The size of your hard drive helps, but it is the amount of available RAM, your CPU size, and the number of programs running at the time, that will affect any activity on your computer. Graphics card too, will play a big part in showing a rather large file. These are just some of the variables that can affect your computer when viewing graphic images. Lance -----Original Message----- From: Elaine [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, 17 January 2003 9:04 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [SP] Image freezing Lance, I have 20 GB on my computer and haven't even begun to fill it up completely. As for my brother, I told him the same thing that you said. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lance" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 2:42 PM Subject: RE: [SP] Image freezing > What could be causing the "freezing" of the computer is the actual > "size" of the image attachment, and whether it is in BMP or JPG format. > Your CPU and available RAM may not be sufficient to open it. Try > shutting down as many other running programs that you can and see if it > will open then. As for AOL, well they are a law unto themselves and your > brother would be better of using another service (just my opinion). > > Lance > > -----Original Message----- > From: Elaine [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, 17 January 2003 7:46 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [SP] Help please. > > Because when people send me attachments of photos many times they freeze > the > computer when you open them. My brother asked that he not be sent any > attachments anymore as it does the same thing to his computer. I > thought it > was because he is on AOL and that always causes trouble. But then it > began > doing it on mine also. I don't want to cause that problem for others. > They also carry viruses but my Norton catches them. > L. > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.443 / Virus Database: 248 - Release Date: 10/01/2003 > > > --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.443 / Virus Database: 248 - Release Date: 10/01/2003 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.443 / Virus Database: 248 - Release Date: 10/01/2003