i tried the things that you told me and still no connection...i have tried to connect at all time of the day with no luck...from what my brother in law has told me there is a antivirus on this comp...windows live one care....he has also stated that there use to be lime wire on this pc...i haven't tried any other p2p...i dont know of any other than limewire that offers free downloads...so hopefully we can figure this out.