Have you tried applying this patch suggested in the tips thread? It's not a cure-all, but it's resolved the problem for most that have tried it.
John
Please I hope someone has the solution- to sonics unsolution DLA driver problem. It is absolutly outragous to have a brand new DELL Dimension E521 and have all theses problems. Sonic wasnt the only compatibility issue,after partially installing my ISP software, my comp. crashed. I spent the next 16 hrs on the phone with tech support just to get it back!!! Im begining to think it would be better to get windows XP-at least it works!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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