Update to this thread,
My new computer finally crashed to reboot using another app. It also crashed once while using Chrome with a video editor software running. Since this finally eliminated OOTP as the only cause I contacted the manufacturer and my computer is currently in their repair center. Unfortunately that is in Texas so who knows when it will come back.
I know compared to the suffering there it is really a non-issue. Let those poor souls get their lives back to normal, I can wait. I only state it so it's understood a final "it's fixed" from me may not come for awhile. If the weather hadn't gone to hell I would have expected it back by now and this would have been a final post.
I do want to thank everyone at OOTP that went to great lengths trying to find out what was going on. I can imagine in their minds they were thinking it wasn't an OOTP issue but, even then, they continued to work with me and went above and beyond in doing so.
For now I've moved my game back to my old pc and continue on.
Thanks again everyone