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Black screen on start-up. Delete and re-run explorer.exe only way in?
As above. The PC has decided to go to a black screen just after the welcome logo comes up. I can hear the system load up ok - and when I hit ctrl-alt-delete, I can start task manager. From there, if I delete the explorer.exe file, then go to new task and reload it, all works fine.
I ran scr /scannow and it came back all was fine. I have run Super Anti-Spyware, Malabytes and CC Cleaner, all to no avail. I have gone back as far as I can with system restore points and the problem persists. I have run system repair both from the installation and from the original disk. I have set up a different user profile (another online solution) and this one takes me to a blue screen (from which I cannot access task manager) rather than the black screen, so no joy there - unless you like blue more than black.
I have googled the problem, which is surprisingly common, but has a smorgasbord of differing solutions, none of which appears to apply here.
I did install a new graphics card about two months ago, but it was all working fine (Gigabyte 560Ti). I have since removed the card and am just running the inbuilt graphics (Gigabyte Z68X), as this ws identified on one thread as a cause. I am considering a clean install as a last resort, but I have also read threads where the problem has continued afterward.
Any suggestions on where to from here?
Win7 Home premium, i2500k, 4bg ram.