pianokeys

No, the system responds to mouse/key input because I can load the BIOS, etc. from startup before Windows has a chance to start.

When XP loads, it normally has the 'Windows Flag' screen with the progress bar at the bottom- then it goes to the blue screen with the various user accounts. I am the only account on my PC, Administrator naturally, but I still login for security reasons. I get all the way to where I click on my user name, expect for the fact that there's no user name to click on. Just the sky blue screen with a small WinXP logo.

I've tried Safe Mode, and rebooting with the "last known good config." Neither of these options provides any help- it still gets to the exact same spot and won't load further. Sorry I can't take a screen capture- I'm posting this from another pc.