You still have the licence number on the sticker with the Windows symbol. You can download the disk from here for Windows 7 and try to do a start up repair. http://forums.mydigitallife.info/threads...
Try connecting an external monitor to see if you get any display. This could rule out any video card problems. Best thing to do is a fresh install of windows.
Hang ups during boot can be a mess.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.