This sounds to me as if you may be getting Windows confused by having two
methods of connection potentially active at the same time - and it's
choosing the wrong one.

Go to Internet Properties |Connections - and ensure that 'never dial a
connection' is the option you've chosen, and that there are no unwanted
entries in the connection settings.

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"LoneStar" wrote in message
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Anyone...........
Weird problem on my Windows ME system: I lose Internet connectivity
approximately 15 minutes after bootup. Until then all works very well.
But when it dies, IE has the subject-line error message (whether using my
dialup OR high speed). If I reboot, all works well again for about 15
minutes, then no more Internet again. Also, my other Internet
applications don't work -- anti-virus updates, Instant Messaging, nothing
else! HOWEVER, I can ping and tracert all over the world!!!!!!!!!!!
Everything else on the computer works great, and no viruses caught by AVG.

This is too crazy. Any help would be appreciated.

EW