No cursor in login password area.

Hi,

From time to time I get no cursor in the password area at login time
and consequently I am not able to login! The only workaround I found is
to stop and then start the computer.

Any idea?

Michel Peru

Michel Peru wrote:

Hi,

From time to time I get no cursor in the password area at login time
and consequently I am not able to login! The only workaround I found
is to stop and then start the computer.

If it's random, try a different mouse. Otherwise, got any startup
scripts running? You might try providing a bit more information about
your system and when the problem started.

The First Question Of Troubleshooting: what changed between the time
things worked and the time they didn't?

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Malke
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Malke wrote:
Michel Peru wrote:

Hi,

From time to time I get no cursor in the password area at login time
and consequently I am not able to login! The only workaround I found
is to stop and then start the computer.

If it's random, try a different mouse. Otherwise, got any startup
scripts running? You might try providing a bit more information about
your system and when the problem started.

Two of my computers have the same behaviour, nothing to see with the mouse.

The First Question Of Troubleshooting: what changed between the time
things worked and the time they didn't?

Hmmm, I think that this behaviour appeared after automatic updates from
Microsoft!

Michel

Michel Peru wrote:

Malke wrote:
Michel Peru wrote:

Hi,

From time to time I get no cursor in the password area at login
time
and consequently I am not able to login! The only workaround I found
is to stop and then start the computer.

If it's random, try a different mouse. Otherwise, got any startup
scripts running? You might try providing a bit more information about
your system and when the problem started.

Two of my computers have the same behaviour, nothing to see with the
mouse.

The First Question Of Troubleshooting: what changed between the time
things worked and the time they didn't?

Hmmm, I think that this behaviour appeared after automatic updates
from Microsoft!

I haven't seen that behavior here on any of my machines or on any of my
clients' machines, but each computer is different. If you truly think
the cause was a Windows Update, uninstall all the recent ones from
Add/Remove Programs ("Show Updates") and then test. If the problem has
disappeared, install only one update at a time, testing after each
install until you find the culprit. You might also post in the Windows
Update newsgroup after you do a Google Groups Advanced Search for
issues with the particular update that is causing your problem.

microsoft.public.windowsupdate

Malke
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Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Malke wrote:
I haven't seen that behavior here on any of my machines or on any of my
clients' machines, but each computer is different. If you truly think
the cause was a Windows Update, uninstall all the recent ones from
Add/Remove Programs ("Show Updates") and then test. If the problem has
disappeared, install only one update at a time, testing after each
install until you find the culprit. You might also post in the Windows
Update newsgroup after you do a Google Groups Advanced Search for
issues with the particular update that is causing your problem.

Ok, thank you so much for the advice. I will try to contact this
newsgroup ASAP.

Michel

Hi there, I am having the same issue with Windows XP Home Edition. Did
any of these suggestions fix the problem?


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Hi there, I am having the same issue with Windows XP Home Edition. Did
any of these suggestions fix the problem?


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