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Techie help for complete novice!!
Ok, I am a bit of a novice when it comes to the puta, so I thought I would ask you fantatic techie peeps. I have a problem and I think it is to do with aol.( I know Mr.S, I can here you from here!) Basically on my laptop all the writing on aol has gone giant and I don't know how to fix it. I also have sort of the same…
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Mcafee 2006
Hello, Just a quick one - have got mcafee Security Suite 2006 for my mums pc, but do I need to first uninstall everything from the 2004 one thats still on there? I thought it would just work like an upgrade but I can't find the answer to this Thanks in advance
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Quick Q about Netgear PC Card
Do you have to eject and then insert it again every time you want to connect to the internet? Thats what I have to do. When I double click on the icon to perhaps try and activate it, it tells me that its not connected
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PC/IP Addressing Problem
Have 3Com Wireles router with 2 PCs each with Linksys PCI card and laptop with 3Com wireless card. PCs and Lappy all have static IP address. Every now and again, the PC cant connect as its IP address has disappeared ie 0.0.0.0 - I get yellow dots on the Wireless icon in the tray. I moved to static IP as I thought this…
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NTL/ Outlook Express e mails?
Does anyone know the where to find the settings to automatically delete e mails from my NTL inbox once I have read them in Outlook Express? I can't find it anywhere Thanks in advance
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free music downloads
Can anyone recommend a music/films etc download website, preferably uk based? Was in Kazaa till i found out it was illegal. Had problems trying to register with 24/7 downloads,(usa based). Don't know where to turn now there are so many knocking about Thanks in anticipation
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Playing Pro Evolution Soccer 5 on my Laptop
Hi I'm thinking of the buying Pro Evolution Soccer 5 to play on my laptop, just thinking will i get decent gameplay (graphics, sound, smoothness) on my laptop specs below? Sony Vaio A215z OS: Windows XP Processor: Intel Centrino 1.7 GHz RAM: 1GB Graphics: 64 Mb Shared Sound: CD-Quality (according to user manual) Thanks in…
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Adobe photo downloader frustration
I recently got a new laptop - Sony Vaio - which had a selection of Abobe products thrown in - Acrobat Elements 3, Photoshop Elements 3 and Adobe Premiere Standard. My problem is that when I plug in my usb memory stick, it automatically opens up Adobe Photo downloader which loads files I've got on the stick e.g. pdfs, mp3…
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Microsoft update 896688 keeps reinstalling
Hi For some reason my win xp keeps downloading the above update and tells me it is ready to install. I install it and then a few days later it says the same again. I have installed it now about 10 times! Does anyone know why this happens and how to fix it???? Thanks Here is the history Windows XP Cumulative Security Update…
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help wanted - live bookmark on firefox
I have got my my firefox set up for a live bookmark on the mse freebies so it updates and when i put my mouse over itshows the latest ones; or rather it did! It has stoped working :confused: could someone please help to get it back as it is a very useful feature.
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Google problem
Now this is so embaressing, since a week, my google is playing up, when I do a search, I get lots of very dirty websites and links on the search. :( How did that happen and what do I do to get my google working ok? I asked friends and instead of helping everyone making fun of me.:( What do I do? And how did this happen,…
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Zone Alarm problem
When I go onto !!!!!!.com to look for good phone deals, the links to the retailers on the right handside are not shown. I spoke to the site and was advised to turn off Zone Alarm. When I did this the links came through. Is there anything I can do to let me view the links and keep Zone Alarm on. It is the free Zone Alarm…
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Hard-drive problems
Hey i took my pc down 2 the local PC shop because my computer was making these clicking noises, it turned out that it was the harddrive, and i couldnt start up the computer. But i want 2 knw..... if i get the hard drive replaced, will i lose Windows XP, Office XP and all my other software and files. ?? OR,,,,is there a…
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Sony DVD Recorder
Hi, I am thinking of buying a SONY DVD Recorder (RDRHX510) and was hoping for some expert opinions from everyone. 1. Can anyone confirm whether you are able to watch a recording on the hard disk while the machine records another programme to the disk or on to a DVD? 2. What sort of SCART lead would I need for perfect…
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Adobe Elements help...
I have just bought the new Adobe elements CS imaging software for playing about with my digital photos,but i want to put it on my new laptop which has never been on-line ( i don't want it to get cluttered up with other programms like anti- virus stuff etc), so how do i register it.The manual says i have only so many days…
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blocking unwanted email with thunderbird
how can i block unwanted e mails from arriving with t/bird? it tells me its junk ,which i have confirmed, but when i used outlook the blocked mail never even reached the monitor.can i get t/bird to do the same thing?? :confused:
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ADDING ANOTHER SCSI DRIVE. HELP, please
I have a scsi drive on my pc. Because it is only 2GB I have bought a 9GB scsi to add. I have tried putting it on the same ribbon lead as the origanal scsi drive (as one does with ide master and slave drive) but the pc is not detecting it. Can you please help? THANKS LINDA
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wheres the sound???
I have burned an audio DVD, played it via nero and got an error message, audio plugin something or other and file would not play. aha! i tried winamp and nothing at all not even a picture, tried WMplayer (latest version) fantastic full picture crystal clear......................but no sound. i tried the graphic equalizer…
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PC Problem
Hi all, Just got an email from my sister with the problem below. I told her to remove AVG. Has anyone else got any advice. Thanks...Gracust
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Wireless network upgrade
I have just upgraded from 512 to 1mb broadband and use a Belkin 54g router, can anyone tell please tell me if I need to upgrade the router. Thanks
