internet explorer startup and popup delay solved

At last!!! Since loading up Windows Xp 32 bit Ive been plagued by a 10 second delay when it starts or when triggering popup of spawned new windows...
The culprit?
Java VM 5.0 SE Update6 Browser Helper Object[BHO]
Disabled via Spysweeper (a top notch product which I thoroughly recommend) and its all back to being very quick :-)
Interestingly a google search showed very little , so Ive put it here in case someone else gets a similar problem.
J

what a stunner :-)

Well here it is , the only picture I have of myself at my heaviest ever (nearly 22stone). Why put it on the web ?? I dunno , I guess so I dont go there again. ( and of course because my scanner now works)
Thankfully my weight is much lower these days :-) Enjoy and be amazed lol
Funny thing is I used to fit in a Classic Mini , no wonder it felt slow!!!

M3 colour choices / XP64 to XP32

BMW M3 colour choices
mmm, right Ive narrowed it down to a non SMG , 6 speed manual car and thats about it so far.....
[colours in picture top to bottom]
silver-grey
green
black
imola-red
titanium-silver
mystic-blue
topaz-blue
phoenix-yellow
laguna-seca

So far I like black/red/topaz and phoenix......

XP back conversion
Finally after so long with poor driver support within XP64bit I have converted my machine to XP32 , now my printer works , my roadpilot can update and the phone can connect , what a joy to have all my peripherals back :-)
Process wasn't painless and took several attempts but I finally got there in the end.
Driver issues / Large disc support etc
I guess the moral of the story is I shouldnt have bought the PC with XP64 installed in the first place !!!!
FWIW the machine seems no slower than with XP64. The only annoyance so far is a delay when starting Internet Explorer or triggering popup windows.

Happy New Year to you all

dreaming again...

couldnt sleep cos I'm not well , so was surfing through pistonheads classifieds :-)
So heres a pic of a topaz blue M3 E46 yum....

other cars of note were Lotus Carltons,Escort Cosworths,Lotus Elans and one of my faves (after the BMW) was a blue Lotus Esprit V8 :-)
Oh well , one can but dream.........
Enjoy the holidays
JohnO

MINI hits 30k miles

First off Happy Christmas to everyone :-)

First pic
So thats now 30k on the MINI , at least 4k on the new wheels and tyres and still plenty of tread left (result). Car is running great.
Had a funny moment today when the cruise control switched off because I hit a large patch of standing water at 70mph on the A77 , didnt realise triggering traction control turned off cc LOL. No matter , car just tracked thru it , mostly down to those GSD3 tyres ...

Second pic is of the rear wheel with the car parked on a hill, subsequently I was pleased to see that the wheel made it up into the wheelarch (hence the pic) , the car would look superb lowered to that degree but hey it wouldnt be practical as the front spoiler is already an issue on std ride height.
G*d how sad am I taking a photo of that? LOL

Third pic is an EVO2 seen out on my travels and its just for my mate Dave :-)
Not a patch on yours Dave.

CBR1000RR 2006 model got a good review in MCN this week .... mmmm just maybe .....

Enjoy your mince pies
J

6000 miles on bike at last...

Yep its true :-)
Another run out to Stranraer. Didnt see another bike at all :-(
Sunny on the way out , very cold and raining on the way back LOL
Very slippy to be honest and a lot of mud on the roads from tractors.
Bike still felt superb though, passed the six thousand mile mark on the way back.
For some reason it still only did 100 miles to a tank!!! and I was REALLY keeping the revs down. Wheelspin in 2nd under full throttle (didnt dare it in 1st!).
Bike was filthy and got the usual clean before being put back into the garage.
Also seems ok so far as far as leaving the alarm on (re:battery levels), that was 3 weeks left and it started on the button.
Summer gloves arent good enough in winter , my hands were numb. Reminds me of the heated grips on the BMW 1200R bliss :-)
So thats 6000 miles from 6th April (DAS test pass) to now 27th Nov , nearly 8 months , not bad me thinks , and of course I'm still here which is a bonus LOL