"Rick Rogers" <rick@xxxxxx> wrote in
news:ui9RgDU#IHA.524@xxxxxx:
Quote:
> Hi Sue,
>
> Multiposting is sending the exact same message to multiple groups
> separately, some of which may or may not be relevant to your problem.
> Use of a newsreader as opposed to web forums would allow you to
> crosspost appropriately if more than one group is relevant, but often
> it's not necessary. Crossposting is sending a single message to
> multiple groups by placing all the group addresses in one header,
> others all see it as the same message and it is marked appropriately.
>
> As to your issue, a long continuous beep is usually caused by a video
> card that is not properly seated in its motherboard slot. Shut down
> the machine, disconnect the power, open the cabinet and ground
> yourself, then remove and reseat it.
>
Thanks Rick - as I said my multi post to Windows Vista security was purely
accidental - thanks to Safe mode I couldn't properly see the group name at
the bottom of the window while I was composing it. I usually open several
groups at once and should have double-checked - if I was going to multipost
or preferably cross post it would have been to Windows Vista General not
Security!!. I hit "cancel" almost immediately but alas was caught out!!I'm
using XNews not the web forums but have hardly ever posted before.
For some reason System Restore seems to have fixed the problem -but thanks
for you help anyway. Sue G