Not sure what did it but I had 2 copies of guardDog.exe running in task
manager....one was smaller than the other so killed the small one ;)  and I
added the / to the url addy and looks like it is working:

--- - 2005-01-30 23:13:56 - Starting BOINC client version 4.19 for
windows_intelx86
--- - 2005-01-30 23:13:56 - No general preferences found - using BOINC
defaults
http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/ - 2005-01-30 23:14:30 - Project prefs: using
your defaults
--- - 2005-01-30 23:14:31 - Insufficient work; requesting more
--- - 2005-01-30 23:14:36 - Insufficient work; requesting more
http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/ - 2005-01-30 23:14:36 - Requesting 13420
seconds of work
http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/ - 2005-01-30 23:14:36 - Sending request to
scheduler: http://setiboinc.ssl.berkeley.edu/sah_cgi/cgi
http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/ - 2005-01-30 23:14:41 - Scheduler RPC to
http://setiboinc.ssl.berkeley.edu/sah_cgi/cgi succeeded
SETI@home - 2005-01-30 23:14:42 - General preferences have been updated
--- - 2005-01-30 23:14:42 - General prefs: from SETI@home (last modified
2005-01-23 10:52:48)
--- - 2005-01-30 23:14:42 - General prefs: no separate prefs for home; using
your defaults
SETI@home - 2005-01-30 23:14:42 - Project prefs: no separate prefs for home;
using your defaults
SETI@home - 2005-01-30 23:14:42 - Started download of
setiathome_4.08_windows_intelx86.exe
SETI@home - 2005-01-30 23:14:42 - Started download of better_banner.jpg
SETI@home - 2005-01-30 23:14:49 - Finished download of better_banner.jpg
SETI@home - 2005-01-30 23:14:49 - Throughput 1068 bytes/sec
SETI@home - 2005-01-30 23:14:49 - Started download of
setiathome_4.08_windows_intelx86.pdb
SETI@home - 2005-01-30 23:18:25 - Finished download of
setiathome_4.08_windows_intelx86.exe
SETI@home - 2005-01-30 23:18:25 - Throughput 3382 bytes/sec
SETI@home - 2005-01-30 23:18:25 - Started download of
07ap04aa.12398.10033.1040906.33


So thanks again everybody and if I have any more problems I know were to
come for help......not those lame seti message boards where all they care
about is checking your files to see how many units you have crunched and if
none they add you to their plonk file and make a big deal out of
it.......that kinda hurt my fellings......but I always knew usenet groups is
were it's at <G>



-- 
'Jiffy smiles upon a sense of humor and is quick to smite those that have
none.' Or, if you prefer the New American Standard edition: 'Laugh, or I'll
kick yo' ass!'