Ok, I never really use IE so I can't say for sure if it was broken. This only started happening in the last few days where windows won't update. I end up starting in Last good Configuration because otherwise the computer just keeps restarting forever... I have a feeling aol could be behind this maybe I should uninstall aol and re-install IE7 after? Could that be? I need to learn how to turn off the programs running that I don't use or need. Thanks for all your help I'll keep trying. I Use DSL so downloads are quick but something is funky!