Thanks THERUBE, your suggestion didn't work, but still thanks.
I hate to admit defeat, but I think I'm going to have to do a re-install tomorrow of XPpro. I just don't think anything is wrong with my router/switch nor my DSL. My e-mails and downloads are still very fast, its just the browsers. My other computers in the house browsers haul while mine is just doggin' it. Time to start backing stuff up.
I'll let you all know if that is the final fix.