Hello, I've been fighting my acer aspire 5160- 4537 for about 2 weeks now. I have many friends that are very knowledgable about computer systems, and have been able to get lots of help. Main Problem: My computer will be connected to the internet, but I am unable to use any browsers or Windows Live Messanger- both say DNS error. I use 2 programs that I have NO problem connecting to the internet with, even while I cannot connect using the messanger and my browser. They are- Ventrillo and Pokerstars. I've checked and doublechecked my internet settings, dns settings, ipv4 and ipv6 settings.. I've used cmd and had some success: ipconfig /flushdns ipconfig /release ipconfig /renew Yesterday I used those commands, and instantly I was able to get online with my browser, ventrillo, windows msgr, and pokerstars no problem. everything was normal until my computer put itself into sleep mode ( yes I was naughty and did not have it plugged in, and didn't notice the low battery) Once it was up and running again, I was back to having the same issues. Except this time the commands I had used before to get it working now do not work. I have also done: system restore factory setting restore restarted wireless router restarted cable modem changed to a different router plugged directly into the router AND modem I feel like I'm just missing something. ANY help would be greatly appreciated. thanks, -distraught.

when happens again try ipconfig /all nslookup (web address) then try repair from network icon and retry the above. Make note of changes. "Best Practices", Event viewer, host file, perfmon, antivirus, anti-spyware, Live CD's, backups, are in my top 10