yup you were right, i did delete the LW folders, and then when i went to run it again, it had me reistall it. i have just been tring to turn over ever rock to get this to work.
about the firewall issue, my pc came with a trial macafee on it, but i deleted it,and it isnt listed on my list of programs, but it is still on my firewall screen,there isnt a way for me to change it either. could that be an issue?

Try using your computer's search to look for all files & folders with mcafee in the name & delete what you find.

Check your router's manual...just see whether there's a secondary IP address that you can use to log into the router. Don't know if it'll help, but you could try using a different browser to log into the router.

Edit: Try typing this into your browser's address bar
http://dslrouter

oh well, thanks for trying to help me to get LW to work, it seems i have tried just about everything to some degree. it seems like i have added this and change that preference to get it to work. and nothing seems to work. what a headache, why cant it just be loaded and have it work like it used too.
again thanks to all that tried to help,
i'm out of here.
i feel like i am chasing a bone tied to a string,
i cant waste more time trying to get it to work,
why cant it just be loaded and work like it used too.
again thanks for all the help.