Quote Originally Posted by Stripe
It sounds like you are having are having a driver conflict. The first order of business would to see what is causing the conflict. In order to do this, you will need to disable the automatic restart.

To do this, click on the Start button, right click the My Computer, and then left click on Properties. Under the properties screen, click on the Advanced tab and then click on the Settings button under the "Startup and Recovery" section. On the next screen, remove the checkmark in the box that is labled "Automatically Restart." Apply all the settings and close out of the windows.

Once the error occurs, Windows will display a blue screen with the actual error. Write down the error and let us know so that we can further troubleshoot.
Hello, All You Wonderful Fellows,

Well, now my computer won't start at all. I probably killed it. I tried earlier removing the CD driver, as suggested. When I restarted it it ran for about 10 minutes, then went to the black screen again. It remained there in a cycle until I unplugged it. When I turned it on to try disabling the automatic restart, as suggested, it wouldn't start at all, although the keyboard and mouse had power. How I wish I could learn how to know enough about the insides of these things to at least not panic when I mess something up. I can't seem to stop tinkering with stuff. Sigh. But this board has the best people I've ever encountered. I thank you so much for your help with my recently departed computer.

I'd already ordered a new computer and had wanted to give this one to my baby grandniece. Will the computer guy still be able to move my harddrive from this one to my new one? Say "Yes," please!