Windows Desktop Won't Load-Just Blue Background

[TheJollyFellow]

Just what it says; just when the non-welcome screen logon window is supposed to appear, a blue background appears with my non-responsive mouse pointer (wireless mouse) in the middle. Is it possible to run system restore (or something like that) not from the desktop? I don't want to reinstall Windows XP Home Edition and lose all my files, help!
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[Zugzwang152]

try safe mode first.

 

[TheJollyFellow]

I've tried safe mode, and the same thing happens! (or doesn't happen)

 

[dclive]

If you log in, in safe mode, as another user, does the same thing happen?

 

[Malak]

If you reinstall windows, without formatting, you won't lose your files.

 

[TheJollyFellow]

I just reinstalled windows, and all of my programs and files are still on the hard drive, but windows does not recognize them. Is there a way to get windows to recognize them?

 

[spyordie007]

A lot of the programs are probably going to have to be reinstalled.

The data should be accessable; though you may have to reset privilages on the folders/files in order to have access to them.

 

[Malak]

It rebuilds the registry, so programs that require registry keys won't function any longer, but at least your data is accessible. Programs are easy to reinstall, data is not 🙂

 

[ForumMaster]

Malak is right. Unless u format, u shouldn't lose ur data. for example, i have 2 partitions. All my data is on D:\, and my windows instaltion is
on C:\. I like to experiment with new stuff, so occasionaly i need to reinstall windows. using my approach, i can get my pc back to the state it was in in 90 minutes. But as for ur prob, did u think that maybe upon new install, windows doesn't have drivers for a wireless mouse? this
is just a thought as i use a regular mouse and have no experience in the subject, however, try and use a regualr mouse to see if that solves the problem.

 

[TheJollyFellow]

The wireless mouse worked fine in the installation, and now that I have reinstalled windows, it workes fine without the driver. As for the other drivers, is there a way for windows to automatically detect them, or do they have to be reinstalled as well? (Video, sound, uguru, mobo etc.)

 

[DaCurryman]

When you get to the blue screen, hit CTRL+ALT+DELETE to get to the Task Manager. Once in the Task Manager, goto File --> New Task (Run...) and then type in "explorer.exe" (without the quotes) and hit Enter. See if it loads up then. I know I've had a problem like that in the past.