Mikie you beat me to it. Sorry about that - I shoulda lookt at it closer.... Well I sort of thought the hype about RegCure looked a bit contrived - suspected it might have been self serving so I messed around with it some and.. You have to buy RegCure - I didn't see that right off. I tried it and it found 487 problems of which it fixt 3; the rest if it got registered. They haven't sent the KEY yet. Maybe you get one free run, ie one free fix w/o money. I ran Abexo and got 33 errors which I left. I ran RegSeeker (Same outfit ?) which got 115 errors which I eliminated. I re-ran Abexo and got 11 errors which I eliminated. I reran RegCure and got 473 errors. I reran Regseeker and got 6 errors which I eliminated. I re-re ran RegCure and got 477 errors which remain unfixt. What a crock! The mind boggles. For sure the RegCure ran way faster than tuthers. Perhaps it would be worth the money vs buying another printer but I spect it would be a gamble.

Raven: I promised to get back to you on this matter.But had to get my computer able to get online. I did as you suggested, But found nothing but a few click cookies. No Spyware , and no Malware. So I went to a site that told me how to repair Hal,Dll. Followed to a tee, Well that turned out to be a fiasco. Was told I could get a backup, of this file from Windows service pack 2. Then copy the folder, and go to Windows sytem 32 folder and show all files. Then find Hal.Dll. folder and paste it into the folder. If ask to overwrite. To say yes. Well then I turned off computer to try the safe mode and see if it reported the file correctly. Needless to say. Ouch, Windows would not then boot at all. So could not even go back and fix the windows file. So still tryed to do a complete restore with a format. Still could not get computer to read the disk.Finally, I thought maybe my problem is with my drawer . So called my nephew who has extra computer parts lying around.Sure enuff. He unplugged my drawer and used his. And it immediately started to read and I was able to do a complete recovery.I had two drawers one was a cd R/W and the other was A dvd R/W . Lost the cdr/w last year and then the dvd R/w this year. So Had to replace both. But am up and running well again. This computer Is a 3 year old Gateway. What a piece of trash. I do Thank you so much for giving it an effort tho. Zep: you were half right lol. Just not the hard drive tho. Thank you also for trying to help me. Thanks all Dian

I also wonder do you have a firewall and have you tried dropping your firewall and trying to get your pc to connect, it could be something changed in your settings and your firewall is blocking something. Also have you done all your windows updates for your pc? the references I have seen to the dll files you mentioned are all very very old and seem to have been fixed by windows updates, also most were involving Ie6 which version of IE do you have? The reason I ask about sp3 is that it has been found that people who did the sp3 update are now unable to get their updates to .net. There have been some work arounds for that issue. Article about that for anyone interested. XP Service Pack 3 blocks .NET security patches http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923100 and yet another question have you done all your java updates on that pc? and do you also have firefox browser? from what I have read those missing dll files should not be keeping you from connecting, they seem to be related to being able to click on links in webpages and having it take you to the appropriate pages. So I think you have 2 different problems, one the connect issue and 2 the dll problem. go to your event viewer Start> control panel> administrative tools> event viewer > there you will see 3 options in the left list double click each to open their logs look in each one to see if you have any red or yellow flags there, if you do you can hilight each one of those by clicking it then double click to open the info box on each item, look for any thing that says what is happening and what is causing it and any error codes.

Beverly, I found these in the GW Salad Cookbook I mentioned earlier. Could either of them be the one you are seeking? Unfortunately, the collection doesn't have the names of the original posters, so I don't know which CF members contributed them. Winter Fruit Salad YIELD 12 servings (about 1 cup dressing). INGREDIENTS � 6 large red apples, sliced � 2 tablespoons lemon juice � 4 bunches watercress, stems removed � 2 pounds seedless red grapes, separated into small bunches � 2 small red onions, halved and thinly sliced HONEY LEMON DRESSING: � 1/2 cup lemon juice � 1/4 cup vegetable oil � 2 to 3 tablespoons honey � 1/2 teaspoon salt � 1/8 teaspoon pepper � Lemon slices and fresh mint, optional DIRECTIONS In a bowl, toss apples and lemon juice. Arrange watercress on a large serving platter. Top with the grapes, onions and apples. In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine lemon juice, oil, honey, salt and pepper; shake well. Drizzle 1/2 cup over salad. Cover and refrigerate salad and remaining salad dressing until serving. Serve remaining dressing on the side. Garnish with lemon and mint if desired. top Toasted Pecan Salad 1 large head of romaine or assorted greens � cup seedless red grapes 1 apple � cubed � cup sharp cheddar � cubed � cup pecans � toasted Dressing 1 tablespoon Dijon or wholegrain mustard 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 tablespoon Balsamic vinegar 1 tablespoon honey 5 tablespoons olive oil 1 garlic clove - chopped Salt and pepper to taste Directions Mix all dressing ingredients together. Wash and dry greens. In a large bowl combine greens, grapes, apple, cheese, pecans. To toast pecans � in a dry fry pan add pecans � shake the pecans in the pan often because to will burn very quickly. Toss with dressing � serves 6 Linda