I finally got it to work around 5:00. Had to use a
little program called winsockxpfix. It restores
the registries which got deleted. I brought the pc
back so all is well

Mental note: Around 12:15

Called and talked to Lori about the situation.
Looks like some of their network-based apps, like
Outlook, have been running slow this week. She
compared it to "dial-up speed". She wants me to
remote in in 45 min to machine 20020700 and take a
look.  I also brought up the possibility of
excessive network traffic and the fact that the
issues are originating from 2002 machines.