Very interesting thread and thanks Bill for the links.

I also have none of the issues mentioned other then sometimes the site is down and Brents sites (CHR, Club Chopper & Club Cobra) seem to be down more often then any other site that I frequent. Don't know why that is though.

I do have auto update turned for my windows (XP PRO) and my antivirus on so my computer is always current. I still manually update from Microsoft every other month or so. I also run CCleaner once a month.

The other thing (and I am unsure if this helps this situation or not), How many of you open up your computers and clean all of the accumulated dust from them? I have to do that once a month also (very dusty here in central Ca.). All of that dust can really play havoc on the drives (CD/DVD), cooling fans and can overheat your computer.