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Well, it could be network related, after all. Try this: make sure that DHCP Client and DCOM Server Process Launcher both set to Automatic Go to Run > cmd and type ipconfig /release then ipconfig /renew each time hitting Enter. This should correct dhcp client settings. You may also wish to set your ip manually, rather than waiting for dhcp server to assign it ever time you boot. If you want to do it, you can use NetSetMan (http://www.netsetman.com/index.php?s=nsm), which holds up to 6 network configuration profiles in its freeware edition. Go to Start > Control Panel > Network Connections > Local Area Connection click Support tab > Detail to get the ip adress, subnet mask, gateway and dns servers assigned to your PC. Then just copy them to NetSetMan and activate the settings. Or you can do it straight from the commandline in WinXP: netsh interface ip set address "Local Area Connection" static ipaddr subnetmask gateway metric so it would be for example netsh interface ip set address "Local Area Connection" static 192.168.0.10 255.255.255.0 192.168.0.1 1 Another way of setting your ip manually is here: _http://www.home-network-help.com/set-ip.html.

Hmmm. I already pointed out the source of your problem yesterday (because I had a look at your preset, unlike you). Do you mean you wasted the whole day messing around with presets when you'd already been told where the problem was??? What was the point in your asking then? Besides, Kerberos is not needed for all dial-up connections, only for some types. And from your info I saw that this was just your case.

Keep Kerberos Key Distribution Center. Despite its misleading name, the service is needed for certain types of dial-up connections.

Just one quick question: do the symptoms disappear when you disable your antivirus?