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Help..lost my XP home edition cd?
Computer crashed and need to re-install OS. Looked everywhere but can't find the cd. The product key sticker is on the back of PC. Will I have to buy a new disk or could I use a friends cd and use my code?
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Help with copying photographs to CD
Hi Can anyone help me with advice on the best way to scan/ copy photographs to CD or DVD? I bought a Visioneer 9020 on Friday and have scanned quite a few photographs but can only play back the CD through my pc, the home DVD player cant read the format. The photos have been formatted to BMP by the software that came with…
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Generate Voice files
Hi everybody. Looking for an effecient and easy way to computer-generate clear voice commands (particularly in OGG format but any other would do as I can convert them) for use on my GPS. Anyone with recommendations to a decent piece of software to achieve this task. Help would be much appreciated. Thanks.
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Faulty laptops from "toys r us"/"Medion"
Shopping at "Toys R Us"?!! Buying a "Medion Laptop"?! I did the same last month…Unfortunately!!! Basically, “Toys r us” are selling expensive brand new “Medion” laptops with faulty screens. Before the sale policy: “Any unlikely problem will be immediately and happily resolved by us (first 28 days of the initial purchase),…
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Weird ebay and internet problem? java?
Good morning, my pc is irritating me this morning. I did a system restore this morning, but when i got the pc back on, i'm finding ebay in firefox has gone all weird , and a bit weird in IE. Generally, web pages look different! I get this message in ebay, whilst only being able to view a weird text version of the page,…
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MSN disconnection
Looking for some advice.I am on BT Broadband.I have no connection problems and can surf the internet very happily.?However when I am on MSN messenger,my conection keeps dropping.Sometimes its 5 mins..sometimes less,sometimes more. Any ideas??
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Screen Size
Thanks for all help in setting up my new pc. What a difference. It boots up in second rather then minutes and I've got 95% free disc space rather than the other way round ( all music and photos on another drive). Just one question; I'm logged on to the net and there's a gap all round the screen. How do I alter the screen…
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Word Help ...
It is just a little thing but annoying the heck out of me. When I type a letter, I copy the address part and then open Tools>Envelopes and Labels. I then go to "new docoment" and copy the address on to that page, and I am then able to position the address on to the "page of labels" on the screen, depending upon where on my…
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Excel Help
Hi How do I get round this. I have a list of numbers added up and the result put into a cell using a simple formula. I want the result copied into another cell on a diffirent sheet within the same work book so I can use it in diffirent formulas on that sheet. The figures on the original will change often so I want the…
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Transfering VHS tapes to DVD
I have a large collection of VHS tapes recorded off the TV. What's the best-quality-reproduction way to go about transferring them to DVD? VHS recorder output (how? Via SCART?) to PC video capture card? VHS recorder output via SCART to DVD recorder? VHS recorder/DVD recorder combo? I would like to be able to edit-out…
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Best anti virus software + spyware
To those who still use Norton, well they have no idea :confused: Nowdays more people are connected to the internet and do not know the essentials about spyware and virus protection. I used Norton years ago and stopped using it as it is a system hog and simply put, useless protection. Bitdefender is top notch and as far as…
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MP3 Driver Software Query
I have bought an MP3 player from a HK EBayer but the disk containing the MP£ driver S/W is corrupt. Is MP3 driver software (for win 98) different for each player or will any do Is there a site where i can find the correct driver? My player says its a D03-512B Thanks
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XP home edition?
can you put this on more than 1 computer?
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Someone help me PLZ !!
Ok guys, we splashed out on a laptop today, we also bought Netgear wireless ADSL network starter kit ( apparently only 2 kits are suitable for AOL ) anyway we've connected it all up but for some reason the laptop wont connect to AOL, can one of you kind techie people plz help me , thank you.
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Zonealarm Pro Problem
I have ZA Pro installed on my comp and just recently I had noticed that system cpu usage was hitting 100%, and therefore killing the speed of my system. A quck check on taskmanager shows that it is ZA that is doing this, any ideas why? It has always been ok before :mad:
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New site for reviews/pc stuff
Delete this please.
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Google Mail
Has anyone noticed that in the UK Gmail is now Google Mail due to conflict over the trade name Gmail, so all new UK accounts will no longer [email]be @gmail.com[/email] but will be @googlemail.com I'm glad I got mine before it changed. If anyone wants a Google Mail account I have 100 invitiations.…
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Norton Antivirus-Aware Threat found
I have done this before but cant remember how to get rid of an adware threat found whilst doing a Full anti virus scan.(C:\WINDOWS\system32\navshext1.dll) The only option available on Norton is to exclude the item but obviously I want to get rid of it! I have searched the local files & folders & found 1 application…
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Nintendogs!
This is to let you know about a brand new game from Nintendo - Nintendogs! The ultimate evolution of virtual pet: Nintendogs gives you opportunity to preen and look after a selection of cute puppies in a virtual home, with virtual currency, where you can buy toys and accessories for their enjoyment. You can clean the pups,…
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Flatpanel LCD Wall-mounted Screen
Hi I'm looking for a LCD screen to have as the screen for a multimedia center style PC. I'm obviously going to need something with a high enough refresh that there won't be any ghosting, but brightness isn't too important - I've got a black-out blind I can pull down, and an energy saving bulb that isn't too bright (aswell…
