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Unfortunately I can’t do the restore anymore as the PC seized after the last attempt to install SP2. It kept re-booting before getting to the Windows screen. Only cure was to do a recovery (an in-place repair). Everything is back to normal now except lost all the restore points. IE6 still refuses to download anything. I will be getting hold of a CD rom copy of SP2 next week so I live in hope that I can proceed from there.

When IDM expires, its icons disappear from the system tray and from the desktop,etc. If you try to download anything an IDM dialog box appears and when you close it you immediately go to their sales pitch web site – annoying huh?. I decided to uninstall it and I get the dialog as per attachment. The SP2 error I get is also in the attachment. The automatic updates keeps trying to install SP2 but the result is the same although I note that I have a bunch of new security icons and the firewall icon in control panel. The windows version still says SP1 though.

Just as a BTW to your reply. I came across a neat way of extracting unique items from a multiple list some time ago. It does not use any VBA code but exploits arrray formulae. I include an example in case anyone might be interested. All credit due to the original author who I can no longer find unfortunately.
I am attaching an example of how this works.
Thanks

Just as a BTW to your reply. I came across a neat way of extracting unique items from a multiple list some time ago. It does not use any VBA code but exploits arrray formulae. I include an example in case anyone might be interested. All credit due to the original author who I can no longer find unfortunately.
I am attaching an example of how this works.
Thanks

Many thanks for your prompt response. You have certainly given me a few options to try. The VBA code example might just be the route I need to take. I will try out the suggestions and if I get stuck I’ll get in touch.

Cheers

Many thanks for your suggestion. I removed the soundcard completely but the bootup was as usual and stopped at the welcome screen. I then tried every option that F8 allowed but nothing. I reinstalled the soundcard again and repeated all the options but it’s still sticking.

Many thanks for your suggestion. I removed the soundcard completely but the bootup was as usual and stopped at the welcome screen. I then tried every option that F8 allowed but nothing. I reinstalled the soundcard again and repeated all the options but it’s still sticking.

I have experimented with one of the copies of this file and I discovered that if you start typing in the footer box or change the style it immediately reverts to English.

I am enclosing a screen shot just to clarify my original and necessarily verbose post.

We have been unable to print this particular section. All attempts at printing, cutting pasting, creating a printer file, etc have caused the various computers to hang.

Regards
Brian

Doesn’t appear to be. I am usually the first to log on to the PC in the morning then I log on to the web. Nothing is running except IE and OE. The ‘event’ takes place anywhere from about 3 to 10 minutes.

The same thing will happen anytime I log into my profile. The others in my group say it does not happen to them.

The phenomenon also occurs on my home PC but it is barely noticeable and my home page at home never looks as odd as the one displayed in my other post.

Now the infamous “wee blue screen” .

Sending the enclosed which are before (wee blue screen) and after screen shots.

The change took place after surfing and checking emails for 10 minutes. No other programs were running except MSN mesenger.

Thanks Hans
The solution worked a treat from the ‘choose details’ menu item.
Must confess I didn’t even notice it was there before.
I need to browse more
Brian

Forgot to mention that the exact same phenomenon occurs on my home PC but much faster (better machine). Basically it goes as follows:

I have my display set for XP in the usual blue surround.
I start surfing or doing some other activity
I hear a ‘squelch’ sound
The small blue screen with ‘please wait’ appears
The display fades towards monochrome
The blue screen disappears
The screen returns to colour but now the XP blue has changed back to oldsyle grey.

I checked all the settings and they appear to be what I want but they will not stay that way. I can live happily with grey but do I have to?

I have managed to capture the screen from work but I’ll have to send it later.

Yes we have the latest antivirus, etc.
Your suggestion about the other users probably has some validity although they tend not to tinker much.

The wee blue screen and jump back to standard windows display has happened even if I log off and then back on again a few minutes later . In fact everytime I log on I have to wait for the display “feature” to kick in. As I say this can be several minutes into a session.

Brian

Hi Mark

We have an intranet of 5 PCs in the office and only one PC connects directly to the web.
This is the PC running under Windows XP I refer to.

All 4 users log on to this PC when they want to connect to the net and everyone has different settings in their profiles.

Brian