My XP Home system just downloaded and installed the latest updates from MS.
Now I get the blue login screen, the one that says, "To begin, click your
user name."

The problem is, there are no user icons displayed anywhere. The *only*
button on the screen is the orange Shutdown button in the lower-left corner.
The rest of the screen is blank. How am I suposed to login when there's no
login icon/button?

Besides, I've never had to log in before. I've never seen this login screen
in the 3 years I've had the computer. Why now? And how am I supposed to get
around it?

I'm dead in the water until this is fixed. Any suggestions appreciated.