could someone please tell me why my computer keeps going offline by itself.
when i go into the tools bit at the top,'work offline' will have been ticked but i havent done it,it does it itself! how can i stop it as it does my head in!!

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Operating System System ModelWindows Vista Home Premium (build 6000) Hewlett-Packard Presario V6500 Notebook PC Rev 1
System Serial Number: CNF7393Q86
Enclosure Type: NotebookProcessor a Main Circuit Board b1.90 gigahertz AMD Turion 64 X2
64 kilobyte primary memory cache
1024 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: Quanta 30CF 85.17
Serial Number: None1
Bus Clock: 200 megahertz
BIOS: Hewlett-Packard F.07 08/09/2007Drives Memory Modules c,d160.04 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
99.07 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ-861H ATA Device [CD-ROM drive]

FUJITSU MHW2160BH PL [Hard drive] (160.04 GB) -- drive 0, s/n K10NT792W9K4, rev 891F, SMART Status: Healthy 1984 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot 'DIMM 1' has 1024 MB
Slot 'DIMM 2' has 1024 MB Local Drive Volumes c: (NTFS on drive 0)151.73 GB96.71 GB freed: (NTFS on drive 0)8.31 GB2.36 GB free Network Drives None detectedUsers (mouse over user name for details) Printerslocal user accountslast logon[IMG]file:///C:/Program%20Files/Belarc/Advisor/System/local/images/trans.gif[/IMG] sarah01/06/2008 19:57:21(admin)local system accounts[IMG]file:///C:/Program%20Files/Belarc/Advisor/System/local/images/no.gif[/IMG] Administrator28/09/2007 19:27:34(admin)[IMG]file:///C:/Program%20Files/Belarc/Advisor/System/local/images/trans.gif[/IMG] Guest29/12/2007 10:11:19
[IMG]file:///C:/Program%20Files/Belarc/Advisor/System/local/images/no.gif[/IMG] Marks a disabled account; [IMG]file:///C:/Program%20Files/Belarc/Advisor/System/local/images/lock.gif[/IMG] Marks a locked account None detected Controllers DisplayATA Channel 0 [Controller] (2x)
ATA Channel 1 [Controller] (2x)
Ricoh Memory Stick Controller
Ricoh SD/MMC Host Controller
Ricoh xD-Picture Card Controller
Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller (2x) NVIDIA MCP67M [Display adapter]
Generic PnP Monitor (15.4"vis)Bus Adapters MultimediaMicrosoft iSCSI Initiator
Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller (2x)
Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller (2x) Conexant High Definition AudioCommunications Other DevicesHDAUDIO Soft Data Fax Modem with SmartCP

6TO4 AdapterBroadcom 802.11a/b/g WLANAuto IP Address: 192.168.1.171 / 24Gateway: 192.168.1.1Dhcp Server: 192.168.1.1Physical Address: 00:1A:73:A3:89:E9isatap.{4AD141BF-FF6E-4B63-A7B6-7772A12AE978}isatap.{F939182D-03A9-47B8-907E-4EAC3CF67779}NVIDIA nForce Networking ControllerDhcp Server: none responded Physical Address: 00:1B:24:AA:71:4ATeredo Tunneling Pseudo-InterfaceNetworking Dns Server: 192.168.1.1

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Click on Allow a program through Windows Firewall
Click on Exceptions tab
Make sure there is a check mark in the box in front of Internet Explorer.

Also, programs like Windows Mail and Windows Media Player should also be checked.