Wow yeah that is a bit over my skillz lol. Also figured out the keyboard locks right after the drivers are installed and just before it says Loading Windows...
I've done this several times. It just takes extra time as you have to install and then let it do its thing once you put it back into the original machine.
Finally got it to start... apparently only the most advanced usb keyboards work lol. tried 3 different ones and nothing. got my gaming keyboard and it worked... still think it was having some kind of driver issue. thanx for the help guys.