Java. It had been so persistent of late. 'Later,' I told it...maybe one too many times.
We'd picked a movie, and apart from Java update flashing away, we were all set to pause the film and grab the food.
Total crash.
Various diags and self repair, and still Windows 7 pro said it couldn't repair itself. I had a hunch, based on the cursor not moving. I got a new mouse. No help at all.
Really, really difficult getting around from the keyboard. So many things just didn't respond. Then after half an hour of memory checks and the like,
I thought of
Java. I still feel the shame as I admit I let it install.
Everything burst back into life. Systems came on line as though I'd just zapped the Klingons.
Could any program from a formally well-respected company have caused so much chaos?