I must start my compter 3 or 4 times each day, until windows RC1 boots up properly. It won't recognize a belkin extrenal usb hub. E-mail won't work. Lags so much just opening programs. Once I turn off the computer by shutting down, I might have a chance that windows 7 will recognize my hardware and run properly. At first it would only take one shutdown, but each day it gets worse. Today for ex. took 25 minutes to get it right. My system contains a Asus mb M3N72-D, Nividia Geforce 9800 GTX+, western digital harddrive, 4 megs of memory,wd external HD and samsung DVD R/W player plus a Belkin 4 port USB hub.Thank you for any help.

Hello JacLapp,Does the same bootup loop repeat if you remove all USB attached devices?-Scott

JacLapp,Have you updated the BIOS? There are 2 from this month on the ASUS website. Although the last chipset driver was from October of last year, it might be worth a try.You also might want to set 'Legacy USB' support in your BIOS if you have that option, that might help with the hub.