Thanks for the reply. I will scan the forums for similar problems. However, I can not alt-ctrl-del. Doing so results in nothing. I can not access the Task Manager.
Apologies if this has been posted before - I have been a longtime Linux user (switching after running into many frustrating issues with Windows XP), but recently bought a decent PC with Windows 7 so I could get back into gaming. I've only had it for a little over a month and have already ran...