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So I couldn't find a free test version of Win7 but I did have a Ubuntu installation DVD lying around, so I put that in my external HD. That actually got the computer to start up, and I played around in a "try ubuntu" mode, before restarting with the win8 installation disc in the EHD, which...

So, an update: For awhile, the OS would actually become visible on startup. Whenever I could get into Windows, I backed up my data and ran a Memtest (nothing, so far as I could tell). i periodically received different error messages, so I decided to do a re-install. I "upgraded." That looked...

I seem to remember one error code that was something like IRQL not less than or equal...can't remember the exact syntax... At another point I remember mention of a corrupted image file. One thing that made me think that the minesweeper download wasn't a coincidence is as soon as I downloaded...

My computer crashed and had several BSOD, including, I think, an IRQL not less or equal. It all happened right after I stupidly downloaded a minesweeper file. I tried mashing Shift + F8, and that did nothing. Mashing F8 or F12 (?) do nothing, either. My screen on startup is black, empty...