Originally Posted by jeregrl

I went into msconfig and there is a process called HPWireless Assistant but it has been unchecked and the date disabled is July the 8th.

You can:

1- Call HP and find out what the program does,
2- Do a Google search and see what the program is or does, or...
3- You can enable it and see if it cures your problem

Or...If the machine is still under warranty, I'd call HP and have them troubleshoot the problem before uninstalling anything. After that, go from there. I'd also have a look at HP's forums; just to get an idea of what's what.

Good luck.

Other junk programs are just programs that you dont want; usually programs that come preinstalled on prebuilt computers. (there is a reason i custom build)

Sometimes they screw with each other, and sometimes not. In this case it looks like its disabled and running ok. Once again, please try using another browser such as firefox, chrome, or safari. This really might help the problem. Or it might not. BUt its worth a shot.