Hi: Well, both laptops are wirelessly connected. I don't have any hard-wired with an Ethernet cable. They both share the same router (I'm sure I failed to mention that earlier). So, yes, I have internet connection only wirelessly. I will capture the blue screen message and send it in a message when I get off work. *********************Reply Separator************************ Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Windows XP BSOD When Attempting Wireless Network Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2009 22:17:03 -0500 From: Gman <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx> Thank you VERY much for including the Event Viewer info. You're saying here that the LAN is Disabled. If that's the case, you should not have been able to get ANY internet activity at all through the laptop. Is that statement correct? I'm asking this way because the laptop could be getting a connection some other way that I'm not seeing and I want to be certain before I have you make any additional changes. Also, that "Allow other network users to ..." is only used if this is your main system and you don't have a real network. If that was true, you could bring in an internet connection to this one system and then share it THROUGH this system with other computers in your home. Since that's not the case here (each system gets its internet connection through the router), you need to keep that box unchecked. I'd really love to see the exact wording of that BSOD you get at times. The only way to show it to me is to grab a pen and paper and write it down, then type it into a post to the group. Specifically, I need to know the title of the error (this part will be in ALL CAPS), the wording of the full error (a single sentence worded similar to "An ___ cause a ____ in ____") and all five of the codes that are shown afterwards (given in "0x000000D1" format). Everything else is unnecessary. Armed with that info, I can probably bypass all of this troubleshooting and just tell you what's wrong (and perhaps how to fix it). :) The Event Viewer info is giving me a strong impression that someone has checked a box on at least one of your networked systems that tells the rest of them to treat it like a network server. The rest of the systems are set up for peer to peer networking and that's causing a conflict with your laptop. Since the one that's trying to run as a server is using an address ending with a '1' (i.e. 192.168.15.1), I would think that it's the system that is currently connected to port #1 on the back of your router, although this is not always the case. For all we know, it may be your laptop that's improperly set, but the wording of the Event Viewer entry implies otherwise. So, do you connect to the internet through a high speed connection like DSL or Cable? If so, I'd really like to take a remote look at your router settings and possibly at the individual networking settings for each system on the network to get to the bottom of this. This means first connecting with one of your computers that's ethernet wired to the router (in other words, not wirelessly connected) so I can check the router first. I can also check the network settings for that computer during the same connection. If I don't find the problem I strongly suspect, we'd need to disconnect and then reconnect through one of the other computers at your home. I have no idea how many systems you have there, but one of them is set up improperly and your laptop is making an issue of it. Let me know if you're interested in having me come into your home and check the pipes. lol Happy Holidays, Gman "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask" --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To join the PCTableTalk off-topic group, send a blank email to: pctabletalk+subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------