Cant do alot of things with my internet

ok well i have xin xp home with sp2 and i cant check my email, post on some forums and on the ones i can post on, it wont lemme make a big post.I cant change my profile on forums, upload files to the internet, or alot of other things. the guy at compaq said there was something i could do to fix it but i had to pay 40 bucks for support and i didnt want to.PLZ Help. thanks in advance

 

Reset TCP/IP and Winsock. If that doesn't help, reinstall your modem or NIC drivers. There are two threads in our Tips section on how to perform the resets.

 

that didnt help. how do i un install my nic card?

 

Tell us more about your system, and your network and or internet setup. OS, hardware, type of internet connection, network layout if applicable.

 

i have a Compaq Persario desktop computer with 256MB DDR SD RAM, AMD Atholon XP processor 2000+ operating at 1.76GHz, 60GB ULTRA DMA Hard Drive, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, 2 10/100 ethernet cards, i have Bellsouth Fast Access DSL internet(i know it isnt my internet cause my dads on the same connection and his computer works fine).

 

Have you ran AdAware and an up to date virus scanner?

 

"2 10/100 ethernet cards"

I had problems with my two onboard ethernet cards, for some reason if I don't bridge them, they both wont work. (Some TCP/IP thing.)

 

no, it happened even before i installed the second one. and yes, i run ad aware regularly

 

Have you tried disabling the new NIC? Why do you have two installed? Have you tried uninstalling the NIC(s) and re-installing them?

 

i have 2 so i can have ftp acces to my xbox while having my internet hooked up and yes, ive un installed them both and then re installed them