If you have restarted your computer & it didnt come back... you might try a couple things. 1;; Install ccleaner if you dont have it & make sure the item for 'Tray Notification" is checked before running the cleaner. 2:; If this just happened, you might run System Restore for yesterday. But before I did too much... Think I would see if i could visit www.malwarebytes.com & www.superantispyware.com . Perhaps install & update one or both & run them. Many times a virus will disable your anti virus & security programs & often too will not allow you to visit security websites nor install or run any program like I have mentioned. Check for virus first may be a good idea.

OK...obviously I'm too dumb to be allowed to post on this forum. My sister just called the people who put her computer together. She does NOT have an internal wireless adapter. Not only that, the item we purchased, the ASIX adapter, is just an adapter...not what we thought it was. I am totally confused about the difference between "Ethernet" and the external adapter...and the whole thing. I see now that we need to purchase an external wireless card. Is that right? And could someone explain to me what it is that the Device Manager is seeing if it's not the item that allows for wireless connectivity? So sorry to be so incorrect about the information I thought I was providing all of you. I know nothing about hardware, as you can see. Thank you again for all of your help. Bugsy

have you tried a quick system restore to see if that would correct it? could be something got corrupted. Using Windows 7 or Vista System Restore

f you are having problems deleting ZoneAlarm or experiencing problems with True Vector software, then try this fix. This instruction set is from Zone Labs. Do, this even if you think you have removed all of ZoneAlarm, you will be suprised. Please do the following. If any of the steps below do not apply to you, or you are unable to perform the function listed, please CONTINUE to the next step. 1. Open the ZoneAlarm program, go to the OVERVIEW -> PREFERENCES tab, and make sure the Load At Startup box is Unchecked. Close the program, then right-click on the ZA icon and select Shutdown. Wait 2 minutes before going on. 2. REBOOT. 3. You should now have no ZoneAlarm processes running on your system. 4. Click Start -> Programs -> Zone Labs -> Uninstall. Be sure to say YES to the security check. WARNING - Do NOT run the ZoneAlarm Uninstall program while in Safe Mode. The program may not be able to make the proper registry changes in Safe Mode, thus generating errors after a reboot. 5. REBOOT. 6. To make sure that you can see the ZoneAlarm system files, if they are still on your computer: a. Right-click on Start, then left-click on Explore. When the Windows Explorer panel appears: - In Windows 98SE: Click View -> Options (in Windows 98, this will be called "Folder Options"). Click the "View" tab, and then click the "Show all files" radio button. - In Windows ME, XP, 2000: Click Tools -> Folder Options. Click the "View" tab, then click the "Show hidden files and folders" radio button. b. Make sure you also uncheck the box to "Hide Protected Operating System Files" if you have one. c. When searching, be sure it searches ALL hidden files and folders. d. Click OK. IMPORTANT NOTE: Making modifications to system files may disable crucial functions of your Windows operating system. We strongly suggest re-enabling the "Hide files and folders" feature once all ZoneAlarm files have been removed. See the following web page, and verify that the files and folders are removed: 7. Click on Start, then Search or Find, and select Files. Make sure that the location box is set to search your local hard drive (usually C or All Local Drives. XP users, set advanced search options to search ALL files and folders! Type the following exactly - delete any folders found: zonelabs "zone labs" "Internet logs" Type the following exactly - delete any files found in \Windows or any subfolder below it, or in your \Temp folder): vsdata.dll vsdata95.vxd vsdatant.sys vsmon.* vsmonapi.dll vsnetutils.dll vspubapi.dll zaplus.* zapro.* zlparser.dll zonealarm.exe zoneband.dll vsinit.dll vsutil.dll (please right-click, Properties -> Version to be sure it is a ZA file. Do NOT delete this file unless it is a Zone Labs file!) GLB*.* (delete any of these that you find in any of your TMP or TEMP folders) Type the following exactly - delete any files found in any folder with "Programs" in the pathname): zapro zonealarm "zonealarm pro" (including quotes) 8. Make sure your Recycle Bin is empty (right-click and select Empty). 9. REBOOT