My new aluminum-plated dung ball

Hello, The worst part is that I paid Apple 30ish bucks for this abuse..... over the last 10 days or so my stable, lovely MacBook has turned into an PoS. It shuts off the screen or goes to sleep when it likes. Video anomalies are driving me crazy,,,why is this happening ? I have a paid version of MacScan, use chkrootkit and viruse scan with ClamAV inside SL Cache Cleaner. I dont know what else I can do to improve this.....hmmm , wonder if Windoze 7 runs on a MacBook ? 22 Oct is release I think. Does Apple know there is something wrong ? Did this or any recent update modify BIOS type chips/storage ? Is the Java coding professionally done ? Just some questions that pop up in my mind..... Unfortunately I can't answer them. David
I wonder if the same person who approved this software for release will approve the next one...

Hello, Well, I received my install disk 1 from Apple the other day,,,,,error comes up repeatedly, even after possible resolutions for it like resetting PRAM and NVRAM.
4SNS/1/40000000:TCOP
LT is starting to sound like a bar blender again. The last time this happened it was under warranty. Unfortunately, I didnt renew it (. So, if I want to continue using this model LT I need to be prepared to pay Apple to replace the motherboard every 2 years or so for the non-existent recurring flaw. (( Despite some of my comments I will replace this A-PDB with another Apple. I cant see myself going back to, cough, PCs.
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Thanks all for the help, this was kind of a wrap-up of where I'm at...
OH, now 10.6 stops loading, so I'm stuck with 10.5.8. Recurring stops during install, probably best for the problem I have.
David

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