Fix for continual "Cannot display this webpage" errors in IE7

Finally got sick of IE7 displaying "This webpage cannot be displayed" error when opening a webpage. Usually pressing F5 several times would be enough but tonight it just kept on going on and on and on until I cracked!

Fix is simple:

Open Tools/Options and click on the Advanced tab. Scroll to the Security section and remove the following tick marks for these options:

• check for publisher's certificate revocations
• check for server certificate revocations
• enable intergrated Windows authentication

Immediate success for me with browser restart. I noticed this problem would occur more often if a torrent or DC++ program was running or if several HTTP/FTP downloads were congesting the system, but now seems to be fixed

RAM and HDD Upgrade for MSI Wind U-100

Usual warning - my directions are for my use only and if you choose to follow them, any voiding of warranty or damage caused are entirely your own fault.

What you need to do is first of all image the existing hard drive. Because I was using a 320GB drive from a Western Digital Passport external USB drive, I was able to use the USB interface from the "new" drive on the "old" drive. Basically I removed the 80GB drive and plugged it into the circuit board of the passport drive and then used ghost to image to my other laptop the original drive as image files.

I then swapped the drives around and restored the image back to the new 320GB drive.

OK so here we have the Wind with all the rear cover removed. The RAM is a cinch to install and you can see that it is already done in the photo shown.

The standard 80GB drive has to go however. Why did MSI use a 80GB drive I hear you ask? Blame Microsoft as it is one of the licensing limitations for Windows XP on the Wind - 80GB max HDD size and 1GB max RAM size.

Where the screw driver is point is a screw to remove the wireless card. This will expose the only screw holding in the HD caddy for the HD.

With the wireless card removed, you can see where the HD caddy is mounted. I have already removed the screw and now the drive is ready to be removed.

Just pull the drive forward towards the top of the picture and it will come out.

These two screws will need to be removed to take the top caddy bracket off.

Once the caddy/bracket has been removed, replace the drive and from the same position as the original, screw the caddy back on.

Push the drive back on to the sata connectors on the Wind motherboard and then put the screw back for the locking of the caddy back to the motherboard. Basically everything is now in reverse from before.

Put the wireless card back in its slot and secure with its screw.

Your Wind is now ready to go with the new HDD.

Put the cover back on and power up. Presuming that the imaging went well, it will boot up as before but now on a 320GB drive!

MSI Wind U-100

I have a new toy!

Leader finally received their shipment of Winds. I got one in black.

Specs as follows:

Intel® Atom™ N270 Processor
• Windows® XP Home
• 10” Wide Screen Display
• Convenient Magnifying Capability
• Ergonomic Big-Size Keyboard and Touch Pad
• 80GB Hard Drive
• Built-in High Resolution Mega Pixels Webcam
• Built-in High-Performance 2 Channel Stereo Speakers, and Microphone
• 802.11b / g Wireless Lan with Bluetooth
• Comprehensive Multi-Media Application Interface

My first impression is "wow" - all this for around $700 with around a 10"/20cm footprint, and it weighs hardly anything! I get around 2.5 hours of battery life on wireless connection with the shipped 3 cell battery. The 6 cell will be out soon hopefully and I will grab that ASAP.

Immediate mods will be 1GB extra memory (it comes with 1GB of onboard memory) to go in the available memory slot, and swap over of the HDD from the OEM 80GB to a 320GB.

Caminito del Rey

Just saw this link from pulsar forum - it will make your palms sweat!