When windows starts up it goes to the loading screen just fine:
http://n4dheem.files.wordpress.com/2...go-loading.gif
But instead of going to my desktop, I get a black screen with a visible mouse cursor that you can move around but that's all you can do:
http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/4508/29527540.jpg
I've tried safe mode, last known configuration, and the command prompt but all I get is the black screen. When I tried to boot from my recovery CD, I get the BSOD too. My files are all intact, but it looks like explorer is just unresponsive or crashes. Did a google search and it's a fairly common problem right now on XP, Vista, and even Windows 7.