Traceroute and ping work, but not browser

When you ping and trace, are you using the IPs or the DNS names? If the former, then it sounds like your DNS settings may be incorrect since you mentioned your setting a static IP.

In terms of not getting a dynamic IP, being XP, ensure that all your settings are set properly (both IP and DNS settings are set to auto and that your alternate config isn't set).

No need to do anything else to try to fix it.

When set to auto, go to the command prompt and do an ipconfig /all and report back what your dns servers are listed as.

This is when the settings are on automatic, still says Limited Or No Connectivity.

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Phil
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Atheros L2 Fast Ethernet 10/100 Base
-T Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-18-F3-0E-9B-69
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.6.15
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

i have a dlink router so it the default gateway and dns should be 192.168.0.1. At least thats what it is on my laptop.

i tried nslookup on google with a static ip and dns. It wouldnt work on automatic

*** Can't find server name for address 192.168.0.1: Non-existent domain
*** Default servers are not available
server: unknown
address: 192.168.0.1

Non-authoritative answer:
Name : www.l.google.com
address: 173.194.34.104
Aliases: www.google.com

I can ping and traceroute google public dns 8.8.8.8 but when i telnet google at port 80 it just goes to a black dos screen

Found 1 adware, didnt change anything :S i might just reformat. Also, i cannot see the desktop on the network even tho i can ping the ip and get a reply. I dont get why when setting the ip and dns to automatic it doesnt assign an ip address. Im really stumped

Wireless works so the problem is on your desktop - don't touch the router for this, you can uninstall your network card driver then reboot, windows will detect the network card or you can install it from your motherboard cd. Open the windows explorer then right click on Network>Properties>On Internet Protocol click on Properties, make sure to obtain the IP address automatically.

The network adapter config is saying that dhcp server is not enabled in your router for dynamic address ranging.that is the reason you are getting APIPA address(169.254.6.15 ).
Enable dhcp server on your router for using dynamic address instead of static.