Bret; press alt/control/delete and see what's running. If you have an HP or some computer with automatic updates, turn that off. If you have Anti-spy or or virus software, turn down your settings. You also may have a bug. I always back up everything and wipe the drive a couple of times a year. If you've got a program running and you can't end task it, go in safe mode and change the name of the file - then it can't find it to open it. GL