vista install causes usb mouse keyb failure xp

History: Installed Vista as a "clean install" OVER a functioning installation of XP (not using that drive, but it did have XP on it; it hadn't been formatted). Had only one minor problem in installation; it told me that it would have to disable my SCSI controller, which I thought would be fine, since I don't use a SCSI device.
Current Problem: In Vista, everything works fine except for sound (It does not see my SB Live! plugged in). Doesn't seem to be related to the real problem. When I boot into XP, however (which I have on a different HDD), my USB mouse and keyboard refuse to function! They do not move, click, etc. I can see them in Device Drivers. It tells me that they are working fine. When I unplug and plug back in, I get a beep (as though recognizing the device), but nothing happens. When I open up 'Mouse' or 'Keyboard' in the control panel, they do not show up as being installed. I can use other USB devices (webcam) without a problem; in fact, I can use the 'media keys' on my USB keyboard -- just not the REAL keys! I have fiddled with the BIOS, but as I expected, it made no difference. Help a brother out!

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History: Installed Vista as a "clean install" OVER a functioning installation of XP (not using that drive, but it did have XP on it; it hadn't been formatted). Had only one minor problem in installation; it told me that it would have to disable my SCSI controller, which I thought would be fine, since I don't use a SCSI device.
Current Problem: In Vista, everything works fine except for sound (It does not see my SB Live! plugged in). Doesn't seem to be related to the real problem. When I boot into XP, however (which I have on a different HDD), my USB mouse and keyboard refuse to function! They do not move, click, etc. I can see them in Device Drivers. It tells me that they are working fine. When I unplug and plug back in, I get a beep (as though recognizing the device), but nothing happens. When I open up 'Mouse' or 'Keyboard' in the control panel, they do not show up as being installed. I can use other USB devices (webcam) without a problem; in fact, I can use the 'media keys' on my USB keyboard -- just not the REAL keys! I have fiddled with the BIOS, but as I expected, it made no difference. Help a brother out!

Same problem here, or very similar. The fix for me was to power off the machine completely before going to XP.
I'm guessing Vista shuts down USB devices prior to Restart. This certainly kills my mouse/keyboard, unless I boot into either OS from power on.
Jon

Funny - I'm using the Microsoft cordless USB keyboard and mouse and WITH a USB VTM Switch to go back and forth between two computers. I installed Vista32 onto the second-half of the second 120Gb drive in the first computer -- with no problems or loss of keyboard/mouse/video at all. ???
With USB and my setup, I have noticed though -- that to KEEP the USB active during reboots (going into bios, etc) the LEGACY USB option MUST be enabled in my bios...
Perhaps enabling the 'Legacy USB' in your bios would help?
BenHereB4
"IcarusSC" wrote:

History: Installed Vista as a "clean install" OVER a functioning installation of XP (not using that drive, but it did have XP on it; it hadn't been formatted). Had only one minor problem in installation; it told me that it would have to disable my SCSI controller, which I thought would be fine, since I don't use a SCSI device.
Current Problem: In Vista, everything works fine except for sound (It does not see my SB Live! plugged in). Doesn't seem to be related to the real problem. When I boot into XP, however (which I have on a different HDD), my USB mouse and keyboard refuse to function! They do not move, click, etc. I can see them in Device Drivers. It tells me that they are working fine. When I unplug and plug back in, I get a beep (as though recognizing the device), but nothing happens. When I open up 'Mouse' or 'Keyboard' in the control panel, they do not show up as being installed. I can use other USB devices (webcam) without a problem; in fact, I can use the 'media keys' on my USB keyboard -- just not the REAL keys! I have fiddled with the BIOS, but as I expected, it made no difference. Help a brother out!

History: Installed Vista as a "clean install" OVER a functioning installation of XP (not using that drive, but it did have XP on it; it hadn't been formatted). Had only one minor problem in installation; it told me that it would have to disable my SCSI controller, which I thought would be fine, since I don't use a SCSI device.
Current Problem: In Vista, everything works fine except for sound (It does not see my SB Live! plugged in). Doesn't seem to be related to the real problem. When I boot into XP, however (which I have on a different HDD), my USB mouse and keyboard refuse to function! They do not move, click, etc. I can see them in Device Drivers. It tells me that they are working fine. When I unplug and plug back in, I get a beep (as though recognizing the device), but nothing happens. When I open up 'Mouse' or 'Keyboard' in the control panel, they do not show up as being installed. I can use other USB devices (webcam) without a problem; in fact, I can use the 'media keys' on my USB keyboard -- just not the REAL keys! I have fiddled with the BIOS, but as I expected, it made no difference. Help a brother out!