See, the trust s/w is pretty messed up... I installed once, then
immediately removed it... Reinstalling OS is definetely a no-no: I
haven't reinstalled in about 3-4 yrs (about from 1 yr after xp came
out...). I have 51 disabled services, I norton ghost everyday and the
system boots up in 51/52 seconds, with a/v, firewall, getright,
topdesk,  etc... installed at bootup...

As u said, it's probably an OS glitch and, since I can access the
settings thru cpl and everything connects and works flawlessly, I'll
let it be until I eventually come up with a solution...

I have this golden rule: "If it works, don't fix it!". Being tempted
by having everything just perfect is normal, the problems, headaches,
heartburns deriving from that are, most of the times, not worth it...

Thank you for your time and patience. If you see anything interesting
or come up with a solution, pls either post here or e-mail me
directly...

Ciao, Lupo