Subj : Utility To : Dale Ross From : Bennie Hutto Date : Wed Jul 04 2001 08:10 am Hello Dale! 04 Jul 01 13:15, you wrote to me: >> Back and forth? Pardon me, but this is very strange to me. It seems >> that if my machine is totally idle, all of the background tasks and >> swapping would have completed and be sitting in a truly idle state. >> [shrug] DR> Yes. With performance monitor in Windows NT and 2000 you can see this DR> happening. Windows 9x is no different. Ok... DR>>> Windows 9x sucks. Perhaps you can find a better one on the Net? I >> Many things on Win9x sux. I like 2k MUCH better, but 1 single >> program prohibits me from switching at the moment, and it will not >> run under 2k compatability mode, nor XP compatability mode. :-( DR> What program is that? Netmodem. COM/IP will NOT work, it will not allow uploads to complete without tons of CRC errors, stopping, resending, CRC errors, stopping, resending, ad nauseum. People using FrontDoor seem to have the COM/IP thing licked, I've put my COM/IP settings precisely as several have replied, to no avail. I really wish there was a way around this. *sigh* Thanks for the interest, Dale, it's much appreciated. Regards, Bennie --- WildCat! * ViaMail! * GoldED+ * Origin: The Wall BBS, Augusta Ga. Where the fun never ends! (1:360/5) .