Apparently my PC has finally bit the dust
It was giving the notice: "Nvidia driver has stopped responding and and has recovered"
Got a BSOD screen the other day
PC finally got: "Windows Starting"
Backed up all my PC stuff on External Hard Drives
Now the PC does not go beyond the pre-start: "HP Invent" screen ... and will not even go to the Boot screen of: "Windows Loading"
Can not press any KB commands: Esc boot menu ... F10=setup … F11=system recovery
CD/DVD drive tray opens to re-install Windows7 OS disc, but will not function, nor run the DVD
PC is now dead in the water
A $1300 desktop PC, that was at one time top of the line at Circuit City, bought in 2007 is now: "Dead In The Water"
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After 30 min the "Starting Windows" screen final came up
"Preparing to configure Windows"
Now everything appears as normal ... ARGH
The PC is operating just fine … until the next PC lockup
Installed more RAM chips 1 year ago
Windows7
AMD Athlon 64 x2 Dual Core Processor 5600+ 2.8GHz
64 Bit
1TB Hard Drive
8GB RAM
LiteOff® 300 watt powers supply
Nividia GT 430 video card
Can not install a higher wattage video card, unless I install a higher wattage Power Supply
Probably is not worth upgrading my present PC
Probably will reinstall Windows7 OS disc
Probably have virus and malware from going to bad sites