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Installation software from the net?
Hi, I've got a printer here Epson C42 plus, but I can't for the life of me find the installation disc anywhere. Is there any chance I can find it on the net? I've searched but I can only find drivers. Cheers
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What is a VRO file and how can I play/capture it?
Just got a new camcorder (Canon DC100) which uses the small DVDs. Done a few minutes of recording. Put the DVD into my PC - it reads it OK but the file created by the Camcorder wont run and my video editing software can't read it. The DVD has two files on it:- VR_MANGR.IFO (size 2kb, I presume is some form of admin/control…
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DV Video Editing - Software / Formats?
Have done a search and read previous threads on software etc but feel I need to ask the question again........... Is there any reasonably decent free video editing software out there (which doesn't create files in a propriatery format)? Failing this which is the best (reasonably priced) video editing software? Also, what…
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Hewlett Packard
My employer has negotiated a special deal with HP of 15% off PCs laptops etc. I'm interested in buying a new PC that will allow my children to play games, but I'm not looking to spend a lot of money. Are HP better than Dell ?
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I think my email is being used for spam.
Does anyone know how to stop this??? :confused: Over the last few days I have been getting failed delivery reports to email addresses I have never seen before and certainly haven't tried to send an email to. I'm not sure how it all works, is it possible that my account is being used to forward :spam:? :eek: If so does…
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Password put in wrongly: help
A friend has put a password on her pc - she`s running on 2000 pro now she can`t access her pc because its locked her out, despite putting the right one in.It keeps telling her she`s not in the right user group, tried to remove it through bios, but no luck. Anybody any ideas? thanks val;)
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dvd will not record on pc
pls help my dvd burner on my pc will not burn. it reads ok and also says its recording and goes through the procedure but the discs are still blank. i have tried nero realplayer and others i have also tried to unistall programs and updated my driver (i thought that should solve it) but nothing seems to work. (although i…
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Slideshow with music software?
I am looking to have some software allowing an automated slideshow with captions and music with it; can anyone suggest one, free preferably. Many thanks.
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New Acer can't connect to internet - help please
Hi, We've got a new Acer 2410 and I can't get it connected to the internet via my existing Dial up server. I've put in the ISP details etc . But, when trying to connect I get the message " no dialling tone" The device manager lists the modem as 'SoftV90 DataFaxModem with SmartCP" and confirms this device is working…
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Picture editing software
Hi, I would like to get started using a picture editing program, but to be honest I have no clue where to start!! some time back I used some programs but for some reason I never fully got them to do what I want!! I guess I'll explain what I want it to do so if you know of a program that does it you can recomend (if…
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Which wireless router?
Hi All Can someone give me some advice re. my TalkTalk broadband service I'm just about to sign up for it (I know - it has been riddled with problems, but I'm going for it nonetheless!) but I'm not sure whether to go for the £29.99 modem they offer. They say it is ADSL+2. But I'm new to broadband, so I don't know if this…
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Tv Licence- Is it needed??
Hi, I'm going off to uni soon so im trying to hold on to my money but i want to know if i'm reaching with the following idea: When buying my laptop i was told that by paying £25 for a freeview tv output i would have to buy a tv licence. The exceptions in the tv licence rules are if 'your TV is powered by internal…
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QXD - Quark Files
Afternnon all.. any one got a good soultion to convert quark files to a publisher file or a doc file.. I have some price lists that are only available in qxd format.. and no one I know had quark.. so we can not open them.. or get them re-saved in any other format. I have been struggling to find an online conversion..tool..…
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Dell`s New PC shape
Anyone care to comment on the style and shape of their new "C" PC models. I`m looking at this one (the bottom of the two),just the shape not the actual model number. http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/topics/topic.aspx/emea/segments/gen/client/c521_e521_landing?c=uk&l=en&s=gen But wonder why the new shape,surely not just to…
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Printing an email?
hey guy....some help would be great please i have a confirmation for a holiday ive booked as an email,its an E-ticket so the email is the ticket(so to speak)........i use yahoo as my email server.......when i try and print the email i get all the inbox,drafts,sent folders printing on the left hand side of the email and its…
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problems working online
Hello:hello: Have a problem:rolleyes: Pc keeps freezing on me,can anyone recommend what I can do to stop this:confused: please :) Also I keep getting a little box popping up asking if I want to work online:confused: When I was working online :confused: It happens if I,m reading posts & not used keyboard for short spell, Is…
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memory card for a v360
Hi, I have recently bought a motorola v360 and want to get a memory card. I have loooked through all the info and can't find which one i need. Do any of you guys know. Also, what is a dongle? Is it the same as a memory stick? If you havent already worked out, i am not very techie minded. What i want to do is put music on…
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XP pc crashing
Hi! My son's elderly XP based PC keeps crashing / hanging up when he's using it. I've in the past stripped it right down, rebuilt it, virus / malware checked it, replaced components and it works fine for me. Is there any application that can diagnose such problems or at least stress test the thing so I can recreate the…
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Freeview on a laptop
I have a perfecly good freeview reciever whci is unused as I have sky. Does anyone know if its possible to connect to my laptop (rather than buy one of those usp attachments). What type of connector would I need? Can a scart socket on the freeview box be connected to a usb port, for example. Any help would be apreciated.
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laptop with strange screen
Hopefully someone can help with this... I have a toshiba M40x laptop and have found over the last week, the screen has started to do some strange stuff. I have put a quick if in and found that if the hardware is accellerated then this is when the error happends. If I turn the accelleration off.....no screen freezing…
