Microsoft KB Archive/305650

= &quot;Error Loading Keyboard.drv&quot; Error Message When You Start Windows =

Article ID: 305650

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition

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This article was previously published under Q305650



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to start Windows, you may receive the following command-line error message:

Error loading Keyboard.drv. You must reinstall Windows.

When you attempt to start Windows in Safe mode, you may receive the following message:

It is now safe to turn off your computer.

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The computer may automatically shut down.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if the keyboard driver file, Keyboard.drv, is missing or damaged.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, extract a new copy of Keyboard.drv from your Windows compact disc to the Windows\System folder. To do this, follow these steps:  Insert a Windows 98 Startup disk, and then start the computer. Select Start computer with CD-ROM support on the Microsoft Windows 98 Startup menu, and then press ENTER. Note the drive letter assigned to the CD-ROM drive. For example, E. Insert the Windows 98 compact disc into the computer's CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. At the command prompt, type Ext, and then press ENTER.

Microsoft Extract Command Line Helper starts. At the Please enter the path to the Windows CAB files (a:) message, type :\win98 (where   is the drive letter that you noted in step 3), and then press ENTER. For example:

E:\win98 <ENTER>

</li> At the Please enter the name(s) of the files(s) you want to extract message, type Keyboard.drv, and then press ENTER.</li> At the Please enter the path to extract to (&quot;Enter&quot; for current directory) message, type C:\Windows\System, and then press ENTER.</li> At the '''Is this okay? (y/n)''' message, type y, and then press ENTER. If you receive the following message

Overwrite C:\Windows\System\Keyboard.drv (Yes/No/All)?

type y, and then press ENTER. The file is extracted.</li> Remove the Windows 98 Startup disk, and then restart the computer.</li></ol>

Keywords: kberrmsg kbprb KB305650

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