No Mouse Or Keyboard at Login on Windows XP

[alan93]

This happened after I did a system restore.
When it boots it goes to login screen and mouse cursor is frozen.
USB keyboard and mouse don't work.
Never had this happen before in my life.

What to do now?

[stroyal]

Welcome to TechIMO!


Which system restore?
The one that is part of Windows, or a system restore that is supplies by the computer manufacturer?

Is this a store bought, or a home build.
We need to know a little about it.
What dose it show in Device Manager?

[alan93]

Welcome to TechIMO!


Which system restore?
The one that is part of Windows, or a system restore that is supplies by the computer manufacturer?

Is this a store bought, or a home build.
We need to know a little about it.
What dose it show in Device Manager?

Windows xp system restore. Selected a day 3 days ago.

AMD Athlon 1600
Hitachi 1T HD
Corsair ram 4MB

Never had this happen on a system restore before, I am literally locked out.

[alan93]

fixed it.

It appears that Combofix raped my sytem files so I restored them using repair console
c:\windows\system32\config
and did a
ren from .bak on
system.bak
software.bak
sam.bak
security.bak
default.bak

[stroyal]

I've almost never had system restore work. once, after a bad video driver install, but 50 times no.

System restore is vulnerable to any virus, or malware that is on your computer.

Why were you restoring?

A repair install, is probably your best bet, but I wouldn't fool around with anything unless you have all your important stuff, backed up.

If you don't already have backup, it must not be important.

If by chance, you forgot to backup important stuff, down load a Linux live CD, and run it from CD, and backup your stuff.

[alan93]

since you are curious...
I installed a program to convert wma to mp3 and it had a list of option during install. I unchecked them all but it still put a whitesmoke BHO on my browsers that I am still trying to get rid of.

[stroyal]

I hate that, why do they ask.
Lately Adobe Reader doesn't even ask, to install McAfee, it just dose it.

If you know your way around the Repair Console, that is the best way.
I would have trouble myself, let alone explaining it to someone else.

[Taxmancometh]

since you are curious...
I installed a program to convert wma to mp3 and it had a list of option during install. I unchecked them all but it still put a whitesmoke BHO on my browsers that I am still trying to get rid of.

Download Hijackthis, run it and post the log file. This might be able to clear up that browser helper.

HijackThis - Trend Micro USA

[Taxmancometh]

I hate that, why do they ask.
Lately Adobe Reader doesn't even ask, to install McAfee, it just dose it.

That's why I use Foxit reader instead.

[paul9]

Even Foxit is starting to bloat.

[Taxmancometh]

That's why you download an older version. Old Version of Foxit Reader Download - OldApps.com