I have a Compaq Presario 5020 (about 6 yr. young) and it goes through spells, too. Have a friend that works for IBM in the Triangle who is supposed to put together a next-to-new model for about $150, so I'm really excited!! I can't wait to toss this thing onto some hard pavement!

I had to use Quick Restore on my computer. Something was really screwing up the system and my Internet Connection was locked off from dialing it. Some buttons and drivers were missing. So I said to hell with it and did the QR to get my system back. I hate people who send computer viruses through the net (I didn't get it through an attachment because I delete all unknow emails with attachments).