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On 7 at first I thought it might be due to a ram issue or low hdd space, however unlikely. I am quite impatient when it comes to black screens and a mouse pointer, but 30+ seconds later would show no change. To solve the issue I would always start the the taskmgr and file>new task>‘explorer’ to gain access to windows. I would note after the desktop finally showed up, that it usually did not indicate that my main software for startup (antivirus/firewall etc) was running. A restart would usually solve the black screen. I think next time I receive a black screen I will leave it well alone to see if it progresses. The system is a 2006 laptop, 1.5 dual core, 2gig ram, but fast with 7-old but not old enough not to handle a simple antivirus update 