robbyk
 
I opened it up and all looks very good, very clean, hardly any dust, connections all solid. I then ran chkdsk and it didn't really do anything but I spawned a new error on attempted startup, 0X0000009F which google search says is due to a corrupted or outdated driver.
 
Next I will try the resplendence.com/whocrashed to see if I can figure out which driver.

Just based on experience, you would probably save some time if you booted your system hardware from a boot media separate from your hard drive and your installed OS.  This step will help rule out the hardware, as in your motherboard, power supply, CPU, RAM, hard drives, etc.  It also temporarily eliminates your installed OS + drivers.
 
Blue screens can be tricky, and you can spend a lot of time chasing them.  Eliminating hardware is usually time well spent.
 
If you boot from separate media, and still get errors, you are at the point of unplugging everything except what you need to power on and self test the BIOS with.  Then through a process of elimination you can add one thing back at a time until you get the errors again.
 
Otherwise, if you do end up debugging your installed Windows, at least you will know that your hardware is solid.  If it turns out to be a software and driver based issue, at some point you may decide that a clean Windows install is the only option to clean that up, and save some time.

abacab

robbyk
 
I opened it up and all looks very good, very clean, hardly any dust, connections all solid. I then ran chkdsk and it didn't really do anything but I spawned a new error on attempted startup, 0X0000009F which google search says is due to a corrupted or outdated driver.
 
Next I will try the resplendence.com/whocrashed to see if I can figure out which driver.

Just based on experience, you would probably save some time if you booted your system hardware from a boot media separate from your hard drive and your installed OS.  This step will help rule out the hardware, as in your motherboard, power supply, CPU, RAM, hard drives, etc.  It also temporarily eliminates your installed OS + drivers.
 
Blue screens can be tricky, and you can spend a lot of time chasing them.  Eliminating hardware is usually time well spent.
 
If you boot from separate media, and still get errors, you are at the point of unplugging everything except what you need to power on and self test the BIOS with.  Then through a process of elimination you can add one thing back at a time until you get the errors again.
 
Otherwise, if you do end up debugging your installed Windows, at least you will know that your hardware is solid.  If it turns out to be a software and driver based issue, at some point you may decide that a clean Windows install is the only option to clean that up, and save some time.

Yes all hardware is now unplugged except my mouse and keyboard, I'm thinking if the resplendence doesn't tell me which driver, then a clean windows install is my best option so I can get going. At that point, I'm going to get a new pc so I am out of the stone age and reinstall sonar plus all that I have. I'll then reinstall windows on the old pc and convert it to a 2nd daw in another room and turn that into a guitar room and mancave with stereo and amps, etc...
 
But a step at a time, now I have to learn to walk like the penguin with my broken toes :)

OK, this is a disgusting Q, nonetheless, I need to answer it myself somehow, basically this pc is just what I want after I add more RAM and my 2nd HD. It is 1/2 price what I have going for me at the pcpartspicker place (boy saying that fast is a pickle). Why should I not get this and save the money to buy my wife some nice things?
 
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883795901&cm_sp=Homepage_FDD-_-P1_83-795-901-_-10112017
 
I know, bloatware, Lenovo? Never heard of them,,,I'd rather build or buy a Jim pc, but this is inexpensive.
 
FYI, I'll be splitting wood until dark so I cannot respond until tonight, but I look forward to any thoughts? And thanks for all the great help!

No I decided against it, cheap components, not good.

abacab
But really, your best bet now is to just get your old rig working again.  We're all here to help!
 
Besides it's fun, and cheaper! 

Reminds me of what I tell clients about software development:
Cheap, Fast, Good - Pick 2.

patm300e

abacab
But really, your best bet now is to just get your old rig working again.  We're all here to help!
 
Besides it's fun, and cheaper! 

Reminds me of what I tell clients about software development:
Cheap, Fast, Good - Pick 2.

All the above are true words of wisdom, I'm learning a lot on this journey; Saturday is another rain day so I'll be back on the troubleshooting horse :)

patm300e
 
Cheap, Fast, Good - Pick 2.

Cheap == fix the old computer

Just got her today, a Dell with a 27' monitor. Many hundred off with the Cyber Monday sale so it was a good deal and probably all I need however I would have loved a pc from Jim. But in the back of my mind, I still have to think, I have terminal cancer so how long am I going to use this? So I need to temper my decisions.
 
This will be my main DAW (large living room) with a Focusrite input and once all is operational, I will load up Win 10 on my other pc and it will be my second DAW (bedroom) with Line 6 input and pod farm for electric guitar mostly. I think it's all gonna work out great :)
 
Thanks again everyone for all the help above, now today I just hung up the summer work clothes as all the work is done and the land is ready for winter (in the twenties tomorrow). Tonight is figuring out this mandatory 65 social security enrollment (hate this stuff), tomorrow is repairing a part on my Lopi wood stove and installing a new kitchen faucet, then I am off to the races!
 
I know I'm going to need help reinstalling and reauthorizing everything, I've never done that before. I'm sure I'll find great help here though!