I have a PC with a Windows XP installation in which the keyboard and mouse are not working anymore. The installation doesn't have a password set so it logs in automatically. In Windows, when I unplug and plug in the USB keyboard again, windows wants to install the USB Hub again. Unfortunately, I can't click on "Next" to confirm the dialog.
I tried to reset the BIOS settings. The keyboard does work in BIOS and if I boot Ubuntu from a CD, everything works fine. So I really assume this is a Windows XP problem.
Also, I tried a PS/2 mouse, but unfortunately that doesn't work either. I checked BIOS settings for PS/2 as well, everything looks fine.
So, is there any way I can manipulate the files on the C: drive in another PC / from a Linux live CD to "reset" the usb hub ? My next step would be to re-install Windows XP, but of course it would be nice if there was a simpler way. Also, I could start the repair console, but I don't know what to do there actually..
Thanks!