It could be that XP is now trying to update itself online. After
installing XP you have to autoupdate it so that new Windows security
patches are installed.

Does his happen when you are online or offline?

hth


Alison wrote:
>
> Thanks for the response! It all started when I took the hard drive to Geek
> Squad to repair or replace my optical drives which were both not working.
> They did a diagnostic and found both drives were bad and that my Win XP was
> "corrupted". They suggested a full windows restore. They first restored my
> original Win 98 and then restored my Win XP Home Upgrade. All files were
> backed up to Seagate External Hard Drive. I brought it home and installed a
> new external CD/DVD Drive and a Wireless Router. All installs went well. Now
> it keeps freezing up.....I had to reboot 3 times just to write this reply
> because of freezing up.
>