Hardware/OS

• CPU - Phenom II quad core
• GPU - R7950 HD
• RAM - 8GB
• SSD - 2x120GB RAID 0
• OS - Windows 7

Install Environment

• Up-to-date windows
• Latest beta catalyst drivers
• Up-to-date game cache
• No Mods
• Other software runs fine (unlikely to be RAM)
• Mouse trails disabled

Description
I have New Vegas (installed through steam), it's been running fine since its install half a year ago.

I was playing a save yesterday, and after a couple of hours I encountered something that seemed like a memory problem (glitchy, shaky movement, clipping issues), which led to a CTD after several minutes. I tried playing again today, and on passing the intro screens, I had no mouse cursor, and seemingly no keyboard input.

Edit: I was able to get into one of my saves using the arrow keys (should have thought of that). I have no mouse input in game period, or keyboard input (aside from dpad and return)

Edit 2 Going into the settings, there are no mouse or keyboard options period. Time for a complete reinstall of the game :( - the ESC key works for skipping the intro sequence, but no further.

Steps Taken

• Restarted PC, jiggled the cable
• I had an older catalyst driver, I updated to the latest beta (don't think this matters though)
• Verified the integrity of the game cache
• Deleted and allowed the game to re-create the .ini settings
• Searched for 3 or 4 pages and found no similar issues

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4 Answers

Welp. My logitech controller driver changed in some way, or some kind of .ini thing happened, and new vegas decided to prefer it preferentially over everything. I saw controller mappings in the settings menu, unplugged it, and got mouse/keyboard input back. Plugging the controller in again cause the game to point out an option to disable 360 controllers, which I never paid attention to because I don't have a 360 controller (yeah yeah, 360 mode), and because this has never been an issue. I was about to reinstall when I noticed the button mappings in settings.

Thanks for your input VascovdEng and Wojtek. Sorry if I wasted anyone's time, hopefully anyone else with this issue will see this.

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Hmm, upon googling your problem I came across this as the first link, this could be your answer, also go into your graphics options and disable 'Hardware Mouse Cursor" if the game has that option a lot of games do.

From Steam support

• Please disable pointer trails for your mouse Start > Control Panel > Mouse > Pointer Options tab Uncheck the Display pointer trails box If you are using Windows 7, make sure the Magnifier is disabled: Start > All Programs > Accessories > Ease of Access > Ease of Access Center Click on Make the computer easier to see Uncheck the Turn on Magnifier box and click OK

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I had the same problem, but in my case, it turned out that the xbox controller (or any another controller) plugged into my PC leads to this strange cursor/enter/backspace problem. So check that you don´t have any another control devices connected at the same time.

Go into control settings and turn off 360 controller. Worked for me.