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green granite 
Yes it would, hence my suggestion.
It sounds more like a windows explorer problem than anything
A 'pale page' is Windows telling you that an application (e.g. Windows Explorer) is waiting for something. Hence my suggestions earlier in the thread.
I think that these two comments may well hold a key to identifying the issue.
I've been seeing Windows Explorer fail under pressure at various time in recent months, mostly when I have a few applications open and throw in a couple of Windows Explorer pages for good measure. The result is a frozen computer and <CTL>-<ALT-<DEL> is needed. Windows Explorer is always the cuplrit. Sometimes a message about Dr Watson having difficulties appears, and sometimes a window pops up asking me to send an error report. I did this for a while but eventually tired of the process.
My machine is probably of a similar vintage and heritage to Cameronian's. It's faintly possible that we are seeing a similar problem with different symptoms. I just put mine down to a "Windows thing" and tolerate it as best I can. I do a registry clean every two weeks or so.
Not that this helps of course, but suddenly I see a possible similar pattern. And still no obvious answer. Sorry.
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