Marty,
Assuming its not any kind of malware (virus, spyware or otherwise), there
may be something funky with Windows networking on that box. You may want to
try removing and re-installing as many components of networking as you can.
My XP SP2 box shows it in the System32 folder dated April 16, 1999 and
described as WinSock2 reorder service providers...
Simultaneous Access to Multiple Transport Protocols
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...rotocols_2.asp
I've used these free utilities in the past to help troubleshoot and they can
tell you wonders about what is really going with Windows...
AutoRuns, Process Explorer, Filemon, Regmon, LoadOrder, TCPView, and TDImon
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/utilities.shtml
DriverView, ServiWin, AdapterWatch, and WinLister
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/
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Tony Pedretti