On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 18:18:53 GMT, "Caroline"
wrote:

First, for a personal computer, is the phrase "power transformer" often used
interchangeably with "power supply"? Below I am assuming yes.

I purchased a Gateway Essential 900c in September, 2001. I get a fair amount of
crashes (freezes; requires shutdown; reboot with scan) with it. A friend told
me Gateways were notorious for having poor power transformers.

Sounds like a typical spyware/virus infestation. Suggest running Spybot Search
and Destroy as well as AVG Antivirus, both available as freeware from their
respective sites.

http://www.safer-networking.org/
http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php

Alan Harriman