i got most fo that done up to updating microsoft. i had doen that before you replied. i changed my current host file to maunal. slow downs have been part of my problems in the past. on the firewall thing my router company says to turn off my firewall because it already has one or something like that. and i usualy wait longer to update my stuff because i want everyone else computer to be the test animal before my gets trashed out from thier supposed fixes / updates. so far so good. i am going to get a restore point made right now instead of waiting for an automatic one.
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