Posted by Don M. on 09/05/05 07:03

"Triffid" <spamme@microsoft.com> wrote in message news:431b99ca@212.67.96.135...
> Michael wrote:
> > I've started having a problem. When connected to the net, my connection will
> > suddenly stop. Although my computer "thinks" it's still connected. Sometimes
> > I can re connect and sometimes I have to restart to connect. It's very
> > annoying because the connection only lasts from a minute to ~ten minutes.
> > I've not been able to d/l anything as long as a song since this started.
> > I've experimented and found out that it only happens when Winmx is running,
> > shut it off and the problem goes away. I'm guessing it's a corrupt file type
> > prob and I'm thinking about uninstalling/reinstalling winmx.
> > My main question is where in my computer is the winmx install program? Will
> > I need to download the whole thing again?
> > Any advice or directions will be appreciated.
> >
> > Michael
> >
> >
> Could it be that IE6 is closing down it's connection through underuse,
> and although the modem is still actually connected, other irritatingly
> interconnected bits of Windows are telling some dll somewhere that it
> isn't? The reason it stays on when you're not running Winmx could be
> that the only other reason you run the modem is for M$ stuff. I'm only
> guessing here, I await a good spanking by Loco or Don, or if I'm lucky
> Marybeth.
>
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You might as well be lucky Marybeth then, 'cause I'm not into spanking, good or bad.


Don

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