Hello All,Apologies for being a bit tardy....heres an Update (Uplink...please take note).In the end, thanks to all the help I got, I ended up sending the slate back (it was bought off Ebay).I got a replacement slate this morning, and it arrived with Firmware 1.7.4, and as far as I can tell, it has none of the crashing problems, browser seems stable, as does email, and though not extensively tested yet, it seems good. If there is a niggle its difficult to scroll through bookmark lists without clicking accidentally, but I put this down to the firware....as I have read about other people having the same issue (even after calibrating)....but I am really being pretty I think.The bottom line is that the 'original' was a faulty slate. As stated above, I reset the Eken and re-installed both 1.7.4, 1.9.0, both original versions, and also Roger's Vestinious version, and Ecotox.....all to no avail....the problem remained, and it kept crashing in various apps. Linuxlover, felt it may have Bad RAM, and I think he was probably right. Uplink....my advice would be to send it back....describing the problems that you are having, and 'IF' you feel you can trust the vendor, (I did after he phoned me, and we talked it through....then Request a new one.Hope it helps, and thanks again Roger, and everyone else for all the kind help. You Guys Rock !