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To: John Busby who wrote (3062)	1/24/2002 1:44:55 PM
From: WTMHouston	Respond to of 3372

<<Sounds like a browser or PC issue to me. I can't reproduce. Occasionally, if my PCs memory is overtaxed or the browser weirds out I'll get some funky colors. A restart usually takes care of it.>> John, A restart had no effect, but since it only happens in the embedded AOL browser on this machine (I have tried alternate browsers and machines and cannot recreate it either) it has to be either the browser on this machine (one of those gremlins crawling around inside my software) or my video card beginning to crap out or an indecipherable combination. The more I see it, the less weird it is. It certainly is brighter and more colorful. The more I think about it the more I think I'll just keep it this way. Of course, once the gremlin hears this, it will vanish. <g> Thanks. Troy

To: John Busby who wrote (3062)	1/24/2002 8:44:06 PM
From: KLP	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3372

Hi John...Any idea of how long email will be down? TIA!

To: John Busby who wrote (3062)	2/11/2002 9:18:51 AM
From: WTMHouston	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3372

<<Occasionally, if my PCs memory is overtaxed or the browser weirds out I'll get some funky colors.>> I finally found the culprit, by accident, and feel really silly. I had been installing some older games (only for my son of course) a few weeks ago. Looked at the color setting this weekend and found that it had been reset (by the color gremlin of course) to 256 colors rather than 16 bit high color. In hindsight, it sure does seem obvious to check the color settings when the colors are wigging out. Troy