sorry I didn't get back to you right away my friend but I had to go to work...actually it shouldn't matter if its home or pro...as long as it is windows...okay first run all your antivirus and spyware programs...if you aren't using anything then try...avg antivirus ...you should also be running a firewll which winxp does come with...this may even be your problem...but firstthings first...I suggest... adaware ...and... spybot S+D ...ok...now that you have those and have run them...well I am assuming you have run them...lol...but that would be up to you...next...go to windows update and download all the updates it tells you are there...once you have done this reboot your system and go to... sun java......download the second one...the one that says offline installation...just in case your windows firewall is the problem...once it downloads go off line and install...if you would like a good place to check and see how secure you are on the internet go to this site sheilds-up...read the instructions and then proceed...on the next page you can do a scan of your computer's ports and find out if you are open to being hacked...try all the scans if you like but the inportant one is "all service ports"...a quick explaination of what will happen...the site will scan your computer's ports sending packets of info to each port...if it can gain entry to your system your cd-rom tray should open...if not you will get a true stealth reading...let me know how this all went...