OS: win2k
Connection: dialup
As window boots "preparing network connections" takes a long time and when it finishes, everything is fine EXCEPT for the internet...
it dials... it verifies u/p.... But then it TOTALLY freezes when it says registering on network and takes like 10min to do its job...
The errorsare related. Who's your ISP? From your description, it's likely that when you installed the software provided by them, it installed so-called quality-of-service (QoS) software. This is bloatware that does little more than invade your privacy and slow things down.
You haven't exactly been hijacked, though the effects are similar. Go to the HijackThis Quick Start Page and read the instructions after you download the program, then post the results here.
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