W2K keyboard lockout after changing drivers

[woofytexan 0]

I did a search on this forum and tried a few tricks I saw but nothing has helped so far.

History: I updated my desktop W2K setup today with all of the critical updates, yadda, yadda, yadda. I have a internet enhanced keyboard (Ortek). I noticed that the driver was using the generic 101/102 key driver. So I updated the driver with the driver it is suppose to be using from the list. Reboot and the keyboard does not work. Mouse is ok.

I cannot type my password in the Log On box. I tried the following: Repair Installation using W2K CD, Use last known good configuration, switched keyboards. Nothing has worked so far. When I go into RC, I am able to use the keyboard in the "dos" mode. I was able to "type" to look at my autoexec.nt and config.nt files as well as win.ini and system.ini but there are no entries for keyboards.

The solution, as far as I can tell will be one of two.

1. Remove or bypass the Windows Log On. I do not see a *.pwl file that Win98 use to have. Any suggestion on a file to delete that has the password?

2. Replace files using Recovery Console. Does anyone know what files I need to expand or replace? I did a compare between my desktop and laptop. The keyboard files in System and System32 look the same as far as date and file size. If I need to make an entry to the *.nt or *.ini file, how can I do this if Edit does not work?

 

thanks in advance for all helpful advice

[tweaked 0]

have you tried booting into "safe" mode

or a USB keyboard?

[Davros 0]

Get into the recovery console. Type listsvc to get a list of services. Find any related to the keyboard and use the disable command to disable them.