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Okay , then that's something I'll have to live with ; thanks all the same ,you learn something new all the time , I'm an OAP with time on my hands so it's not a great problem.

This problem has now been solved & I thank you very much for your help ;but is there a way of speeding up the process , each attachment of just under 10 mbs is taking about 5 mins to become added to the eml & I'd like it to go faster ?

WinRAR Many thanks for that , I've set up WINRAR & the 22 images are there as a WINRAR archive but when I try to attach them , after about 15 mins there is an error message telling me thar the attachment size ( 20 Mbs ) is too big ! I'm trying ti find a way of reducing the size but so far not much luck ?

I have 22 photo images to attach to an email message ,there is a problem :I open the pics file , highlight the 22 images , reduce the size by 25% but can go no further . There is an error message : 'Your current email programme does not support the MS command Set ( MAPI ) to automatically attach your scan to an email ' SPEC : Windows XP home ; Eml server is BTYahoo within Firefox . Any advice would be much appreciated , thank you. :confused:

Thanks for the CCleaner lead , as you say , it doe.s a thorough job in clearing out unwanted cookies , temp files , etc ; beyond that I don't meddle with it.

Software not installing I,ve now tried installing on a friend's laptop and it completed successfully in just 28 mins so the DVD's okay! There's obviously something wrong with the innards of my PC ; I shall have to take it somewhere to be repaired but before I do that do you have any ideas as to what it could be , I would like to talk to them with some apparent knowledge of the cause , before they start blinding me with science.

There are two discs needed to set up 'Over Flanders Fields' CFS3 is the MS version of Combat Flight Simulator, this is needed to extract certain 'cab' ? files to be used in the 2nd disc : OFF which is an adapted version of CFS3 which is produced by OBD Software , this is the main Dvd & depicts World War 1 air combat

New Software will not instal Yes .I was wrong , the game is supposed to unpack to 15 Gbs ,I've checked that there is enough free space on the hard drive.

New Software will not instal Yes , everything freezes , the mouse , the cursor , and also there is no response from ''Start , Turn Off Computer'' by trying to click or double-click ; then , after a time ,( 5-10 mins) , the cursor will not even respond to mouse movement :confused:

Software not installing I just follow the instructions on back of dvd : ''Insert dvd , browse it using windows explorer ; then I use the set-up exe icon ; then there is the option of using the CFS3 disc to get the CAB files , this is the one I use , or checking the box for the other option : using the installed system ; I've tried both. How do I check if I am the administrator ? I thought that as I'm the only person using it (it's a home pc )that I would be the administrator automatically or does MS have some quirky rule ? Last attempt reached about 95% & then ,as usual,it stalled on a cfs3zip file & would go no further. When this happens again is there a way of closing down the pc other than just turning off the power supply ? i know this is risky but there is no other option that I know about. ? many thanks anyway. :eek:

Software wont instal Thanks Match , here's the detail: CPU :IntelCore 2Quad Pro Q6600 ( 2.40 Ghz) RAM : 2GB Corsair TwinX HD space :capacity is 149Gb , free space is 45.9 Gb Graphics Card : Nvidia GForce Ultra 8800 ( 768 Mb ) DVDvideo game size is 1.7 Mbs I have the Micrsosoft CFS3.1 version already installed as certain coding is needed from this to run 'Over Flanders Fields' also , this is the SECOND dvd that they ( OBD software) have supplied me with , free of charge, because the first one misbehaved itself in the same way. This leads me to think there's a faulty device or flat battery somewhere in the system , I don't know because I'm no expert in these matters. :confused:

Software not installing It's called 'Over Flanders Fields Phase 3' ; it should take about 20-30 mins to instal & is 1.70Mbs. Its from OBD software

I've tried repeatedly ( about 6 times ) to instal software for a new dvd video game. Each time it stalls / freezes & will go no further towards completing the installation. Beforehand I disconnect internet,firewall , anti-virus & shut down all non-essential programmes. I'm no expert but could this be due to a faulty device or a run-down battery somewhere inside the box which needs to be renewed ? I've also run a defrag & checked for errors in safe-mode & all appears to be normal ! !

CURSOR failure No ,it's just an ordinary Logitech Trackball with usb connection.

Sometimes , after about 30-45 mins of use the cursor will not respond to clicks and double-clicks ; then it will not move and remains still on screen ; then the arrow changes to a small hand image ? Does this mean that there is a faulty device somewhere that needs replacing ? I can take it into PC World but before that I want to know what I'm talking about before being 'blinded with science' Can somebody give me a clue please ? PS : I've checked the drivers and they are all up-to-date.