Mr E,I dont think you will get the full 1 gig of memory shown,it is using the other for the graphics card which is the norm on Laptops.

Mega...

Yes. You are missing 128. (1024 - 896) and (512 - 384).

It is very common for the motherboard to have graphics with no onboard memory and take it from main memory. It also applies to PCs that have cheaper mother boards with intregral graphics and no separate graphics card.

Thanks, is this a big problem? I guess not? Is there something Ishould do about it?

Mr E,this is the norm and you do not have to do anything else,just fire the laptop up and use it !!!

Mega...

No Mr E, virtually all laptops use this method I believe. The point is that if 128 of 256 are used for graphics, if you increase memory to 896 then you have 7 times more usable memory than before (256-128=128; 896/128=7), not 4 times more. With limited memory, windows swaps stuff out on to the hard disk and uses that as memory but the transfer is therefore much slower

I don't know whether any of you remember the 'HTML Generator' on Croc's old site?

I used it frequently to prepare such things as my eBay Descriptions and it helped me greatly to prepare some very professional presentations. This fantastic tool and indeed, the whole of his very useful website, disappeared with Croc's unfortunate and tragic early death. Since then I have actively been looking for something to take its place. Well, earlier today I think I have now found it! Namely something that will allow me to Copy and Paste onto a web based page some professional looking text, click on a button, and then see the HTML, which would be required to Copy and Paste onto a web page, say on eBAY so as to create the required result.

I found a FREE Web Office Suite. The HTML Generator feature I wanted so much is in the site's Word Processing section.

As well as the HTML Generator in Word Processing, there is also a PDF File Generator, some Desktop Publishing, a Spreadsheet tool and also a Presentation facility.

The site is still in 'Beta' so not all facilities are fully available at present.

Check out http://goffice.com/

Adam - thanks - bought one only to find I needed a modem as well - then decided to eliminate corruption of the laptop wireless connection by uninstall/re boot. Hey presto everything works again - doh.

I've got a big problem with my multi-screen PC this morning.

I can move the mouse cursor freely around all of the screens, but when I try to drag something across the screen, it will only drag the object 10mm or so and then I have to release it and try dragging it again another 10mm and so on. It's stopping me from setting my Windows up as I want them.

It is also starting programs within the Start menu just by hovering over the item without left-clicking.

I've tried re-booting several times, but the problem persists.

I'm just about to change the mouse, but are there any other likely causes please?

Does anyone know how to change the small time and date battery on a compaq presario 700 laptop???

Hilary, definitely sounds like a mouse problem. Very odd.

Bob, where is the battery (or don't you know?). It could be under the keyboard in which case a trawl of the web should help locate how to do it. Usually one or two screws holding the keyboard in place then has to be gently prised out.

Seymour,

I'm pretty sure now that it's something to do with Sun Java. Why the hell do programs insist on using it instead of MS Java????????

I've never had anything but problems with Sun Java and can't see any advantages whatsoever of it!!

http://www.worldtimeserver.com

Bob,i downloaded the atomic clock,which sits down beside the clock on the computer and it sets the clock for you every day,so dont have to ever change it again :-)

Mega...

Hi, Wondered if anyone could explain my memory problem(computer, not me)! When I boot up the first screen counts the memory upto 512. I have 1 x 256 stick and 2 x 128
sticks. however , when i run a program fresh devices to tell you all about your computer it says I have only have 384 memory and slot 2 does not have any memory. I can't check the memory out on my other computer as it is pc2100 and not pc133. does anyone know which figure is correct or have any ideas why the difference?

regards

hils

I had a similar problem and switched mice over with other computer. Both work well now but the original mouse will still not work properly on the original computer. Must be a software problem.

SC

Thanks for info. Not found anything on troll. The only way into laptop is by removing lots of special screws. (They look like very small allan sockets). I dont have tool so will have to give back to my friend as "Too Difficult"
Laptop is 5 years old now anyway and shud be laid to rest

Thanks Mega I will give it a try

dabler

It looks like it is using 128Mb for graphics memory. This is not uncommon when you have an integral graphics system on the mother board and not a separate graphics card. It just takes it when fully booted up.

Dabbler

Some computers will only accept identical memory upgrades. ie 2 x 256 , but not your config. Give Crucial, the memory people a buzz, and they may be able to give you more definitive answer.

Dabbler

See posts 4274-4278 above

Hi Haystack,
Thanks for getting back, I see what you saying but I do have a seperate grahics card Riva tnt which has 32mb (not much by todays standards i suppose) But I assume that the memory stick is ok as it's there on startup?

Was the graphics card added later. I added one to a PC and it still was taking the memory for its onboard systems as well.