alright i have a cicero from which i bought from futureshop. i have had it for about 2-3 years and i have noticed that i always get the same problem which forces me to format my computer and im getting sick and tired of it. here are the symptoms i obtain -i will be playing on the internet and my netork disconnects -i try to connect but no wireless netowkrs are in range -when i restart my computer after the "windows xp" screen with the blue loading bar at the bottom it goes to a black screen before entering the welcome screen. problem is mine never does that. it stays on the black screen until i restart the pc and then it asks me to start in safe mode. i formatted my pc so there isnt much i can tell you but would anyone have any theories on why this is happening to me and me alone? this has never happened with my old ibm computer only with this piece of junk. could it be the motherboard? a technician at futureshop said that the mobo could cause problems with xp ( prob bs right) so can any1 help a little frustrated boy? sorry for the long post

Do you check for, and remove, Spyware ?? Spyware info.from Microsoft Virus and Spyware scans work better in Windows Safe-Mode. Resources for Troubleshooting Startup Problems in Windows XP

Constant reformatting is no way to fix a problem This space for rent

yes i always do virus and spyware scans. i constantly have mcaffee avg free and M$ antispyware running. and i no constant reformating isnt gona fix it but its the only way i no how

"i no constant reformating isnt gona fix it but its the only way i no how" BINGO! And THAT is the real problem.... This space for rent

well what would you recoment jam? i have talked to a friend and he said its probably caused by a bad driver. could this be viewed in event viewer or something

alright well i have called microsoft tech support and found out that my problem was due to my wireless router, it was a problem with the drivers!!!! moral of the story 1 dont use nortan ghost unless you know how 2 dont buy wireless routers 3 call tech support before trying to do anything all this could of been avoided :(