First Off.

MERRY XMAS to you ALL

Long time since I been here. Learnt a lot off of you lot.
BUT! I got a strange prob that I not ever come across before.
FIRST, let me explain.----OS is XP Pro.
I started to have BSODs for no apparent reason with all different kinds of messages. So I been trying a go back kind of thing.
First I did a FORMAT n installed Windows 7. Not a bad OS is that. Still was haveing BSODs. Went back to XP Pro because my Scanner had no drivers.
So I then did a Memtest and it passed. Then I did a Reg fix (incase it was reg). PC would go great for hours, even days, then BSOD. Then my Lightroom would quit in middle of something. Then my PSCS3 started doing same thing.
Thought yet again it was memory, but all tests proved OK.
So I did a CPUID-CPUZ and had this in RED.. Frequ 3013.8MHz (200.92*15)
Ram Speed 376.7MHz @4.4.4.12 core speed 3015.3MHz
Multi x15.0 Bus speed 200.93MHz Rated FSB 1004.66MHz. 4.4.4.12.22..2.1V This was done 2 years ago without any probs.
So I thought the best thing to do in case Ram was playing me up somehow is to go to BIOS and go back to Defaults.
now @ 5-5-5-18 @ 1.8V
Since defaults, at Startup I get the CLDR is Missing, hit Ctrl-Alt-Delete. Still could not get to desktop, so after hitting Ctrl-Alt-Delete I hit F8 which brings me to the Start up order, I choose my HDD and it gos to Desktop.
HDD is choosen in BIOS. I cant get into SAFE MODE with F8 I have to keep switching PC on noff to get it show up, then it dont always get me in there.
Also this stupid 24" monitor does not show the words at bottom of screen or left of screen when in Safe Mode or Diagnostics so can not read if I should press f1 or f2 or f8 or anything.
HOPE you followed me . lol
Over to you lot then.