Originally Posted by Geblah187

Had a similar problem once when on dial-up ... turns out that settings in windows (namely, internet explorer and windows media) were attempting to use internet connection (winmedia to download track information, IE to access web pages, etc) when it wasn't connected. Settings were *not* set to 'never dial a connection' like they should be, so the programs were attempting to log onto the internet ... causing interference with the ISP's software trying to do the same thing.

Might be/might not be the solution, maybe something to look into.

-Jon-

hmmm i'll def look into it geblah187

if you have a suggestion djnafey please let me know, im still struggling with this problem, im going to perform a "clean boot" for windows xp to see what could be the problem and if all else fails i'll have to reinstall windows xp again.... btw i already reinstalled IE and the ISP that I have and also ran the Windows Update Service on top of everything that i mentioned before, i 'll let everyone know how i do