Keyboard not working locally after a remote desktop session

John Daintree · External Since: Aug 14, 2009 Posts: 2

Hello all,

I've recently been getting this problem on my XP32 (SP3) system. USB
keyboard.

1) I use the machine locally, everything's ok
2) I go home and use remote desktop to access the machine, everything's ok.
3) I come back to the office, logon to the machine (using the keyboard to
input the password)
4) Now, the keyboard doesn't work. (It DID work when I typed the password).
I cannot type into any application, I can't use the ALT key to
move/resize/close. No keyboard action at all. I need to reboot the machine
to get the keyboard back.

Does anyone have any ideas about what would cause this? Or where I should
start looking.

Thanks,

John.

Shenan Stanley · External Since: Mar 03, 2005 Posts: 7789

John Daintree wrote:
> I've recently been getting this problem on my XP32 (SP3) system. USB
> keyboard.
>
> 1) I use the machine locally, everything's ok
> 2) I go home and use remote desktop to access the machine,
> everything's ok. 3) I come back to the office, logon to the machine
> (using the keyboard to input the password)
> 4) Now, the keyboard doesn't work. (It DID work when I typed the
> password). I cannot type into any application, I can't use the ALT
> key to move/resize/close. No keyboard action at all. I need to
> reboot the machine to get the keyboard back.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas about what would cause this? Or where I
> should start looking.

I know you said, "I need to reboot the machine to get the keyboard back.";
but being an USB keyboard - I have to ask - does it come back if you unplug
the USB keyboard from the computer for 30+ seconds and then plug it back in
and wait a minute or so?

What if you plug it into a different port?

How many USB devices do you have plugged into the machine?

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John Daintree · External Since: Aug 14, 2009 Posts: 2

Hi Shehan,

Unplugging the keyboard and reinserting doesn't help. I still need to the
reboot.

I'll try a few more experiments (move the keyboard to a port, not a hub
etc), and post more later.

/john

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> John Daintree wrote:
>> I've recently been getting this problem on my XP32 (SP3) system. USB
>> keyboard.
>>
>> 1) I use the machine locally, everything's ok
>> 2) I go home and use remote desktop to access the machine,
>> everything's ok. 3) I come back to the office, logon to the machine
>> (using the keyboard to input the password)
>> 4) Now, the keyboard doesn't work. (It DID work when I typed the
>> password). I cannot type into any application, I can't use the ALT
>> key to move/resize/close. No keyboard action at all. I need to
>> reboot the machine to get the keyboard back.
>>
>> Does anyone have any ideas about what would cause this? Or where I
>> should start looking.
>
> I know you said, "I need to reboot the machine to get the keyboard back.";
> but being an USB keyboard - I have to ask - does it come back if you
> unplug the USB keyboard from the computer for 30+ seconds and then plug it
> back in and wait a minute or so?
>
> What if you plug it into a different port?
>
> How many USB devices do you have plugged into the machine?
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>