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Green IE icon
Name: Jonno Date: March 31, 2004 at 10:19:52 Pacific OS: 98SE CPU/Ram: PIII 512Mb
Comment:
After changing my processor from a PII to PIII, the IE icon in the top left corner of the browser is green and so is the same icon on the taskbar. The 'quick launch' and desktop icons are OK.
Name: raoulduke Date: March 31, 2004 at 13:01:43 Pacific
Reply:
This is a known issue with the PIII chips that were manufactured at Intel's Dublin fabrication facility. You may also notice that the computer now has a tendency to automatically connect to the Guiness web site, and to get in heated arguments with other computers.
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Response Number 2
Name: Rambler Date: March 31, 2004 at 14:26:25 Pacific
Reply:
For goodness sake don't power it up on St.Patrick's day!
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Response Number 3
Name: PC Tech Guy Date: March 31, 2004 at 15:19:26 Pacific
Reply:
I went to Ireland once - it was great
Computers - Crashy.
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Response Number 4
Name: Jonno Date: April 1, 2004 at 02:33:46 Pacific
Reply:
thanks for the advice guys. I knew something was wrong when i started getting obscene messages from a VMS server in Bucharest. Frantically trying to find a non-Irish manufactured chip. I hear McCain do some good ones...
If it ain't broke, leave it!!
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Response Number 5
Name: Jonno Date: April 1, 2004 at 02:34:55 Pacific
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