I had problems after trying to remove security software from my hard drive so I tried to run Microsoft system restore. This failed so I ran then ran the repair program from the disk supplied by HP with the laptop.
The result is that the laptop appears to reboot ok but when the log on window appears I cannot do so as neither the keyboard or the integral mouse work. The laptop was running XP SP3 but after the repair process it now appears to be Build 2600 xpsp SP" rtm 040803- 2158 Service pack 2.
The laptop is an HP Pavilion dv4232EA
Can I resolve this problem of the mouse and keyboard without reformatting and loading software?
If not is there a way of recovering some data files from the hard disk before reformatting?
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