Thanks to all who have replied thus far. The problem I noted still exists, after looking at each option and cause suggested. I would not additionally that the "pop-up" advisor visible when I mouse over the "Connection Status" icon on my taskbar states: "Connection Status Unknown The account specified for this service is different from the account specified for other services running in the same process." Does anyone know how I can identify the referenced "account" (s) to understand more clearly what different accounts are associated with what services? I am the only user of this unit and the only administrator ofmy network, so I cant qualify any account that would be associated with a service on my system without my direct initiation. Any info would be helpful. Thanks in advance.