Just to wind this one up- we're home, and have received an email from the outlaws- oops- sorry- in-laws in Houston- they bought two 512mb memory modules @ $30 each, (£30), slotted them in, and- wow- their computer now runs like a rocket!! (Well, comparitively speaking!!)
Last edited by Tosh McCaber; 16th January 2008 at 12:00.