No problem

Try doing a complete reinstall into a seperate folder ( c:\win instead of c:\windows )
That will allow you to boot, get files off of it and do a complete reinstall.

Is it an onboard video card, or do you have a second video card installed?

Dual processors on a Dell Laptop.. That's just funny. Does that mean they will break down sooner than usual??

Don't spill instant coffee on it, you might go back in time.LOL

goto the command prompt

Start | Run

type in cmd and hit enter

This will bring up a black command box

type ipconfig
the line that saysDefault Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.100.251...

I stand corrected. Thanks for the info.

Run a thourogh scandisk and defrag. check the logs to see what is recorded after it boots.

If you are doing some very graphical work or in a 3d environment for extended periods, you may need more...

I'm sure your vigilance has helpa number of people, Thanks.

Just log into the router and turn off filtering.

Simple

look at or post a list of the running processes. That will let us see if anything else is running that might need to be stopped.

Otherwie it could be the NIC.

Run netstat -s from the command...

If you have a legal and registered product number, call M$ they will send you a replacement for about $25.00


But Open Office is a great alternative.

An Easy way to tell exactly (most of the time ) which component is bad download and burn a knoppix disk ( http://www.knoppix.net ) Yes I know it is linux. It will at least give you more error...

I use psexec and contig http://www.sysinternals.com
instead of scheduling I use one computer to push the defrag and run it on 200 computers every weekend.


psexec \\* -c -u Administrator -p...

AS a Father of a pair just a little younger than yours. I have put up a content filtering firewall using an older computer.


http://www.censornet.com/

Is free to use and install. They do have...