thanks so much for helping me! You ROCK!

"Malke" wrote:

> Karen wrote:
>
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I need some help. I have Windows XP Home Edition at my home. I am
> > the only
> > user. I just got RoadRunner about a month ago. Here is my problem.
> > After about I would say 4 hours something causes my RoadRunner to
> > disconnect I
> > think. When I click on Internet Explorer my home page won't load. I
> > get
> > that Page Unavailable or Need to check your browser settings message.
> > So I
> > then log off Windows and log back on and my connection picks up again.
> > I
> > have tried many many things. I made sure that my Power Options were
> > correct
> > in that the monitor or hard drive never shuts down. So any ideas?
> > It's a
> > pain in the butt. I even tried disconnecting my modem to see if that
> > helped
> > after I reconnected it. It didn't. Please help!
> >
> > Thanks!
>
> Check the power management tab on the network adapter. Go to the Control
> Panel System applet, Hardware, Device Manager. Expand Network Adapters
> and find the one you are using to connect to the cable modem.
> Double-click it to get its Properties. On the power management tab,
> uncheck "Allow Windows to turn off this device when not in use".
>
> Malke
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