing from windows/system32 folder as well. I've replaced that with a copy but the keyboard still won't work.
Cleaned the keyboard and the bus connector with a blow off tool and reconnected etc also.
Given the changes in the services registry, could I still be dealing with the leftovers of a virus or is it more likely that my keyboard has gone to the motherboard in the sky R.I.P :-)
When I connect a number pad through a usb port it works fine but I've not got a full usb keyboard to hand just now.
Are there any other service files or drivers etc that are relevant to getting the keyboard to work, which the virus might have tinkered with? Knowing these I could go in and correct any settings that may have been changed........or alternatively any reputible free software tools to fix it.....
Thanks for your help, if indeed you can make any sense out of the gibberish above :-)
