Firstly, apologies for the multiple posting, but I wasn`t sure which
would be the most relevant group to use.

I have IE6 with Outlook Express, a USB ADSL router (using PPPoA) and
am having on-going trouble connecting to newsgroups. Unfortunately,
advice that I have received following earlier posts hasn`t resolved
the problem and my ISP hasn`t been helpful at all. However, a recent
virus scan showed that ntoskrnl.exe had "changed" and I wondered if
that might have something to do with it? As I am not sure exactly
what function this program has, apart from being essential during
boot-up, I thought it might be worth asking...

Thanks
Kate