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Since you were last running OK you have 3 new things--video card, RAM and operating system? You didn't introduce them one at a time?
Most times the drivers Windows 7 finds will work fine, but if there are problems after a fresh install I suggest getting the latest drivers from the PC (or motherboard) manufacturer's site, beginning with the chipset. If Windows 7 drivers do not exist usually the Vista drivers will work fine. And, of course, make sure you have the latest video card driver.
In addition to services there are tasks running in normal mode that don't run in Safe Mode, so you may want to check them out as well (using msconfig typed into a Run box or the Search box you get immediately after clicking on Start).
I suppose another possibility is memory, as Safe Mode would presumably use less. You may want to try running with just one chip (but at least 1 GB) at a time, or test with Memtest86+.
Most times the drivers Windows 7 finds will work fine, but if there are problems after a fresh install I suggest getting the latest drivers from the PC (or motherboard) manufacturer's site, beginning with the chipset. If Windows 7 drivers do not exist usually the Vista drivers will work fine. And, of course, make sure you have the latest video card driver.
In addition to services there are tasks running in normal mode that don't run in Safe Mode, so you may want to check them out as well (using msconfig typed into a Run box or the Search box you get immediately after clicking on Start).
I suppose another possibility is memory, as Safe Mode would presumably use less. You may want to try running with just one chip (but at least 1 GB) at a time, or test with Memtest86+.