ok.. well when i boot up the netbook I get to a screen that says that one of my 'disks may be inconsistent' and it runs a check...usually before the check is complete the netbook just powers off. dont know why..and even if i skip the check it still shuts off.. sometimes it will make it to until windows XP is fully loaded and i can even utilize icons. but the longest its been on is approximately 5 min.....dont know what the problem is but im leaning towards a hardrive problem? if u have any input it would be greatly appreciated.especially before i just haul off and buy a new hard drive