Thanks Dave, I'll set it up tonight

Which is more efficient for connecting my new router- ethernet or usb, my new router allows for either. I don't have a separate ethernet card but my motherboard(Intel D915GAV) has ethernet capabilities with the software and drivers installed. Using XP Home SP2. 

Modem/router is a Netcomm NB5Plus4

Thanks guys

Welcome to the forum-Merry Christmas. Good info and great people here.

Welcome-top problem solvers here. Some craziness in off topic, but in fun. Which Sion? if you don't mind me asking?

I wondered what would happen when Vista comes out. Good to see that Vista users will get the same great help that I have experienced here for XP Even better FixMyXP will continue as I am not changing OS anytime soon.

Any possibility that power options set to turn monitor off after short time-know this should not happen-just asking ?? Other thing is cracked solder joints on monitor circuit boards, causes monitor to work when cold but shuts off when hot. (this happened to me)

Pretty quiet on the forums these days ....so I thought I would ask for suggestions about viewing embedded web flash videos through my Nvidia 6600GT to my tv. I have 3g P4 using XP Home SP2 and Firefox browser. I have the usual plugins-Quicktime, Flash, VideoLan, WMP 10 and Media Player Classic. QT web video plays through the graphic card to the tv but Flash does not any ideas on how to fix this? BTW I have rigged up an old X10 remote so I can control my computer from the lounge- a poor man's media centre

I just tried this and my defaults/choices are back.

Thanks  Squeezebox

Sorry I didn't give more info- I have WinXP Home sp2 and I used the power options section on the control panel.

The other day I wanted to change my power options-after making my choices and saving them, nothing happened except, after reboot, power options has no options in drop down box and I can't enter any Any ideas about what went wrong???

Once I installed a program called Power PDF-caused shutdown probs and the program crashed itself often. Joke on me Open source programs to create PDF's now

I killed WGA notifications with with KillWGA but MS has a fix now to uninstall, at least, the earlier versions of notifications.
With 2 class action suits addressing this issue, MS may decide to drop the notification side of WGA.
I still have the validation side of WGA and should be able to get the updates when they are released.

Thanks for your suggestions. I think some process is not letting go at shutdown. I think it is either my modem or Yankee Clipper.

I run WinXP Home Sp2 with AVG SE and Counterspy. Everytime I try to shut down I get a box-Win Explorer saving data/end now or cancel. After that, I get another box- sys tray saving data/end now or cancel. this is starting to bug me Any ideas????

Thanx     I meant input. Perhaps I'm paranoid :shark: