This started happening about a week ago. I'd go to restart, and the system would linger at the windows loading screen. Then I restart and get the option to start from the last known windows settings that worked and it works fine. How can I fix this?

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You OCing any? Other than stability issues I'm not sure what would cause that besides some type of file corruption if it works on the last known good config. You install anything or delete anything that coincided with this?

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-Proud owner of a DFI because chicks dig "Big" OCs
Repsgaminglounge

No I am not OCing, everything is at stock.

I don't think i installed anything that started this....only things i have installed around the time of it starting was quake 4 and black and white 2 and I can play those games just fine though o.O;;

EDIT: Only thing I did...but I did this a few weeks ago. I set my ram to their stock timings, I changed them from the auto 3-3-3-8 2T to 2-3-3-6 1T.

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