I have done all this Rik dont know if you recall,but some time ago I discovered that,at the time using Netgear,that there was quite a speed loss to my desktop when I used wireless hence the seeds of changing router,well,there has been no change in this as all this time this machine has been connected with Ethernet cable,well today I unleashed it from the cable using the new router and no connection to the internet and yet when I check hovering the mouse over the icon on desktop shows connection excellent and when I go into the adapter all is as it should be so,something is not right,but I think you and Simon and sebby exhausted all avenues,I tried today with a spare,known to be good,adapter but still get the message re connectivity issue and yet windows cannot repair the connection,so I will leave this as the problem may even be when the machine was made....never mind......Im in your debt once again to you and all the peeps who have contributed,many thanks.......and it dosnt look like I have lost any speed,
all.really appreciate all your help......Not leaving out James...fantastic service