Mary, At this point, the best thing is to try it. If it doesn't work, then it's time for plan be I guess. <smile> Seems to me that when I had to use safe mode a couple of times that the usb drivers didn't work, but it's been a long time and hope I'm wrong. Also, they may have gotten around some of these problems with the newer pc's, especially under vista. Let us know how it goes. Don ----- Original Message ----- From: <maryemerson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 8:16 AM Subject: [optacon-l] Re: slightly off-topic Don, My keyboard is a USB keyboard; it works on my netbook, so hopefully it will work in safe mode on the other PC. I don't know of any drivers associated with it. Mary to view the list archives, go to: www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject. Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject. __________ NOD32 3992 (20090407) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com to view the list archives, go to: www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject. Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject.