Hi,

One thing to take a look at is the dialup settings make
sure you don't have Call Waiting on or checked on i would
also see if removing the card & cleaning it helps
also check the phone line they do go bad.

HGD

Both use the same line and this one connects, so i dont think its the line. I have already removed the modem and also reinstalled, neither work. The connection settings are as they should be sooooooo I dont know

I suppose there is always the option of formating and reinstalling windows, apart from the pc was bought from a shop and only have recovery cds and not an xp disc

Hi,damien4uuk

Not sure if you gave this a try see what happens if
you remove the puter that is working & see if the one
with the problem starts working

HGD

My two pc's arnt networked, and usally i only connect through my other one, but now its not conecting i have to use my laptop, im sorry this is such a pain in the arse but im not proud and i admit i have a problem i cant solve by myself. lol sounds like im writing to the aa

Hi,damien4uuk

Hold on are you saying that now both PC are having the
same problem but you can use the laptop with the phone line
& all is good if so did you run HijackThis on the PC's

HGD

No lol my laptop is fine, thats what im using now, my home pc is the one with the prob.

Hey,damien4uuk

Yes what i'm asking is did you run HijackThis on the
puter with the problem maybe we can pick something up.

HGD

Just butting in with some useless information.... I had this problem for months and months when on dial up. We had 4 computers networked through the host. The host was having the same problem....... registering your computer on the network, then it would cut off. I set it to keep redialling and after about half an hour it did finally connect. I did every check that was going and everything came back clean. The only way I solved it was by swapping one of the other pc's to be the host. So the problem was definitely something to do with the pc . I am watching this thread avidly incase I ever have the misfortune to end up back on dial up.