Ok, I believe I have fixed this issue. My laptop and many others that were purchased within the last 2/3 months that have Intel Centrino are running the new Pentium M Dothan chipset. This chipset usually includes the Intel 2200BG Pro Wireless Network Adapter built in. On December 1st Intel released an update for the 2200BG chipset which includes a completely revamped driver and new management software for the wireless connection. When I ran Limewire with the old driver installed I was getting a bluescreen on connect and unfortunately the bluescreen was NOT pointing to any files or drivers as the culprit. However, I had taken my laptop to my girlfriends, who does not have a wireless network in her house, and upon hooking one of her Ethernet cables to my system I tried limewire on a hunch. . . . No bluescreen, solid connection NOW we're back in business! After I got home I checked Dells website for updates and found one had been released on Dec. 1. After installing this update I have been running Limewire fine ever since. It is my understanding that many others have reported this problem and in my experience this is the answer. Hope this helps somebody who got as frustrated as I was with it. Another thing I would like to mention is the Winxp sp2 issue. I have read many threads in this forum users telling other users to uninstall sp2 that it is "full of bugs" and "intended for corporate use only" this is a totally and completely UNTRUE. Service pack 2 while it does still contain some bugs is clearly an advantage over its predecessor. Not only are wireless connections more stable and reliable, but security is much improved and I for one can vouch a slight speed increase. SP2 is not at fault for any of the problems I have experienced on any of my systems since it was released. Uninstalling sp2 is not an option for me anyways considering it was included with my laptop already on the O/S CD. Ultimately it is the user’s choice whether or not to use sp2, but from my experience in managing several systems with Windows XP Professional running sp2 it IS clearly a necessity especially when dealing with wireless. And finally sp2 is NOT merely intended for businesses and corporations sp2 is intended for ALL users from home to home office to large business. It is not my wish to come across as a Microsoft lover as I have plenty of qualms with them, but this time I have to side with them sp2 is a big step up and any issues people are experiencing are no doubt due to factors beyond that of sp2. Sorry my post drug on forever, hope this can help some people.

Scott