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>I have a simular problem and I am running Windows 98SE. Sometimes it will boot normally but usually the first time it boots, it does all the normal things but goes to the wallpaper screen without icons then freezes.  I have run all the diagnostic tools I have, removed everything from device manager and let it locate hardware again, scanned for virus, did all the maintainence things (defrag, emptied cache, cookies, temp files etc.), checked Microsoft updates, everything I could think of and still have the problem.  Also if the computer is on, even with nothing open, at midnight I get a message "Windows has caused a GPF----".
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>>I have a unit that will normally boot after 1 to 8 attempts.
>>Sometimes it will boot ok. Other times it powers up and will not
>>send a signal to the monitor. Anyone seen this? The hard drive
>>works fine and checks out ok. Norton says it is virus free. Give me
>>some idea
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