given that i changed all my hardware excepts my hard and optical drives and power supply without a fresh install.
this is probably a very deep system configuration issue so i'll re-install my os on a freshly formated clean partition.
i'll post back whether or not it worked.
okay i can't get hibernate to enable
the error code is 0xc000000d
okay specs
msi 880g-e45 motherboard [default cd drivers]
msi radeon hd 6670 [latest 11.11 driver]
650watt visiontek powersupply
8gb ddr3-1333 ram
athlon II x2 3.10 ghz dual-core cpu

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