Laptop Issues

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If I go quiet for a few days it's due to computer problems.  My laptop's desktop is not wanting to come up after I enter my opening screen password.  It took me ten restarts today and seven yesterday to get it to give me more than just the black screen of death.  I think it's actually a problem with the firewall function of my antivirus software.  I'm going to uninstall it and install a new one, but if it is more than that that is the problem I may not be able to get back on for a bit.  On top of that my internet keeps dropping my laptop.  It's fine on all the other household computers so that might be related to the firewall as well.  Hopefully it's as simple as I think it is, just mind-numbingly time consuming.  First I've got to move all my documents and pictures onto my portable hard drive, though.  Don't want to lose my WIPs.