Characters are invisible when typing in login window

Maybe the text is there but it's the same color as the background? Can you get to Personalize and use a standard Windows theme?

marsmimar said:

You could also try running a System File Checker scan from an elevated command prompt. (Open the Start Menu, click on All Programs > Accessories, right click on Command Prompt, and click on Run as administrator.) The scan will check for incorrect, corrupted, changed/modified, or damaged system files and attempt to replace them with the correct versions if possible. Also note there is a space between sfc and /scannow.[/URL]

I did that five times and later left the machine defragmenting the HD. I'll check today to see what happened.

Ranger4 said:

You could try a Start Up Repair to see if that will fix your problem. This Forum tutorial will explain how to do that.

Startup Repair

No one can find the Windows 7 Installation DVD, I believe the PC did not come with one and no one created a Repair Disc for the PC. Can I use a Windows 10 32-bit installation disc and instead of installing it, try the Repair option? I do have lots of Repair Discs created on machines with Win 7 64-bit Home Premium. Does it make any difference if it's Win Ultimate vs Home Premium, 64-bit vs 32-bit and so on?

HAVOC said:

Maybe the text is there but it's the same color as the background? Can you get to Personalize and use a standard Windows theme?

But nothing happens after I type the password. Either the characters (black dots) disappear or it freezes to the point you need to do a hard reset.

MilesAhead said:

This image seems to be from Microsoft. Please check it out carefully before booting it though:
Microsoft services


Also if you have an external USB drive it may be a good idea to make a back up image of what you have now so you don't lose ground during fix attempts. There are plenty of free system image making softwares out there for download. Macrium Reflect makes a good one. But you can find others if you search the large freeware download sites. Also there is a list of free ones here:
Free Hard Disk Backup and Restore, Hard Disk Image and Cloning Utilities (thefreecountry.com)

Thanks for that link (thefreecountry), MilesAhead. Right now I'm downloading the ISO and let's see what happens. Didn't know there was a Windows version for dd. I use dd a lot when cloning HDs through Linux Mint (Cinnamon Serena).

Thanks...