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Originally Posted by dragon

Vm shouldn't affect anything on your LAN....

Have you tried loading the software to monitor/manage the homeplugs (assuming the one connected to the computer still works...

http://www.solwise.co.uk/net-powerline-pl-14pe-eu.htm

I looked at that but didn't get the bit about running it as an administrator. The PC is running XP - so do I still need this?

Another thing that is happening on the Laptop is that a Pop Up keeps appearing wanting to dial broadband