are you on a network?
Nope, my NIC is used just so my modem could communcate with my PC without having to sacrifice a USB port. My system runs a bit smoother than it used to be with the virii within it (don't really know if the plural for virus is virii or viruses *shrug*).

I have a few other questions regarding XP, though that's been bothering me a bit.

1) I've been looking at my task manager to see if I have any programs running in the background that I don't know about.
Since I'm not in a network, what is "svchost.exe (SYSTEM)" for?

2) How do I turn off the irritating 'script debugger' that pops up occasionally whenever I use internet explorer? (It started when I installed Office XP with Frontpage).

3) My virus scanner found a virus 'ADVAPI.EXE', but I also find the same thing in my start-up list when I use msconfig. What exactly does it do?

4) What kind of info would you like to know about my system?