My vista desktop has been working fine for a year and recently I can't get on the internet. My static ip info won't stick. Or bits of the info keep going going blank such as the default gateway. It's just my desktop connected to my modem. No router. No connection problems from my isp to me. Far as I can tell no viruses. I've tried turning off my kapersky firewall and nothing helps.

Please try to update your network card driver and check if this solve your problem. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights. Microsoft Student Partner Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator: Security Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer: Security Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuration

Hi, As this issue occurs recently, system restore can be under consideration. This problem can happen if you assigned an invalid or an ip address that has been taken by any of your workstations. What will happen if you set it to obtain IP address automatically. Can you use other internet application like MSN? If only IE, refer to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737 to reset IE. For further troubleshoot, reinstall network card driver or update to the latest version. Regards, Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.