Hi, guys. Thanks for the tips and information. Sorry for the delayed response. You might find this incredibly absurd, but: apparently, my problem was the wi-fi extender (not the USB modem, but the extender). Somehow, I don't really know how, but it seems sometimes wi-fi extenders can cause this bizarre driver-related (I think that's it) bug that makes Windows crash once downloads (or any band consumption, I suppose) hits higher demands. So, as it turns out, the crashes were always happening once my download rates hit over 2Mb/s. Once removed the wi-fi extension (which was actually worthless si