Nichos Dad

Would I be right in saying that the links are for XP but they should still be usable for Vista? I may be jumping the gun because I haven't opened them up yet....will now though Thanks

Thanks heaps. I'll check out the links and hopefully they will solve my problems.

Thanks again Randy, that link worked for me so I now have the latest updates on my laptop. Just running it now to see if it finds anything. Thanks.

By the way, I have tried a few ethernet cables which work on my other computers direct with a modem. Not using the router at the moment.

Thanks Randy. I'll give that a go. In the meantime... the blue screen tells me: A problem has been detectedand windows has been shut down....etc Technical Info STOP: OxOOOOOO8E (0xC0000005, 0x8F5ACB3A, 0xA00F15F4, 0x00000000) Does this mean anything..obviously it does, just not to me. Thanks again.

The laptop restarts in Safe Mode each time I turn it on. It boots up normally but only lasts a minute before it blue screens me and then I need to start in safe mode. People have said it could be the motherboard, others say it could be a virus from messenger. All different opinions. I will start it up and post the errors I get shortly. Thanks

Yes, I tried that, quite a few times but whatever I do I can't get an internet connection at all on the laptop.

I'm Neil from Sydney Australia. And yes, you can probably tell I am Nicho's Dad... Thanks in advance for solving any probs I may have...and do have!!!

My laptop can't get an internet connection because it has issues. I have been advised to install Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware. I download the software on my desktop which can log onto the internet. The installed updates are dated 9 months ago back I can easily click on "Check for Updates" and everything is up to date from there. When I install the program onto my laptop (with no live internet connection) I can easily set up the program, but am stuck with the out of date definitions. Is there a way I can copy the latest definitions from my desktop over to the laptop? Thanks in advance. Neil Sydney, AUS