Done somethig stupid, any clever ideas: USB drivers

PlacidCasual · 26 Jul 2016 at 22:02

I'm just building a PC with an ASUS based bundle. I've installed Win 7 and started updating motherboard drivers. I've just updated the USB drivers restarted and low and behold my usb mouse and keyboard don't work so i can't log in to finish the installation.

So ther than borrowing a ps2 mouse and keyboard are there any clever ideas to get me out of this pickle.

BluD · 26 Jul 2016 at 22:06

Try unplugging them, then plug them back in again, it sometimes uses generic drivers then.

Nickolp1974 · 26 Jul 2016 at 22:12

Or try another port

PlacidCasual · 26 Jul 2016 at 22:19

Just tried both of those no joy.

Quartz · 26 Jul 2016 at 23:17

Right at the start, press F8 when Windows starts loading and try Safe Mode. Failing that, try Last Known Good.

Quartz · 26 Jul 2016 at 23:34

Something else: try just waiting. Windows may need to re-detect the devices and reinstall the drivers. So go make a cup of tea and come back and see if it works.

Bonjour · 26 Jul 2016 at 23:38

Do you have another computer / laptop from which you could RDP into it?

Lemin · 26 Jul 2016 at 23:48

Last resort, maybe unpug psu from case, and take out bios battery for a while,
Then try fresh install. good luck.

lee32uk · 26 Jul 2016 at 23:56

PlacidCasual said:
Just tried both of those no joy.

So a USB 2.0 port from the Motherboard doesn't work either ?

PlacidCasual · 27 Jul 2016 at 07:36

I tried a few of those with no joy but thanks for chucking them out I wouldn't have guessed all of them. I should be able to borrow a keyboard today if not i'll be back trying one or two of the more involved ideas.

Thanks peeps.

eddiew · 27 Jul 2016 at 11:50

I feel this thread because this was my experience of upgrading to Windows 10. I don't have PS2 ports so needed fresh install and lost all my Photoshop settings

I didn't think about remote desktop though, that sounds like a good one to try!

K1LLSW1TCH · 27 Jul 2016 at 12:08

With the remote desktop suggestion, won't he need to set it up on the host PC firstly? If he hasn't already done it then how can he do that without a working keyboard or mouse?

eddiew · 27 Jul 2016 at 12:13

K1LLSW1TCH said:
With the remote desktop suggestion, won't he need to set it up on the host PC firstly? If he hasn't already done it then how can he do that without a working keyboard or mouse?

I think that Windows has it enabled by default... but you may be right. Worth a go though, imo