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Q: My keyboard has stopped working after an update of Flash Player.  Help! What can I do?

Why has my keyboard stopped working after Flash Player update?

iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on May 18, 2012 12:03 PM

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Q: My keyboard has stopped working after an update of Flash Player.  Help! What can I do?

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  • by BDAqua,

    BDAqua BDAqua May 18, 2012 2:19 PM in response to robinward
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    May 18, 2012 2:19 PM in response to robinward

    Could be many things, we should start with this...

     

    "Try Disk Utility

     

    1. Insert the Mac OS X Install disc, then restart the computer while holding the C key.

    2. When your computer finishes starting up from the disc, choose Disk Utility from the Installer menu at top of the screen. (In Mac OS X 10.4 or later, you must select your language first.)

    *Important: Do not click Continue in the first screen of the Installer. If you do, you must restart from the disc again to access Disk Utility.*

    3. Click the First Aid tab.

    4. Select your Mac OS X volume.

    5. Click Repair Disk, (not Repair Permissions). Disk Utility checks and repairs the disk."

     

    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214

     

    Then try a Safe Boot, (holding Shift key down at bootup), run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions, reboot when it completes.

     

    (Safe boot may stay on the gray radian for a long time, let it go, it's trying to repair the Hard Drive.)

     

    If perchance you can't find your install Disc, at least try it from the Safe Boot part onward.

     

    Do things work in Safe Mode?

  • by Texas Mac Man,

    Texas Mac Man Texas Mac Man May 18, 2012 5:43 PM in response to robinward
    Level 8 (46,611 points)
    May 18, 2012 5:43 PM in response to robinward

    What type of kbd connhection - USB or wireless? If USB, do other USB devices work in the same port?

     

     Cheers, Tom