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i have the same problem and worked out it is because of the way the tag is sometimes written: - <meta name="description" content="blah blah"> - <meta content="blah blah" name="description"> i have a script that uses an imbedded ie control and it used to work fine as it picked up tags in the first format ... i updated to ie8 and now the tags are displayed as per the second format ... not sure if the update is related but now i have the same problem so i need to find a way to deal with tags being displayed in either format ggrr!!!!! serge

emiel, i tried the code you posted but it causes a memory leak, so i won't be using it ... thanks just the same the alternative cpu code i mentioned in my code also causes a memory leak ... must have something to do with the wmi call serge

thanks for that emiel ... i added your code and found that my cpu runs a lot lower using this method ... even 0% at times ... does that sound right to you? serge ps it seems to be the same method i commented in my code as an alternative ... i wasn't sure about it either as it too shows low cpu usage

i was thinking ... i could add an ini option that replaces the battery info displayed by a network thingy you suggested problem is: i need someone to put the code together for me as i don't have a network and don't have access to one + the network info displayed has to fit in the current BATTERY space on the gui i figured that desktops would typically be on the a network (as opposed to laptops) and hence the BATTERY box on the gui is of no use ... might as well 'recycle' it serge

emiel, i have added the option to use private or public ip ... this can be set via the ini file serge

that part of the script is not mine, i found it after doing a search of the forum ... if you know of a more reliable way to determine cpu %, please let me know ... from memory, i posted a query about using wmi but no one answered, i will have a look once again your ping idea is good but i prefer something local without needing to access the net all the time serge ps. i noticed an error in the worldtime popup, i will fix that up soon

i have uploaded all the changes made to my initial post ... i understand about the ip thing ... what would you like me to do with it? add it as a CTRL-SHIFT-3 feature? have it displayed on the gui as an alternative as set in the ini file? the drive numbers issue should be resolved now serge

hi emiel, thank you for your last 2 posts ... i will see what i can do with the drives problems via your code ... what is the difference between private ip and public ip? excuse my ignorance i have made some changes to the program and i hope to upload it soon ... i have added a transparency feature + a customizable time feature (as i have a customer in the UK and sometimes need to know what time it is over there) ... these 2 features are accessible via shortcut keys and as such do not use use gui realestate i have also ported some variables to an ini file eg. the battery warning popup limit, the number of transparencies to cycle through before reaching 100% again, the world time so folks can add their own country/city, and so on ... i have also altered the amount displayed for each drive so that it always displays 3 digits depending on the size eg 345Gb. 45.6Gb, 3.48Gb, 465Mb ... no need to resize the gui now serge

how much larger? and why? is it accommodate really large drives? serge

i don't know how to do that as yet serge

the version available does have a memory leak which i have since fixed ... i will post the fix soon serge

thanks for that ... will see if i can implement it what do you mean by 'your GUI is to small for my large disks'? do you have lots of disks and the gui is not long enough? serge

umm ... not sure about that one ... i use it on my desktop that has a floppy and it is not an issue ... am running xp home edition ... i vaguely remember something about a windows settings that disables the checking of the floppy disk ... perhaps you could look into that? serge

ggrr! i read your post and took me a few seconds/minutes to realize you answered the previous post ... sorry!

to exit, just press the ESC key on your keyboard, not sure what this refers to *checks his wire database* serge ps sorry for not replying sooner, i was not notified by the forum that my post had new messages ... it did at the start but not anymore

bert and dhilip89, adding it to your shell is fine enjoy serge

thanks :-) which project would that be? serge

thanks for that ... i am actually wanting to add a way to increase and decrease the transparency once the program is running via clicking on the gui or using a slider bar or something like that or a way to minimize the gui to just the title bar for the times when i need to see the full screen serge

hey all, i have made some changes to accommodate extra drives but i need help with the resezing of the window ... see bottom of my initial post thanks in advance serge

you are of course quite right ... my mistake ... it should have been AdLibEnable ... i have edited my post accordingly the quote from the help file The adlib function should be kept simple as it is executed often and during this time the main script is paused. Also, the time parameter should be used carefully to avoid CPU load. serge

glad you have it working ... alter the size of the rectangle if you like ... it works fine for me so i am not sure what to suggest serge

i would like to be able to alter its size on screen as sometimes it is too big for the work i do ... i have tried resizing it but the graphics elements don't move ... i understand there is a problem with autoit at that level i thought about transparency but have not had time to build it in serge

see my previous answer about my own findings ... how did you ascertain the 11%-19%? serge

feel free to edit the code to suit your needs the problem with extra drives is the extra real estate it will take up ... i would like to add automatic drive support and someone has kindly sent me the code to do this but automatic drive support means having to spend some time writing the code to automatically adjust the location of the groups, labels, graphics, ... ggrr!!! there is only so much time in a day i did a search of the forum for temperature and did not find a definite idea of how to make it work ... i even tried WMI calls on my desktop and laptop using the built in TEMPERATUREPROBE and it returned nothing ... it must be able to be done ... on my laptop i have a program that tells me the hard disk temperature ... and on my desktop i have one that tells me temperature and fans if anyone can help with this, it would be fantastic serge

i am a bit confused myself with the cpu ... if you use TASK MANAGER and look at SYSTEM IDLE PROCESS which presumably is the CPU idle time, it does not match with the CPU BAR GRAPH under PERFORMANCE ... i have temporarily changed the code to use SYSTEM IDLE WMI and it shows the cpu generally running slower ... which is correct? [edit] i even used a WMI call to the processor for CPU LOAD and it returned zero for long periods of time ... if someone knows which is correct for cpu usage please let me know ... i don't know which one to use ... ggrr!!! also, on my desktop, the new version of DASHBOARD shows it is using 2% cpu time but the older version on my laptop was between 3% and 7% i am not sure how you got 20% ... did you get that figure from PROCESSES in TASK MANAGER? [edited] i will take your suggestions under consideration once i learn how to do them although the HELP file recommends against AdLibEnable () for complex things serge