Hi, My startbar is also frozen. Thus far, I have been able to find one small solution to this problem. I identified the SSDP service with MSconfig (use the run command) causes this hangup (right click my computer, click manage, expand services and application, this on XP professional). I dissabled the SSDP service but now I cannot find my CD-ROM or internet access. Can anyone provide any additional info. here???? I would appreciate. Martin.