Hey, tetrismaster


Go into setup in your BIOS and turn all "advanced power management" options so that the machine is on all the time.

Go into your display manager and do the same thing............and get rid of that "cool" screensaver..............I am not going to be polite here so what the hell.....

If you have a brain and an opposable thumb I think that you will know when to turn the screen and other components on and off? all by yourself?

Let the machine do it, and face the consequences..........I am serious, about 40% of those sorts of problems are caused by those "real cool" features...........I don't know why.............I don't want to..........I suspect conflict with AV, firewalls, autoupdates and so on?

Check that all your fans are running properly, are not obstrusted, are clean etc. Heat can cause the problem as well, but it is usually the "clever" software.

Just me reshuffling my prejudices

EDIT:

Go to http://www.diamondcs.com.au

And get their free "RegistryProt" software. This will warn you when Registry changes are about to take place.............you will have to get rid of the malware yourself so try:

http://housecall.trendmicro.com/hous...start_corp.asp

And run their online scanner (free).............you might like to bookmark that link, you never know when it might come in handy?