My Laptop will start all the way to the main menu but wont allow me to do anything else

I start my laptop and can get to the main menu. I see all of my icons and can click on them, but then it will not do anything else. It is like it is frozen.

Which laptop? See the label on the bottom?
What happens when you press Ctrl + Shift + Esc at the desktop?
-Jerry

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Try a Reset...
Reset ( No Data will be Lost )
Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button and the Home button at the same time for at least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears. Release the Buttons.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1430
If no joy...
Connect to iTunes on the computer you usually Sync with and Restore
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414
Make sure you have the Latest Version of iTunes Installed on your computer ( v 11.1)
iTunes free download from www.itunes.com/download

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It sounds like a problem wih the backlight inverter. Usually they just go, instead of on and off.
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(B) Reset iPad
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