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New Avant Browser
http://www.avantbrowser.com/ Changes here For those of you who maybe aren't ready to try something like Firefox, Pleeeease give Avant Browser a go. It's become really good recently and because It uses IE's engine, it's probably easier to change over to. (though you can still use IE as your default browser) "Full IE…
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Microsoft Antispyware 1.0.615 now released
Time to update folks if it hasn't already automatically done so.
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Mozilla Thunderbird
Can anyone help please I can't receive or send E Mail using Mozilla. I'm on NTL Broadband and I use their E mail address. When I log onto NTL I can get E mail so I don't think its down to NTL ,for once. Trouble with NTL once you've read them theyre gone. Thanks
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Tech Forum?
Can anyone recommend a UK based forum for heavy duty technical issues on PCs, networking and stuff?
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battery charging
Not sure if this is the right board - is it 'techie' enough - but hope someone can advise:- i've dug out a really old battery charger; it's a 'Memorex Super charger' & is for 1-4 AA size. It says 'nickel-cadmium battery only'. It is small, not much bigger than a plug, & so ideal for away from home. My digital camera has…
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Urgent Help Re Epson Scanner Thanks
:confused: Hi all sorry bout this but need some help. Ok just received an EPSON PERFECTION 1250 FLATBED SCANNER off an ebay seller and low and behold there's no leads inside. :mad: Can anyone tell me what adapter I need for the electric to plug it in and where I could get one cheap. I've already managed to pick up a USB…
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"Sapphire R9250" or "PNY Verto GeForce FX 5500"
Hello I hope some of you guyz can help me with making my mind up. I bought a dell dimension 3000 earlier this year. I want to add a graphics card to my system. Unfortunately it does not have any PCIe or AGP slots. So therfore I am restricted to PCI cards only. I have found two possible cards (both PCI) at ebuyer.co.uk. 1.…
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Improve Your Web Browser For Free!
Browsers are the software used to view the net, 90% of people use Microsofts Internet Explorer, yet Mozilla's Firefox is commonly regarded as beating it hands down & a free 'British' English version is available. It's worth a look (you don't have to get rid of your old browser) as amongst other things it allows free live…
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Hard disk refunds
I recently had to replace my hard disk as it was shot. Checked on the website and as it was under 3yrs old it was under warranty. Replacement under way. The moral of the story, always ask for replaced parts back from computer shop(if out of 1 year warranty) and check if they are still under guarantee. I had a neighbor give…
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Laptop hard drive - packed in?
I have a laptop which has suddenly stopped booting up. A quick look in the BIOS shows that the hard drive is no longer being detected by the computer. It you reboot the machine over and over again, the hard drive intermittently appears. When it does appear, it attempts to go through the Windows boot process, but only…
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Budgeting/money programmes for mac?
Can anyone recommend a good (simple) money programme for the mac? Is there anything like Microsoft Money? Thanks.
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Win XP Password Prompt
Hi all, :D I've been having problems with my startup on Windows XP - when it gets to the blue welcome screen, I get a message box saying "Your password will expire in 14 days. Do you want to change it now?" There are then two options; yes, and no. I always click no. However, this is strange because I only have the one user…
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MICROSOFT OUTLOOK Address book
new pc-installed Outlook again & thought it would pick up my addresses from last PC because using same email address, but alas no! Is there anyway I can get them back-old Pc 'died' & was replaced under warranty-didnt have any stuff backed up!
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OUTLOOK-problem receiving messages
New laptop-set up Microsoft outlook again but having trouble receiving messages....keep getting box asking for Network password, so 'send/receive' status never gets beyond 66%. Have changed password in Tools/e-mail accounts etc to make sure I was using correct one......is my user name the bit after '@' in my email…
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cannot init language file
this is the popup message i get when i am trying to uninstall avg to replace it with another antivirus product. please help on how to over come this thanks.
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Firefox 1.06 available to download
The British English version of Firefox 1.06 is available to download. Its a security update, and fixes problems with 1.05.
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Firefox not finding sites
From time to time I have had problems with Firefox (1.04, not going to 1.05 waiting for the British release of 1.06). Clicking on a perfectly good bookmark gets ' https://www.xyz site could be found . Please check the name and try again'. If I then clear the cache (Tools-Options-Privacy) and try again the page loads. If…
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outlook express 6 download
where can i get the download for this ?? i dont want the security updates yet I just need to reinstall .everything i,ve found so far has the security updates. :eek:
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cannot access secure sites
I have 2 computers both running windows XP. With one of them I recently have been unable to access my banks etc. It says page unavailable. The other works ok. I have compared the internet options and they seem identical. I then reset the faulty one to defaults. still to no avail. Any ideas?
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Serial Code for PC Game
Hi everyone, Basically i purchased the Game 'Command and Conquer - Generals' when it first came out, however now when trying to reinstall it, i cannot find the serial number in order to get it to work. Therfore i was wondering if there was any way round it, any way i could get another serial number, or if i would just have…