Hi don't know if microsoftcock is the problem or if using Opera 12 is. I've just gone over to 30 from 12 - I didn't want to cause i really licked 12 . . . It has SOOO many features like "copy to note" & size in/decreaser, click anywhere in tab to close, etc. But 12 was starting to run weird, crash frequently if too many tabs open & lot of. Sites weren't supported - banking, etc. Maybe this is contributing to ur problems but don't rule out the beast from Redmond