Blind Login and Blind Shutdown of Windows 7 My laptop has dual operating systems: Linux and Windows 7. Maybe it was a recent update to Windows. Maybe it was the aftermath of an unsuccessful viral attack. Whatever the reason, I found that it suddenly became very difficult to log into Windows 7. Linux puts up a purple screen while booting. Windows would boot behind the purple screen, but the purple screen would not go away. For a while, I could only get into Windows by starting the Windows login and then inducing a power failure by pulling the battery while the laptop was unplugged. When I restarted the laptop, it would often (but not always!) bring up the option to start in Safe Mode. For some reason, selecting “Start Normally” would usually get me into Windows. That said, it was an unhappy Windows 7. It was no longer possible to Hibernate, Sleep, or Sign Off of the login ID. The only option to stop Windows was “Shut Down.” And even then, it w