True, I am using a PS/2 keyboard and mouse...I am definitely going to try the USB keyboard/mouse. If your solution really works, I'll monitor the registry while connecting the USB devices....Maybe I can find out what changes, so that I can tweak the registry upon boot... If I come up with a solution, I'll post it here. Thanks for the respond. Dennis ________________________________ Van: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Namens Sorin Srbu Verzonden: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 10:42 AM Aan: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Onderwerp: [windows2000] Re: keyboard/mouse not recognized when plugged in running server I see. Are either or both of the kbd/mousy ps/2-types? If yes, try plugging in usb-ditos and/or vice-versa. I recall having the same problem as you some time ago, and with a win2k3 server. I solved it by exchanging the then current ps/2-mouse and kbd temporarily to usb-ditos. That worked. Upon plugging back the ps/2 mouse and kbd, those worked too, even without a reboot. I have a hunch windows reset some registry key(s) or something when switching the mouse and kbd. Try it, it might help. If not, well, that's then. 8-) HTH. ________________________________ From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dennis Appelboom Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 9:45 AM To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [windows2000] Re: keyboard/mouse not recognized when plugged in running server True, there is no problem with RDP connections, but sometimes you simply want to connect directly to the console, either with a physical mouse/keyboard, or with ilo (remote console). In both cases, the keyboard/mouse will not work when not connected during reboot. I tried to use the windows 2000 workaround on the 2003 system, but no luck unfortunately.. Regards, Dennis ________________________________ Van: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Namens Sorin Srbu Verzonden: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 8:41 AM Aan: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Onderwerp: [windows2000] Re: keyboard/mouse not recognized when plugged in running server Can't you just plug in the periphs' and reboot? If the server is remote and the only connection to it you have is RDP (is this the case?), I've found that even if the server is running headless, when connecting over RDP the local mouse and kbd are still recognized. HTH. ________________________________ From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dennis Appelboom Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 6:56 PM To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [windows2000] keyboard/mouse not recognized when plugged in running server Hi, I do have an issue with a windows 2003 server. This server is running, and I want to connect a keyboard/mouse to it... Unfortunatelly, the keyboard/mouse are nog recognized since they were not attached during boot.... I had the same issue on windows 2000, but there was a workaround from Microsoft where you added the headless=1 registry.. Here is the article: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;262798 It does not seem to work for windows 2003..... I wonder if anyone ever had this issue and found a solution.... Thanks, Dennis Appelboom XB Op dit e-mailbericht is een disclaimer van toepassing, welke te vinden is op http://www.xb.nl/disclaimer.html