BBYTech587

Best Bet is to check the manual that came with your motherboard, it will tell you what interface you have.

Remember, you get what you pay for.

Most DSL modems now will allow you to use both connections (usb+eth) But you will have different ip's for each line. In networking, 2 computers can never have the same address, there will be major confilicts if that happons.

Even if you added it to a "block" list, you would still be able to ping the site.

How is the desktop hooked up to the net? is it through the router that is coming of the cable modem or is it through the powerline?

Have you checked your hosts file? Windows XP = C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC Windows 2K = C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC Win 98\ME = C:\WINDOWS Make sure there is nothing in there that is out of the ordinary. The onlything that SHOULD be there is this: 127.0.0.1 localhost Edit - Goto a dos prompt and type in "nslookup intel.com" - without quotes. What does it say?

Right click on the target icon next to the time and select shutdown anti-spyware. It then closes.

I setup a "mirror" also, the other ones were going too slow for my liking, if anyone needs the new version you can get it here : Http://dothelp.info/user/spybotsd14.exe also the new version of ad-aware (1.06) http://dothelp.info/user/aawsepersonal.exe

The site you linked to didnt use my whole download speed, it would never go above 3 meg. 2639.12 kbps Here are the results of my test from testmy.net : :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 6389 Kbps about 6.4 Mbps (tested with 5983 kB) Download Speed is:: 780 kB/s Tested From:: http://testmy.net/ (server1) Test Time:: Mon May 30 01:44:23 EDT 2005 Bottom Line:: 114X faster than 56K 1MB download in 1.31 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 144.6 % faster than the average for host (ptd.net) Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-DHLKZRNUG

Another FYI - There is no support for win98 anymore, its a "dead" os.

http://rcc.bgsu.edu/faq/Secure_Web_Site.htm

http://www.win.tue.nl/sequoiaview/ It will map your HD, the larger the picture the biger the file is on your HD. i use it to find out what files are taking up the most space on my system.

In the taskmanager, what program does it say is using the cpu?

Buckethead If you never heard anything from him...go listen now. here, i found a sample from his site...it is of poor quality, but you can make out some of it... ill try to find more. http://www.bucketheadland.com/museum/audio/lobotomy.mp3 http://www.bucketheadland.com/museum/audio/greasy.mp3

Run an extenstion cord from the neighbors house to yours to run the pc and all its compents for a month. then ask him how much his bill went up last month