Optimist, I have not changed anything re java so I assume I'm using msjava but will have a look around.

One thought came to me whilst cleaning house , could Norton Internet Security be causing a problem due to slowing everything down. I have the firewall switched off and am using ms firewall but have had ad blocking on.My local IT boys say Norton internet security should be turned off as its crap and you should install adaware to block ads , any comment?

will take a look at screen shot later , ta.

update , just turned off Norton ad blocking , no effect , problem remains

p.s. where do I look for information on java , help and support is not telling me anything
your patience is appreciated

I've never used Norton Internet Security although I do use Norton AV which does tend to hog resourses sometimes but is still IMO a good program. You could try turning Norton off so long as you still have the XP SP2 firewall turned on but I would be surprised if this was the problem.

The more I think about this the more it points to the graphics card. Are you able to borrow a single channel card that you can try out?

Optpmist , I live in the outback of Scotland , it has some drawbacks! that is why I am here on this thread at regular intervals. I have talked to my local IT guys and described the problem but they said they had absolutely no idea as it seems around here I am the only trader and they have never seen the problem. All they recommended was to upgrade the graphics driver which I have done.
Going to try and post screen shot now.

so from above I am unable to get a single outlet graphics card

just tried to post screenshot but failed. Have got it as screenshot.wps in msworks wordprocessor but don,t see how to get it onto the IE explorer clipboard. When trying to save saw no mention of JPEG.

don't have ms word

think I should ask santa for yet another pc :-((((

Maddoctor

To save it as a JPEG you need to paste it into something like Paint and to post it on a thread you have to save it to a web based server.

optimist, the send signature , an old one , very strange

maddoctor, I have seen the problem you describe on one of my machines using dialup. The stockwatch issue seems to resolve if I scroll up and down away from the area and bring it back into view (I have a very long stockwatch!) or if I let it settle for a few seconds. Just accepted it as part of life's rich (PC) tapestry. If I get a chance over the next few days I'll try band post a screenshot of it myself if I can. Doesn't happen with my fastest machine running Firefox with Sun Java on broadband.

Seymour , well i,m glad somebody has seen the problem as well , have felt like a voice in the wilderness this past few days.Can you put up a screen shot?

optimist , did you get the jpeg file and manage to open it?

I have had similar problems in the past.

I am not 100% certain, but I seem to remember it was fixed by disabling the 'Use Smooth Scrolling' option within IE Internet Options - Advanced - Browsing.

Maddoctor

Yes and No!

I will email you later.

Qwento's idea is most certainly worth trying.

optimist , this inability to open the attachments is really puzzling.
I used photoshop to grab the screen , used save as to save in the format you requested and then used the send facility in photoshop - seems straightforward?
Have you got anything in sp1 or sp2 which is blocking opening.Only one thing springs to mind and that is at the mo only have the 6 week trial version of photoshop , something missing?

On another matter I said that something funny had come up when I sent the message i.e. what appeared to be my old Outlook Express address. When I set up the btbroadband I did not ask it to use Outlook express. What is going on? Since my old wanadoo OE dialup account is still active was photoshop using that? and if so what e-mail address did you see , freeserve or btinternet?
At the end of the month when I lose the dialup will Outlook Express become inactive?.

What kind of account is the btbroadband MAIL , is that using Outlook Express?

In addition when using freeserve/wanadoo Internet Explorer the top bar said "IE supplied by Freeserve" , there is nothing on the BTYahoo header , just says BTYahoo Browser - Is this browser IE.

Until now I have only used dialup from Freeserve and these differences with broadband are puzzling me. If you or anybody else with a moment can answer all these questions I would appreciate it.
and thanks

md

Re: downloads

Try using a 'Right Click' and then select 'Save Target As".

This should allow the attachment to download to your Desktop. You can open it in the ordinary way with a 'Double click' on the new desktop icon. Obviously, if this works tyou will need to re-save the file elsewhere and then delete the desktop download - or whatever.

For some reason, I now have to do this with .doc, .xls and also PDF downloads and of course, this does include the 'lottery mailer.xls' file from Scrip.

I suspect it is to do with settings following my new SP2 installation a few weeks ago.

Quento , thank god for this board , on stopped stockwatch today , doing what you said , problem has gone , lets see what tomorrow brings :-))))Many many thanks.

Optimist , thanks for your efforts , please see long list of questions above.

Docproc , will see what optimist says , after sending 3 types of file , none of which he could open , I am flaundering again. You are correct with respect to the "good experience" , this past 3 days has certainly sent me around my new computer and whilst the screen fixes , graphics card fixes did not do the trick , the whole thing is now set up as it should be and for that I am very grateful to all those who contributed.
This thread should have been the thread of the year!!! perhaps next year. PB did deserve an award.

Maddoctor

Sorry for the delay in replying but well done Quento for sorting you.

I think the main reason that I could not open the attachment was that you had saved it as JPEG2000 which is not yet a popular standard so it is usually best to save as normal JEPEG with a jpg extension. I did try to get a viewer for the file but it still didn't work.

As regards your other points, your email was sent through BTinternet. I'm not sure what email client BTInternet will have installed (if you send me a normal email I can probably tell from that) but if it is not OE then it has added your new account to OE and left it as the deffault mail client.

So far as I know, both BT and Freeserve use Internet Explorer but modify some of the settings and jeadings to suite themselves (not necessarily to suite you).

Somewhere in your Start Menu you will have a shortcut for the original MS Internet Explorer. My advice would be to use that and also set your home page to MoneyAM or something else that you find useful.

Doc

Microsoft have stopped you opening those files directly for security reasons. I'm not sure if you can override them but I wouldn't.

Optimist , could not see a jpg extension in my version of photoshop but did look for it. Extensions are something I know little about.

The reason I asked about OE is because I have gone in to have a look and there is nothing there except a welcome from OE (and how did they do that?)but it was calling me by my old e-mail address on OE with Freeserve.No e-mails are there since firing up BTbroadband. Is BIGBROTHER watching me?.

Thanks for other answers and have a relaxing day - because after 4 days of struggling , thats what I am about to do.

re e-mail client I noted that your 1st address was bt and that is what I am using.

Does anyone know from where I can download a copy of TC Active and TC Monitor
Trojan cleaners? Or may be recommendations on other Trojan cleaners - both free and commerical.

Thanks.

I don't know about TC but you can get Spybot S&D here http://www.spybot.info/en/index.html

maddoctor - are you using BT/Yahoo Broadband? If so, its browser's default mail is normally Yahoo not OE.
Top of your mail page will say BT Yahoo Browser - BT Yahoo Mail.

7th floor , yes btyahoo , thanks for answer , thats what i thought but somehow OE knows i,m here - spooky