From: not@this.address.com   
      
   HankG wrote:   
      
   > This morining, I booted up my computer as usual.  At the screen 'Windows is   
   > loading your settings', the system froze.  There was no indication the hard   
   > drive was being accessed.   
   >   
   > I manually powered off the system and restarted it with the same behavior a   
   > couple of times.  I then restarted the unit and checked the BIOS.  All   
   > seemed normal; boot sequence was correct (HD not deleted).   
   >   
   > Was able to finally start the system.   
   >   
   > Any input as to cause of this behavior, if if an indicator of impending   
   > failure?   
      
   Do you have Updates set to Auto?  And how is it configured to install   
   them?   
      
   System could be running a filesystem check for some reason.  This has to   
   be done at startup, and will stop the boot up sequence until it's   
   complete.  Run a filesystem check manually just to be sure it's okay.   
      
   Stef   
      
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