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Archives for August 2006

Best free MP3 editor?
What are your experiences of MP3 editing software? I've googled this but have struggled to find a quality editor without it being a limited trial version. What I'm after is a bit of software that can extract sections from the middle of an MP3, and trim the beginning/end, any help appreciated!
new adsl router quite a hassle to set up.
I just recieve my wired adsl router from ebuyer for shared use. But the router actually runs on a mains adapter. The problem is i dont have a mains socket near my phone. I want to know is does all wired/wireless routers require a mains adapter? I'm asking this because before I was using my free usb modem which didn't…
No satellite signal........Help !
My satellite signal died a couple of hours ago...........Checked the cable both ends..........Dish hasn't moved.......Weather very cloudy. On the signal test it says Signal strength......approx 50%....Signal quality Zero.....Not locked.......Network ID...0002.....Transport stream.....07d4. God knows what all that means…
no disc in the drive
since transferring some pics using the camera memory card as the usb connector was playing up whenever we boot the pc we get a windows error message that reads 'there is no disc in the drive' however windows has loaded and this appears on the desktop. click it 4 or 5 times and it vanishes and everything works ok. has…
True Video Ipod?
Has anyone heard anything recently about when the next ipod (ie 6th generation) might be released? Any chance before xmas?!
Help...
page not loading!! When I go here: http://www.heartfm.co.uk/goout.asp?u=http://www.promo.heart.co.uk/contests/vodafone_0706/index2.php And select Start the Voting here bottom left the page loads but not the images.. am I missing some kind of software to view it?? K9
Free 'easy' cd-r
SVP are giving away some samples of a new easy cd-r disc, have a look @ https://svp.co.uk/orlogix.php not many left!
XP Logon problem
Hi I recently bought a laptop from auction but it has got a log on come up when it starts up. and it didnt come with a password. Anything I can do? to get past it?
Converter - Help
Can anybody please help me i`m looking for a free converting program, that will convert my divx file to mpeg. can anybody help ???
How do I scan for a wireless network?
I have a wireless dongle on my laptop, which links to a D-Link router on the other side of the house. a friend 4 doors away has asked me to check whether I can pick up his wireless network, but I can't seem to get mine to unlink from our router and rescan. Any ideas? Mel.
Camcorder to PC Quality Problems
I'm trying to create DVDs out of my camcorder footage. The camcorder is relatively modern, a Sony Digital Handycam. The quality is fine on its inbuilt LCD screen and also when doing transfer to TV or Video. BUT, when I try to transfer it to my DVD writing package on the PC, the quality is fairly abysmal - very grainy. The…
Browser Problems
Posting on behalf of lynzpower who hasnt been able to get onto MSE or any other site all day. She can get on using firefox and IE however with IE after 2minutes it comes up as page cannot be displayed, with firefox it times out her request. MSE is not the only site she has had problems with and has had frequent page cannot…
Wireless Router - Connected but cannot find server
I have read through loads of the wireless links on the 'stickies' but would appreciate any help anyone can give. I am desperate!! I do know a bit about PCs (could be a little knowledge is a dangerous thing). I have a PC connected to a D LInk ADSL router DSL G604T (ISP is BT Broadband) via Ethernet. Also in the house we…
Re-tuning sky channel
I need to retune my sky channel due to interference from an adjoining channel. I can get through to rf outlets change the rfchannel number but as soon as ipress select or try to move to save new settings the box switches off.Any body got an answer please
treadmill advice
i need some help with a decision on whether to buy a new treadmill or not.ours has just stopped working after just over two years of use and guess what its a 2 year warranty :mad: .ive opened up and diagnosed it myself with some fault finding leds on the circuit board and it looks to be the control circuit board itself…
Kaspersky - how good ?
Hi Guys, Was wondering what people thought of Kaspersky AV as Im thinking of installing it on my new laptop. Does anyone know of any special offers available to purchase this. It has come highly reccommended to me. Cheers
Backing up after its too late...
My computer somewhat died on me yesterday- I tried to uninstall the SP2 that came with it (for various reasons) but it really didnt like it and now refuses to open windows... I've found a step-by-step solution to restore rather than reinstall on the internet, but I'm still worried that I might lose all my data- and :wall:…
McAfee or Norton?
Hi, My yearly subs is due. Currently using McAfee Internet Security Suite. No problems with it at all. Never had a virus etc etc. Easy to set up with network etc. Now, been reading bits saying how McAfee lacks security and weak. So...Who recommends McAfee or Norton? I remember having Norton a while ago, and it was a…
Destop icons programme
Hi, can anyone tell me which programme is used to open desktop icons please. My daughter has messed her laptop up by somehow right clicking an icon and trying to open an icon by i think explorer and looking at it i think the bottom option where make all accessible this way was ticked,so none of the icons work now.I hope…
cps and router question
Hi peeps, I have just remembered I have cps with Onetel and have just signed up with Namesco broadband who required a Bt number. Will I have to dump Onetels cps and go back to Bt or will it not matter, after all its still Bt's number I'll be using. Also,I have just received my broadband setup instructions for the router…

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