dez

Hi loudnproud59

I just wanted to thank you for your suggestion regarding how to resolve my problem. Clearly, I had not provided you with sufficient information to enable you to better understand what might have been the cause of it, and thus how to resolve it. The logic of your advice based on the information I had provided was clearly solid.

However, I gained great benefit from attempting to describe the problem and have learnt that more research on my part would have been more useful to enabling you to provide more apposite advice.

I really appreciate that you make yourself available to provide advice to non-geeks like myself.

Warmest regards

Dez

PS. I am guessing by your pseudonym that you are Australian. I'm a Kiwi who has traveled more extensively around Australia than perhaps most Australians. Given the distances, I have also had to repair various cars and vans that have suffered the effects of those distances. (Using books borrowed from libraries.) My younger sister, by the way, lives in Perth. I lived in Melbourne for about a year and a half. Delivering telephone books. One of the best jobs I have ever had. My longest trip was from Brisbane to Perth via Sydney and Melbourne and back to Melbourne. The car I had for the Melbourne to Perth and back legs ended up having to be junked. A motor with an aluminium head. Will never buy one of those things again. Experience a useful teacher.

I guess also that 59 refers to the year of your birth which makes you a couple of years younger than I am.

Anyway, all I really wanted to say is that I really appreciate your attempt to help me.

As I have mentioned, I love my Toshiba Dynabook Satellite M30 computer. Not perfect, but in my view, a great machine. The best I have owned since my first Macintosh Classic. I hope it will continue to function well enough to meet my needs until something really awesome becomes more affordable. Have to admit, I am really impressed at the moment with what I have learnt about the latest MacPro.

All the best ...