Well it has been a lengthy enough day here. Been plodding along re installing stuff then playing a game, installing stuff then playing a game.
Played a lot of games today hehe.
I think I have the perps cornered.
A gang of files going by the name Codecs
I will be further questioning individual members to determine which offending codec file was responsible for the sudden interuption in service.
Guys, if you watch a lot of video content on your system, that means codec files. If you are having trouble, you might have to wade through all your codec installs, and see if one of them has messed something up.