ok guys, do you both have another computer so you can rule out the ISP theory? kemal suggests trying to change browser setting for automatic image resizing and smart image dithering. he says sometimes if either of these get corrupted in windows itself, it can produce scrambled images. in that case, the solution would be to reinstall windows. kemal has an extra video card, and he says if he were the one having these problems, he would just take out his video card and put the other one in to see if that made a difference. what a pain in the butt you guys are having. sorry.