The problem went away today, without me doing anything.
My IP is cricKet. That could explain alot in itself.
It may be good in some places but in my part of Mesa, AZ, its quirky at times.
If it happens again, I'll do a DXDIAG and send it to you.
I'm using XP PRO on a five year old Dell XPS 400.
I know that I need to max my RAM and get a better video card. Mine is an nVidia 7300GT.
And since I am finally in the position to upgrade everything, over the next two months, rather than take up your time now, I'll wait till I'm done with my upgrades.
Thanks for your time.