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I'm a little surpised that the RAM slot isn't under one of the removable covers on the base of the machine as I believe most of them are.

I trade of a laptop (dell) and was able to add an extra 512Mb of memory without any problems at all although there are different types which are specific to each laptop dependent on how old it is.

I've also added a 2nd monitor witout any hitches and will be happy post up the setup instructions when you sort out the memory.

I have fixed my Internet explorer it wasn't corrupted after all, it was my firewall stopping it from working, its now OK after a few adjustments.

Thanks Bakko, no the memory is definitely not under a panel in the base. Have tried a second monitor on the machine without difficulty, so I'm OK setting that up thanks. The machine only has 256 Mb of memory, some of that's given to the graphics card, so adding 512 is going to make it useable. He doesn't really want to spend on a full 1Mb, bit over the top for the amount of trading he does.

I have a Gericom laptop that has just been away for a new hard disk but the fan is now making horriable noises. Its still under guarantee but to avoid the hassel of sending it away again for over a week does anyone know if its easy and cost effective to replace myself. Ta Graeme.

the bug from SP 2 has hit over the last few days-"Limited or no connectivity" on LAN.
Tried all the patches and Windows downloads- this is one BIG problem, nothing works on the LAN.
Any clues, this started last Friday, I even bought a new router/switch- that barsteward Gates wants his booolox torn off for allowing bugs in his "Service Packs", sells him more " fixes" I guess.

All Dell machines have the memory slot under the machine, but some Toshes you have to remove the keyboard and then a protective plate before you get to the memory.

Graeme, I looked into replacing the fan on someone's Sony laptop and it was a complete unit with a large mounting plate so it's likely to be a complex procedure - as is the case with laptops usually!

blinger - how do you know it's the fault of SP2? It's been around for so long now it seems unlikely to be the cause.

Seymour Clearly Thanks. I will do more backups and give them a ring tomorow. It feels like I have lost a hand when the laptop is away even though I have two desktops.
Graeme.

GODDIT!!!!!!!!!!!

If anyone has the problem "Limited or no connectivity", and a general mix up in the LAN connections, I found that a program had sneaked in called "Newnet- whacking that cured all.I noted that an error message RUNDLL cannot find file xxx came up ref
Newnet.
All works now, google is full of fixes, mine took 4 days to find.

To all those who have had problems with connecting to the internet, I've just had a chat with a very helpful guy at BT who was letting me know about the fault I reported on Monday.

He said that several exchanges were being pressured to say they could handle 2mb and change their status from amber to green when the engineers knew they needed considerable new investment to genuinely qualify for 'green' status.

Nobody was going to admit this publicly, so the script from the helpline is always suggesting it's your computer/modem/software, when in fact, they all know jolly well, it's the local exchange struggling.

Everything working fine today..... but then I now have this guy's contact details. Should save hours of frustration contacting BT Broadband Helpline!

Thanks Priscilla, a couple of us had problems connecting last night but all seems OK today.

Not a problem as such, but I would be grateful for any advice
I have just realised that my C: drive is NTFS, whilst my others are FAT32 - Is there anything to be gained by changing the others to NTFS, assuming this is possible?
Am running XP Pro.

Many thanks

Provided you don't use Windows 95/98, NTFS is a much better and more reliable file system so you should certainly change over to it. Look up NTFS conversion in Help.

thanks very much kayak

Advice please. My old psion 5 organiser is beginning to creak, touch screen getting quirky. Now my phone (sony t610) screen has packed up. Seems like time to get a handheld PDA? I don't use the phone much and pay as you go tarrif will be fine, I don't want video messaging. I do want my diary and contacts and easy sync with my laptop. Any recommendations gratefully considered. TIA

Any help gratefully appreciated!

I have suddenly started getting a window

Adobe Reader

There was was an error while loading the plug-in "Accessibility.api". The plug-in failed to initialize.

This happens on trying to open any pdf file (eg. this weeks edition Shares magazine).
I have tried downloading latest edition of Adobe Acrobat Reader but am told I already have it.

Many thanks in advance.

hodgins,

Click here for an explanation

Kernow,

"My old psion 5 organiser is beginning to creak, "

You'll miss your keyboard if you go for a conventional PDA.

Someone had a mini catalogue from Expansys here yesterday and there were several PDA devices with keyboards.

TP

Hilary. Many thanks. Sorted

desperate das: Frustratingly, there's nothing I can do except liaise with BT Broadband. Today the line is working and stable but yesterday I had no internet connection whatever. The fault is definitely somewhere in their system, so nothing I can do.