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To: Donaldm who wrote (3457)	5/10/1999 10:00:00 PM
From: Mark C.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110631

To Thread: Compaq with Windows 98. A friend has the following problem: when starting up he get this message, non system disk or error replace and strike any key when ready Sometimes it takes many tries to finally get it up and running. Any help would be appreciated. Mark C.

To: Donaldm who wrote (3457)	5/10/1999 10:18:00 PM
From: wily	Respond to of 110631

Full-size bitmap: What was that movie -- Full Metal Jacket? Not related. Full-size bitmap <g>: I just mean take a bitmap of something that is occupying your entire screen rather than something smaller. The file size is the important ingredient. The bitmaps I use are 1.16MB (They are all the same bitmap, with different names -- 1, 2, 3,...) You can just hit "Print Screen", then go into "Paint" and hit Edit/Paste and you will see a picture of what was on your screen when you hit "Print Screen". Then hit File/Save As and you have your bitmap. Then make as many copies of it as you like and put 'em in a folder. One day I just happened to notice that when I close a bitmap my free memory jumped up. I played around with it and found that it consistently jumped 4MB for every bitmap I closed, so I turned it into a tool. Back then I only had 32MB and it helped a LOT. Now with 64 it's still helpful, but with 128 I probably wouldn't need it.