C:\keyb uk,, C:\windows\command\keyboard.sys

[SteveHurley1]

when my computer boots it gets to the lines

C:\keyb uk,, C:\windows\command\keyboard.sys

c:\> then either freezes or sits idle for up to 5 minutes before loading windows.

I have tried:
reinstalling the keyboard drivers,
changing my keyboard,
shouting at it,
but the problem continues

System: Windows 98

[meese]

In the BIOS under Standard CMOS Setup, set the "Halt On" option to "No Errors".

The above is for Award BIOS, but there should be a similar option in other BIOS's.

[SteveHurley1]

I have AMI 'Simple'!! Bios. I set it to Otimal and now it only takes 65 seconds for windows to go from the Windows98 secreen to the desktop... but the 'keyboard' command is (hopefully) a thing of the past.

Steve

[muno]

Uh, the bios halting doesn't do anything after the bios is done with it's thing (it's done because your computer is processing startup files already).

Try and comment the line, and see if it boots up fine.
-M

[SteveHurley1]

Hi Muno,

"Try and comment the line..."

I have made many comments, but I don't think that's what you mean

Could you explain.

Steve

[muno]

I mean comment the line so that it won't be run
put 'rem' at the beginning of the line, like this ->

rem keyb uk,, c:\windows\command\keyboard.sys

You obviously have the codepage prepared and stuff?
I remember when I wanted to have finnish keyboard layout I needed to make lines like this->

mode con codepage prepare=((850) c:\dos\ega.cpi)
mode con codepage select=850

-M

[SteveHurley1]

Thanks, will do.

PS Greetings from Yemen

[SteveHurley1]

Did it
"rem keyb uk,, c:\windows\command\keyboard.sys"

but now that comes up and I wait and wait

Steve

[muno]

Ok, then it isn't the keyboard layout that is freezing your computer.
It might be that your nic is set for dhcp and it can't get an address, and just waits and waits for the dhcp server.

Take the 'rem' out from the line.

You can try and press 'esc' when the computer seems to freeze, I remember many w98 computers that seemingly freezed during startup but would start normally if 'esc' was pressed, or was it 'space'?
-M