computer woes, epilogue?

[javasaurus]

So the computer that kept freezing, in spite of hardware passing lots of tests, and software apparently not to blame, has been reformatted. Currently has only the operating system (and the usual attached programs -- minesweeper, hearts, etc.). So far, it has not crashed/frozen/chased the cats/etc. and has been running for three days.

Next will be the reinstall of antivirus, then get online to update drivers, and then try out other processor intensive games to make sure all is well.