I have used my A7V with windows ME and had a similar problem. it ME the computer would freeze if I left it on for half an hour and didnt touch it. it also would freeze if I was surfing the net for more than an hour or so. now in Win2K instead of freezing everything when I leave it on or surf the net it slows down to a crawl - I noticed that the CPU utilization is spiked at 100% on 'System' in the task manager, not verry helpfull. I think the two are related some how. I have 1005C, latest drivers, cant figure it out: Nvidia GeForce2 GTS, SB Live, WinTV PCI, HP USB Modem, iPAQ PocketPC attachked with ActivSync. it still locks up without active sync loaded. any help would be GREATLY appreciated!!!!