There's a lot of hysteria about viruses. I got the same emails, but because they were from a source I didn't recognise, as well as containing an attachment, I didn't open them. Even if I had opened them, a security box would have opened up warning me about opening a .zip attachment. I have never used an anti-virus program.

Kayak - you have to agree that you are NOT an average computer user :-) For your average Joe/Robb/Iain/man in the street NAV takes a lot of the worry away for the sake of 20-30. AND you can be vigilant as well.

Balderdash :-)

Well, OK, when my toddler starts using email I may well have to invest in one :-(

Kayak.Your the Man!I can almost hear your shout to those Nerdy Virus Programmers."BRING IT ON!!!!" :-))))))))

Kayak/All - this is real.

MyDOOM B virus - very nasty.

Check out the site details - given the full code so go check

http://www.microsoft.com/security/antivirus/mydoom.asp

Message from my ISP (OneTel):-

"Virus Alert

A very serious new virus threat has been spreading across the Internet now for some hours.

In order to stop this spreading any further, we have blocked the specific Email attachment types detailed below:

.bat, .cmd, .exe, .pif, .scr "

Hmmm? Yes. A good idea, son!

Worm Virus W32/MyDoom Brings Chaos To Traders EMails
Download Check & Fix Here
http://www.snappytrader.com/pqremove.com

I've had several Norton alerts in the past few days and deleted them all without looking. Not sure which virus, but it only happened since I subscribed to CBS Marketwatch earlier in the week. Anyone else?

Is there a link?

Different subject.

I'm looking at acquiring a new TFT to link into my laptop. Am planning for it to run SSRT so good graphics required. It would be the second monitor on my laptop after the main screen. Graphics card is ATI Mobility Radeon M6-M/D with 16mB.

My question is will it run a Dell 2001fp TFT set at 1600x1280 as well as my laptop screen?

Cheers,
Al

Al, probably a coincidence, this current virus became widespread about the same time.

Re the screen, I am not sure what you want to do, laptops can normally only show the same information either on the internal screen or the external or both, I havnt seen any where you can use the 2 screens to show different info. You can definateley have different resolutions, those available should be ib the documentation I havnt checked your graphocs card but 1600x1280 might be a bit much for it.

Al, I have tried running two screens from my laptop - A Dell Inspiron 3800 (old!) - could get two different screens but the second (running D4F) became miscoloured but still usable. Not sure what the graphics card is. Will check and see.

SC, miss colour is often a bad connection or having only low colour resolution which is probably what you were getting, there is a trade off between the number of pixels that can be driven and the number of colours available, as you drive more pixels you can have less colours . There is no reason why a laptop cant drive more than one screen its just that I havnt seen it, the total resolution that Al needs would be high so the graphics 'card' (probably on board and not a card) will need to be powereful. Its a while since I was up to date with laptops.

Al I probably havnt helped you with this or 1252 above, probably best you just ignore me ;-)

Spaceman / SC - cheers. Card is seperate. Laptop is 2 years old and was one of the first with P4 and seperate card back then. Don't need a new one as it does very well.

I have been running a 17" CRT as a seperate screen for some time - XP allows you to do this - from the laptop. I've had 1280x1024 no trouble. I've been thinking about upgrading to a 20" TFT at 1600x1200 and wasn't sure if the 16mB would be enough. The 14" laptop TFT only has max 1024x768 which is fine for what I use it for daily.

The upshot is that if I can't run the 20" at that high resolution, then I'd just go for a 18" or 19" and run it at 1280x1024 and save myself 200 or something.

Al. is the laptop in a docking station or similar then?

Spaceman - no. It has a graphics port, as most do, but you can plug a monitor into it and set the thing up as 2 screens.

evening all:-)

have a computer which i have a matrox dual output video card fitted and bought another video card today a pci one,how do i configure the new one please so that i can run a 3 monitor setup.

OS Win2000Pro and 512mb memory athlon 2500 chip....

TIA :-)

Mega...

Mega,
You normally cant I am sorry to say :-(
On some occasions you can but normally the video memory range conflicts.
D.

Mega Bucks

I have run a second video card alongside my matrox with no problems.

The only way to find out is to try it.

My experience with XP is that it is best to update your system with the latest service packs and other updates before you add hardware. This way XP seems to cope better.

Optimist,

Your a star will try it out over the next couple of days and will come back with a update...

I take it you have to install the driver that comes with the new card as well??

Many thanks....

Mega...

Mega Bucks

It depends on the card. With any luck windows will recognise the card and install it's own or a deffault driver. Best to have the card drivers handy though.

Worst case is that there is a conflict and you get no output from either card in which case you will have to forget it.

Make sure that you set a system restore point before you start.