Dummy....
ALso when I do a system restore it shows I have alot of new progams added rather than everything new. Any help is appreciated.
Did you install all the programs ...that show up in system restore ?
When you did the format , was it a clean install ...or did you attempt a repair ?
If it was a clean install and you did a clean install of win xp .......then installed your AV ....and then connected to your home dsl modem .......... went online and got the XP updates there is no way could you could possibly be connected to some " Odd network"
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