<snip> Thanks for making me laugh "Still Hates Me" That just kills me! Sorry I can't help you, but I have seen your other posts, and yes it seems you are doomed. But think of it as a learning experience? You are not alone, tonight I just reinstalled the modem software for my parents win98 machine because it simply "forgot" what modem was in the machine. "I don't know why but I can't reach your email server" Looking for a modem would have been a good place to start, but I don't work at Microsoft. :-) Tim...