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How to reset a new computer? (Users)

posted by tom , Germany (West), 21.04.2020, 23:32

> > the bug may also be caused by the loaded (is it loaded?) keyboard driver
> > that tries to reboot. please check!
>
> It could also be the other way around -- the problem may be resolved
> (rather than created) by installing a keyboard driver, especially if it is
> the MS KEYB program which completely replaces the normal keyboard BIOS.


nope.
> If I boot into FreeDOS with skipped configuration files (with the F5 key) I
> can normaly press CTRL-ALT-DELETE and reset the computer.

to start, it would be cool to learn to know if there is a keyboard driver loaded, and -if so- which.

besides this, AFAIR xEMM386 has some code to deal with CtrlAltDel. is this still active in JEMM386?

Complete thread:

• How to reset a new computer? - Laaca, 18.04.2020, 19:04
  • How to reset a new computer? - Japheth, 18.04.2020, 20:01
    • How to reset a new computer? - RayeR, 18.04.2020, 22:10
    • How to reset a new computer? - tom, 19.04.2020, 18:06
      • How to reset a new computer? - bretjohn, 21.04.2020, 22:05
        • How to reset a new computer? - tom, 21.04.2020, 23:32
          • How to reset a new computer? - Japheth, 22.04.2020, 06:31
    • How to reset a new computer? - bretjohn, 21.04.2020, 20:08
  • How to reset a new computer? - Japheth, 22.04.2020, 06:36
    • How to reset a new computer? - Laaca, 22.04.2020, 19:28