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Resolved. A long tale of woe and 10,000 reboots later, I've managed to get the thing to boot correctly and I no longer need assistance. The process, however, was utterly amazing in its circular illogic. Almost as appealing as a train wreck. Thanks to anyone who was about to reply. Allen

Hi Saltgrass. I was relieved to find this forum, and your solution above. I had exactly the same problem. Unfortunately, having done the edit as above, I'm now able to sign in with my PIN, but Win8.1 remains on a blue screen with my "user icon" showing and never finishes opening. And I still...