HELP! Can't pass logon screen

I've tried 5 times to log on to SL, but as soon as I see the welcome screen with the 4 buttons (connect/prefs/quit/...) the application hangs. I can't C/A/Del my way out of it, and I can't quit or access the prefs either.

Earlier I enabled "AGP graphics acceleration" in the SL prefs to see if it speeded things up (no real need, just curious), and since then I haven't been able to log on. Is there a way of accessing that setting without having to go into the program itself?

I have a Dell D600 which usually works perfectly - I've never had this problem before. I've cleaned up the Windows and IE temp files, run a chkdsk - still broken.

Please help - I'm missing my friends

Freya.

You could try uninstalling then reinstalling SL.

It'll ruin your cache but will fix any settings issues.

Alternatively, you could dive into the SL directory and start tampering.

c:\Documents and Settings\yourname\Application Data\SecondLife\

<It'll ruin your cache>

Is that a problem? What will I lose?

Just preloaded textures and sounds... will mean you have to reload them again... which you'll have to do from tomorrow anyway since a cache-flush comes as a freebie with every update.

OK, I'll try it. Thank you for replying - I'm unexpectedly worried about not being able to get in!