Windows 7 Black Screen of Death (BSOD)
My Windows 7 PC has caught the dreaded BSOD. It boots to a blank screen with a moveable mouse arrow. Nothing else - no icons, no toolbar. No matter what I do, I can't get out of this loop. It happened while my wife was on the PC writing an email - screen went all weird, then simply wouldn't re-start.
I have done a little research and apparently the W7 BSOD is a well known issue. One PC repair shop has quoted me £100 (about US$160) to fix it. All they'll do is back up all my data, format the drive and do a clean Win 7 install. Seems a bit brutal and I really don't want to have to go down that route unless I have to. God knows what settings/password keys/software codes I will have to find/remember/re-enter.
Anyone experienced this before? Is there a simpler solution out there to fix this or am I really stuffed?
Thanks all,
PPP
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