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How to Recover Files
My computer stopped working just before Christmas and it's just out of warranty so I made the decision to re-install XP to get it working again. My son helped me (god I needed it!) and most things are now working, except the sound but that can wait. The thing I really need to know is ..... is there any way I can get back…
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monitor colour change
My monitor colour has gone very pink!!and all other mixes have gone too--Its a GNR supplied with an acer pc and less than 1yr old. As i cant rectify it with the colour controls is there any other dodge i can try before i get it changed???
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Downloads?
I'm not very technical and quite new to computing, got my first for christmas and would like to join everyone else in watching films and listerning to music. Where do you get them from? I'm very wary of bugs and worms and the like so would like somewhere that is trusted by people, like fellow MSEs, that know what they are…
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Need A Really Cheap Tft
Please accept my apologies if this is in the wrong thread. My son (11) has money burning a hole in his pocket and has decided on buying a flat screen monitor for his computer. He only wants a basic one and I am losing the will to live dragging around shops and looking at web sites. Is there anyone out there who can point…
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How do I unistall windows 2000?
I've recently got a broadband connection through Wanadoo Wireless and Talk and I've successfully connected up my pc (windows xp) wirelessly with it. Here is where the problem starts... I bought another wireless adaptor so my mother could too enjoy the benefits of broadband. I uploaded the software on her computer (which is…
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Technofear!!
Hi, I am hoping someone will help me with a PC problem. I think someone has managed to get into my PC as when i do ctrl-alt to see the taskbar, i get a messahe saying "taskbar disabled by administrator". I know i havent done it, so i c an only assume someone else has to stop me seeing what is going on. Could someone help…
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how do you find out how much....
memory/hard drive your laptop has? any ideas, only i would like a pc and dont want less memory than i have now - thanks :)
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What are your Dell W2600 LCD picture settings
Just wanted to know if anyone has played around with the picture settings for the Dell W2600 LCD TV as there is an option to change the picture settings in the "personal" mode Does anyone know if the TV has a HDMI slot?
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Advent Laptop
A friend of mine has a laptop that seems to have developed a fault. It turns on occasionally but generally speaking it wont do anything. If you leave it a while it does sometimes regain some life. Its about 3 year and is a P3 running on xp. I dont really know what to do!
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window washer......
ok.... (deep breath)......... be gentle with me...... :o running on xp ( is that right :confused: :rolleyes: ) my account was ok...OH always has had a fault with the windy washer oosity thing...... sooooooooo :rolleyes: i kind of removed it.....:rolleyes: thinking..... it would just be his acount thingy mabob NOPE........…
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Trojan Byte Verify
Hello I have started a new thread about this annoying java thin gso as not to get confused with the more recent one. Mcafee kept finding this self-replicating trojan and I had gone through the steps to get rid, at least I think anyway. Anyhoo, I have just put two and two together. I kept scanning with mcafee the past few…
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Help - error message
Please can anyone help, I get this error message everytime I try to access a website I used to go to all the time - only started today. Server Error in '/' Application. Configuration Error Description: An error occurred during the processing of a configuration file required to service this request. Please review the…
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PNY Flash Drvie win98sE
I recently purchased a PNY USB2.0 flash drive for Windows 98 Se from PCWorld but am having a problem downloading and installing a Driver from the PNY site. Any suggestions welcomed. Marpar
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Dual Layer Discs
Do I need to have a DVD burner on my PC that is DL compatible or will any burner do? :confused:
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Dell Deals or NOT?
I've been hunting for a laptop for a month or so. Was really looking forward to the dell sale starting today but low and behold i'm sure the deals were better yesterday! Couldn't get one from staples as i haven't got one here, anyone with advice?
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dvd ripping help reqd
hi all have recently joined an online dvd rentals company ( to save me buying the 24 boxset) , unfortunately they have not arrived in sequence ! series 2 disc 1 then series 4 disc 1 , so need to copy the later episodes so i can watch them in order. My pc is a few years old and only has cdrw and dvd rom - bearing in mind…
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Epson 300 printing to disc problems.
Whilst printing to CD on a Epson 300 the tray feeds in, the printer head comes across and the tray feeds out without printing.I get the usual error message of not loaded correctly.I have printed to disc loads of times in the past without these problems. Please help.
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bluettoth card for my pda
Hey I have a Hp IPAQ rz1710 and i want to get access to the internet. i have been told that i need a bluetooth card which also needs to be supported with my mobile phone which is an 02 6230. However, i'm confused - i have been told by HP i need a SDIO Bluetooth wireless network card and 02 say i need a bluetooth dungle!! i…
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USB Mouse Keeps "Unplugging"
Hey, I have a Packard Bell Optical - but with wires - Mouse. I have had it months and months and months, installed all the drivers etc for it and its worked fine up until recently. However, recently at randoms times the little pop up box in the right hand corner tells us the device is not responding I think, and then the…
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unexpected pc shutdowns.
I have an emachine 210, which has suddenly developed an annoying habit of shutting down without any warning whatosever! When this occurs, the screen goes dead and in fact thinks the machine has been switched off, the keyboard is out of action, but the hard drive indication light remains on. Looking in the device manager…
