Birdy,
In my SECOND reply in this thread I gave all the particulars of my operating system, at least all I know. I may not have mentioned that I am using Symantic (Norton) security which I have configured to accommodate LW (then reconfigured just to be sure). To make things even MORE interesting, now LW won't maintain a connection. This started today! Let me know if you require any other info. I'm not sure if I have the technical savvy to have the answer, but I will try.
Dell 4600 P4 3.06 GHz w/HT
Win. XP 2000 Home
1024 MR DDR SDRAM@333 MHz
258 Ram
Roadrunner modem, model DCM 245

Hope this will suffice.