Microsoft KB Archive/283079

= No mouse or keyboard response during Sysprep mini-Setup =

Article ID: 283079

Article Last Modified on 1/15/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional

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This article was previously published under Q283079





SYMPTOMS
If an unattended Microsoft Windows XP installation occurs in a factory environment during which there is no mouse or keyboard attached to the computer, when the computer is in mini-Setup with a PS/2 mouse and keyboard attached, neither device works.



CAUSE
This problem only occurs on computers that have an ACPI compliant BIOS. Computers that have no BIOS settings, or that have auto-detect settings for the PS/2 port are prone to this issue.



RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, you must force the mouse and keyboard to be reinitialized during mini-Setup. To do so, add the following lines to the [SysprepMassStorage] section of the Sysprep.inf file before the unattended installation begins:  [SysprepMassStorage] *pnp0303=C:\windows\inf\keyboard.inf *pnp0f03=C:\windows\inf\msmouse.inf *pnp0f0b=C:\windows\inf\msmouse.inf *pnp0f0e=C:\windows\inf\msmouse.inf *pnp0f12=C:\windows\inf\msmouse.inf *pnp0f13=C:\windows\inf\msmouse.inf Note Change the path of the Windows XP installation to the %SystemRoot% path in your installation.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.

Keywords: kbhardware kbenv kbsetup kbprb KB283079

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