I hate to point and laugh, but…
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8388253.stm
From the article:
Microsoft has confirmed that it is investigating a problem described as the “black screen of death”, which affects its latest operating system.
The problem has different causes, appears in every Win OS since 2000, might be caused by a security update two weeks ago, and might be fixed by another patch now…
I like Windows 7. It’s better than XP. But it’s still Windows.
San