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Completely dead laptop problem.
I've been given a laptop which is not switching on. Not at all. Not with mains supply. Not with the battery. No lights at all. Except a green light in the mains transformer unit. When I uncouple the battery and re-slot it, an orangle light flashes once on the front of the machine. Then nothing. Is it the transformer/pc…
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funky MP3
looking for a funky MP3 for a young girl, any advice of where to look. Thanks
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movie maker
does anyone know of a free software that i can get to produce a dvd , vcd by adding mpeg and avi files but that will also let me add titles at the start and end etc :snow_laug
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Hijacked Browser and white desktop
First let me apologise if there's already a thread I could have used for this. Ok niceties over, Please HELP!!!! Simply put it appears I have been got at. I've downloaded and run several spyware programs including Ad-Aware SE Personal, Trend Micro, HijackThis to mention but a few. Unfortunately I've cleaned that much my…
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Lookin to build pc and need some prices....
I was ooking at a pc that supposedly cost £3K to build,but when i priced up all the parts they only came to £1647newor near £1000 with a combo of new/used parts which got me thinking,could i build a system of identical or near identical spec as that one for even cheaper. So heres a few new parts prices i got and would like…
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Partitioning Of Hard drive
I want to partition my hard drive but don't want to loose any existing data. Help. Anyone suggest any programs out there that can help me. Thanks in Advance Hx.
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Are iMacs any good?
I went round to help a family friend sort some Ebay auctions out the other night. She was running a hand-me-down iMac of some sort. I've never used one of these before, so it took me a while to suss out how to work it. I got there in the end and found the interface quite logical. However, the thing ran very very slowly. It…
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Video clip sharing
I have some video clips of the children that I have saved on my PC and want my family in the US to be able to see. Does anyone know of any free web site that allows you to upload your own movies and then give access to others to view? I know AOL do this with photos but I can't find one for movies....the only movie site I…
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Free Ebook Cover Maker? Does Anyone Know?
Hi there does anyone know where I can get a free ebook cover compiler? Thanks!
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partition table readings
when i did the A/V scan i got the message of a reading error and also for boot sector of c disk.wot's it mean? have looked in google and it all looks gobbledygook 2 me. also set a restore point a few days ago ( don't use restore v often) and noticed 2nite that it's gone.wasn't even able 2 go back a month.never encountered…
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Copying CDs onto audiocassette
What is the cheapest way of copying audio off a CD or MP3 file onto audiocassette?
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Read The wireless thread and still confused
Just bought a new computer which has wireless network connection. I already have the computer set up as host for another guest computer via a crossover cable but can I now use the wireless connection to add another guest computer and if so what to I need for the guest computer Hope that all makes sense
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Setting up shared printers
I have a LAN with both computers running XP. I have set up the printers to "Sharing" but nothing prints from the guest computer Any ideas gratefully received
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Hdtv
I'm thinking about buying a new TV (probably in January) and i've been looking in various stores/websites for deals. There's one thing i'm not sure on though, When are programmes going to be broadcast using HD? I don't see the point of buying an HDTV just now if i'm not going to notice the difference for a while. Cheers, HB
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Is there an alternative to Sky + ?
At the moment we have Sky + which is fantastic. But we have come to realise that we don't really watch a lot of channels. We have thought about getting a Freesat card from Sky for £20 and still pay them £10 per month so we can still retain the Sky + features,but is there an alternative,so we don't have to pay the monthly…
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Help with data cable for mobile pls?
I got a data cable and software for a Siemens A65 phone. When I load the software and plug it all in, it's looking at the COM port and doesn't recognise the USB at all (depsite the box saying it is a "USB cable") Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, as I'm currently trying to get an MP3 ringtone of the Baarmy…
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Listening to Radio1 -alternate ways?
Hi I'm wanting to listen to radio1 online, but i can't for two reasons.... there is a surfguard (I'm @ work) and when I click on listen live, surfguard kicks in... we don't have Windows media player here at work is there any way I can listen to radio1 via another route?? I can watch/listen to things embedded in the…
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Javascript problem
Good morning I am having a problem when using certain websites which use Javascript to open new windows (to log in etc.). When I click on the 'log in' option (or whatever) nothing happens. "javascript:do_ log in();" appears in the bottom bar when I hover, but nothing actually happens (if I try to open in a new window, I…
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Dead Laptop
Please Help! My husband has been having problems with his lap top computer for a few weeks now. The screen keeps freezing and the keyboard is unresponsive. Switched it on last night and the screen froze immediately. Turned it off and then back on again. Now we have a black screen and its not loading up. There is power…
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Graphic converter.....
Hi Does anyone know how I can able pdf files to 'convert file into graphics'??? ( graphics conversion) Not able to open some files because of this Thanks in advance :)
