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I assume the remote control was consensual. I doubt this was related to your network.

Consider that if you're online, you're on a network in any case--it just happens to be a very large one, and you're likely to be partially firewalled off from it.

Oh, my mistake then. I assumed it was not consensual since the OP seemed concerned and then followed by installing Zone Alarm.

Nope, not consensual, someone was controlling my trackball.

If someone was really remote controlling your computer without your permission, that is a very unusual thing. Most people are quite content to quietly go behind your back and install fun things to scrape credit card numbers, set up your computer as a spam server, or various other nefarious stuff.

What did you do to Teri?

Charles, you are something else LOL.

Has anyone had any problems with Linksys routers or their drivers? Prior to hooking up and installing the drivers for the wireless router, my computer would run perfectly fine. Now that I have the router hooked up and drivers installed, my computer freezes and crashes with BSOD's all the time. I've even done a fresh install of Windows 7 (I was running the release candidate) but I'm experiencing the same time.

I'm about ready to do another fresh install and go back to a direct connection. I am, after all, only using the wireless utility for my printer anyway.

Any ideas? Your help is greatly appreciated.

You shouldn't have to install any drivers (or anything at all) when you use a router of any kind. Remove the router software and just use the Windows wireless connection.

I did remove the router software Ken, as I couldn't even run it successfully, but I'm still encountering problems. Do you think it's possible that it has left stuff behind, thus causing a conflict?

Are you getting the BSOD constantly? Surfing the net, running apps, or even when idling?

If the router is connected still and you get BSOD then I'd remove it and make a direct connection before any other changes. If your suspicion of left over "stuff" from the router driver/software (which is never required) is the culprit then you should still get BSOD even with direct connection. See what happens.