This is very frustrating, I noticed that my PC was acting strange, so i downloaded a norton internet security pro trial version, did a scan..found 3 trojans and about 4 adware files, trojans weren't a problem to get rid of..adware was a pain in the a$$. Anyway getting to the point..the last file i deleted was "tips.ini", then I booted up out of safemode..and i could not connect to the internet, nor use any IM service, NOTHING! as if i had no connection. Someone please find it in their hearts to help.. Thanks