>Does it have USB port? Can you connect external keyboard?
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>>Its a weekend problem.
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>>Old laptop running windows xp
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>>Keyboard is very unhappy. Several keys not working at all including several that are in the password.
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>>Administrator is password protected.
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>>How do I start this up so I can copy some files off the hard drive ?
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Thanks Sergey,Viv,Charles

I think buying a USB keyboard may be my best (cheapest in time and money) next bet.

Its my very old laptop and its now my sons so data retrieval is vital as he never backs anything up.

People who complain about pressure at work should try supporting the family user group sometime.