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To: thecow who wrote (22682)	9/29/2001 8:52:51 PM
From: H Peterson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110652

I need advice please. I just updated IE 5.5 with the service pack. I'm thinking of downloading IE 6 and installing it. With over a couple hundred posts behind and to busy right now to catch up, I hope the next question hasn't been answered to many times. Is there a reason I shouldn't update IE to version 6 ? Also in the last few weeks I'm getting some "Run time Errors" that I never used to get. What's the deal with that? Thanks, H Peterson

To: thecow who wrote (22682)	9/29/2001 11:21:04 PM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110652

Drive Image 5.0 is out. powerquest.com New features Exciting New Functionality in Drive Image 5.0 Support for Windows XP. QuickImage™ Windows interface allows you to configure and execute imaging sessions. You're no longer forced to operate while in DOS as you are with other imaging software. QuickImage scheduler allows you to schedule regular backups of your entire hard drive or individual partitions. Once your schedule is set, you do nothing more-the backups will happen automatically. Improved performance allows you to create and restore images faster than ever. Support for a greater number of CD-R/W drives, including IDE, SCSI and PCMCIA drives. VF Editor allows you to custom-build your own Virtual Floppy files, removing the need to create and boot from floppy diskettes. Supports hard drives as large as 80GB.

To: thecow who wrote (22682)	9/30/2001 11:37:03 AM
From: Triffin	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110652

Disappearing RAM .. Wondered if any of you folks have run into this .. I have a HP-5390n notebook PC with 933 mhz Pentium III processor and 256 MB RAM and Windows ME operating system which I've been told is less than stable .. ie the OS tends to 'freeze' .. Here's what I've noticed .. Go to .. START-PROGRAMS-ACCESSORIES-SYSTEM TOOLS-SYSTEM INFORMATION Once in SYSTEM INFORMATION I have total physical memory = 255.45 MB available physical memory = 121.57 MB On occaision I've observed that 'available physical memory' to be less than 30 MB .. I'm guessing that the Windows ME will 'freeze' if/when 'availble physical memory' falls to 0 .. causing one to re-boot the system .. Any thoughts on what is happening here ??? This PC is factory direct original set-up .. I've got two of them LANed through a Linksys router sharing a cable-modem connection .. I get the "RAM drop-off" on both machines .. The only idea I have is to go to the "device drivers" file and turn everything off .. reboot and add items back until I observe the "RAM drop-off" effect to attempt to isolate/identify the culprit .. Would this be a 'prudent' course of action ??? Also any other Windows ME users .. pls check your SYSTEM INFORMATION to confirm that your 'total physical memory' is equal to your 'available physical memory' Jim in Ct ..