Empty blue screen

as the computer starts up, after the grey screen it gets stuck at "Login Window starting" and then goes to a blue screen with a cursor. I can connect a USB mouse which moves the cursor, but the wireless keyboard does not work. Please help!as the computer starts up, after the grey screen it gets stuck at "Login Window starting" and then goes to a blue screen with a cursor. I can connect a USB mouse which moves the cursor, but the wireless keyboard does not work. Please help!

Read my response to your other post (Duane, "Stuck on blue screen" #1, 05:36pm Sep 29, 2005 CDT) and work through the items in the linked article.

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