Cant Use Mouse and Keyboard on Welcome Screen

Kolby · 20 Aug 2016

Megahertz07 said:

Did you get to the point where you enter the user password or it stuck before that? When you boot from the installation disk, do you have mouse and keyboard? With the installation disk, did you do a chkdisk? To find and repair errors that are found in the C: drive, use the following command: chkdsk C: /f

Stuck before entering user pass, it just fails to unload. I think it's the registry hive that got messed up. If I boot from installation disk, I get only laptop mouse and keyboard. I've done that and many other things already.

Megahertz07 · 20 Aug 2016

With BIOS Fast boot option you don't have mouse and other peripheral devices until boot is completed. If you can enter BIOS, disable Fast Boot to enter Safe mode (F8) and find out what is the problem.

Kolby · 20 Aug 2016

I can't enter Safe Mode, the touchpad and keyboard doesn't work. I still have to log-in.

Megahertz07 · 20 Aug 2016

Kolby said:

I can't enter Safe Mode, the touchpad and keyboard doesn't work. I still have to log-in.

Did you disabled Fast Boot?

ICIT2LOL · 20 Aug 2016

Best idea is personally I would use the new dribve clean install and then as you sya copy what files you want back using Ubuntu I have used this method many times. For future back up you would be better of imaging using this Imaging with free Macrium and I generally image each week and when the images grow to more than four just delete the older ones

But have a read of my ditty and see what you think before you reformat anything
BOOTABLE UBUNTU
Make a bootable Ubuntu disk Download Ubuntu Desktop | Download | Ubuntu
Set the BIOS to boot from the optical when the machine boots it will show you a screen with TRY or INSTALL > select TRY not INSTALL
When it is finished - it takes very little time you will get a screen like in the pic .
Open the drive you want > User and dig down until you get to the data / settings you may be able to copy / paste the material you want to an external source or other installed drive doing this.
I am not sure if it will but I have recovered tons of data etc using this method both on "dead" or just plain drives that you cannot get data from using Windows.

Kolby · 21 Aug 2016

Megahertz07 said:

Kolby said:

I can't enter Safe Mode, the touchpad and keyboard doesn't work. I still have to log-in.

Did you disabled Fast Boot?

There is no such options.

Its similar to this without quickboot option:

http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-fil...7.IMAG0029.jpg

@ICIT2LOL
I will update when I have done the things needed to be executed. Kinda short of money for a new external so I have to wait.

ICIT2LOL · 21 Aug 2016

No worries mate if you get the new internal and get all your stuff of it - then if not too old then using it in a USB connected dock or one of those USB to /IDE/SATA adaptors

Actually externals are coming down in price so keep a look out for a good deal. If you lived up the street from me I'd give you one as I have more than I possibly need.
John:)

Kolby · 22 Aug 2016

Is 113 Aus $ for 2TB good you reckon?

I live like 8 hours away from you tho(by flight) :X

ICIT2LOL · 22 Aug 2016

Yes mate that is good pricing as my usual supplier starts ate around $125- $130 for 2 TB.

I have to say though I am not a great fan of large capacity drives because lose it and you lose a lot I agree I don't store a great deal but each to their own eh? I personally have a a few 500MB drives that I label with certain set type of data on ie pics, docs, ISO's

Kolby · 29 Aug 2016

^Yes I have done all of that

I got about 91 AUS $ on my new 1TB terabyte and I just finished installing. Thanks for your help ICIT2LOL and Megahertz07. I've been at this for a month ¬_¬ I can celebrate by installing more new drivers..?