deleting drivers for HP keyboard?

Question

we have A newer compaq computer,all of a sudden it will not go into hibernation mode.a screen comes up and says a conflict with driver from HP keyboard will not let this computer enter hybenation mode.I'm not even using that keyboard,I am using microsoft wireless keyboard.I have deleted the driver from HP keyboard only to let itself reinsall itself.

Answer 1

Sometimes Add/Remove just doesn't do the job you expect it to.

When it doesn't you have to take charge and purge your PC yourself. Below is a way to get the HP stuff off your PC. Just make sure that the HP Keyboard is the only HP device you are using. No HP printer, etc.

Just substitute in HP or Hewlett Packard where I have typed in AOL.
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GETTING RID OF AOL ON YOUR PC

Do yourself a BIG favor. Remove anything on your PC that even mentions AOL. It is a resource hog and simply tries to take over your pc.

Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs and remove any AOL programs residing there.

Now click on Start > Search > For Files or Folders > All Files and Folders
type in AOL in the top box and let the computer do a complete search of your hard drive. When it is done, click on Edit at the top of the window and click on Select All
Then click on File and click on Delete. It will ask you if you want to remove them. Click on Yes.

If you want to REALLY finish the job:

NOTE: DON'T DO ANYTHING ELSE IN THE REGISTRY OTHER THAN WHAT I MENTION HERE. If you are not familiar with editing the registry and you do other things you may give yourself some big headaches.

Click on Start > Run >
type in regedit
click once on the very top directory to hilite it.
Hold down Ctrl + F; this will open a search window
type in AOL and then click on Find Next
when it finds an AOL entry, right click on it and select Delete and yes. (Do this if it is a folder in the left hand pane or if it is an entry in the right hand pane)
Hold down Ctrl + F again and repeat the process until you have cleaned your registry of all AOL items. This may be a very tedious process so hang in there.

When you think you have it all out. Go back up to the top directory in the left pane, hilite it, and search for AOL once again just to make sure you didn't miss any.

Once you are completely done. Reboot your PC. This will reset the registry without all the AOL crap. Now you should be able to reset your home page without any problems.

Answer 2

If you deleted the keyboard driver, you can reinstall the driver manually. You can point the computer to find the right driver. Just use generic if your MS keyboard doesn't come with a driver disc.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

found this

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/257199

Go into Device Manager - Unistall your Keyboard driver (if applicable) and reboot your machine.