You know Mark

I think there is more to your solution than you are letting on, simply put how could a fragmented C:\ drive cause the firewall icon to be displayed in LW? Also, a fragmented drive would slow all your apps down but you did not say that in your post.

Anyway, the main problem is that you did not supply enough info, i.e. the symptoms your PC were showing when you wrote out your cry for help. It would be appreciated if you have another problem you try to be as comprehensive as possible and not just leave us with the edited highlights.


UK Bob