Hi,

This is a stumper. It may have something to do with Automatic Upgrades, but
I haven't found the connection yet.

The problem: The PC is a Intel Quad processor, 4 Gig memory, using 64-bit
XP Pro. I am running Bitdefender Internet Security and Prevx 2.0. The PC
was re-loaded a few months ago because I had an issue that was similar to
this. About 3 weeks ago Outlook Express stopped displaying received .eml
messages or some messages that have HTML. It displays text. In some cases a
document will be received with photos inline. When forwarded, the received
message does not have the photos inline.

Also, right in the middle of this I discovered that I can't print to my
network printer. I have reloaded the drivers---but this didn't help. The
printer appears to be installed---the document go to "printing", but nothing
happens. I can print OK from other PC's.

In addition, I have files that are shared between PC's in the Workgroup. I
can't see the other PC and it can't see me.

I have looked everywhere in the networking and security---can't find
anything that looks funny. Checked the Web and looked here for
help----nothing so far. Looked at the settings in Bitdefender and
Prevx-----looks fine.

My gut is telling me that something is coming down in the updates that is
blocking the network somehow. I had a lot of updates around the time this
happened, but not that sure as it was not brought to my attention until later.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.
--
Rich