Ah gotchya ..

I actually have a friends computer that acts this same way. It is not a laptop, but it has a tendancy to *think* it is over heating and spyware removers (we prefer spybot s&d) cause a lock up.

The basic cure we found was that the housing case for the precessor was cracked... from god knows what. And no matter what the dell user manual says.. don't use ice....

Outside of that I got nothing atm. I won't be able to sleep.. till... I ... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Bipper