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toshiba laptop ignores my cd's help please
Hi I have a Toshiba laptop with a CD writer/DVD reader drive on it but when I put any kind of disk in it the disk never starts up. I know not all disks will auto start so I try clicking on the icon for the drive and sometimes you hear it whizzing to look at the disk with a little flashing cd icon by the mouse curser…
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help reg Laptop
I have recently purchased a Sony Vaio laptop...FS215E. It reboots itself all of a sudden and it has gone quite slow. I have installed Spyware Doctor, Advanced Windows Care V2 Personal and Registry mechanic. can anyone help??
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DAB radio - are PURE any good?
I'm looking for a new white DAB Radio for my kitchen & I've seen one for around £45 by PURE ONE - never heard of them, are they any good? - or can anyone advise on a solid brand - ALBA always seem a bit cheap - are there any websites for advice on this sort of thing? many thanx
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Help-Smiles?
Mornig Everyone, I am on XP with IE7. A great OP suggestion for an extra emoticons link was recently posted here & showed how to get them into OE, i.e., cut and paste.(?!) My problem is that my mail is with Bulldog which I access through their homepage. Can some kind soul please tell me if there is a way to create a…
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Core Duo and Core 2 Duo
could someone explain in simple terms what is the difference between these two processors? thanks
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windows xp or vista
any idea when vista is due out? toying with the idea of building a new pc. therefore i will need an operating system. shall i go for xp or wait for vista? where can i get a decent priced XP
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Firefox 2
just wondering if you are aware firefox 2 is available. I had firefox 1.5 and checked for updates. There wasn't any. remember reading computeractive magazine that firefox 2 is available. has been downloaded with no problems. has features like automatic spell checker . early days yet
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Windows XP pro
I have windows XP on my HP computer come with a HP disc saying Operating System CD , if i buy a new PC without windows can i install this one from my old computer as i will save £50 so perfer to save some money if possible...
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I am buying a LG Flatron M1710A Monitor, any good?
Might be the wrong place but hey im a student and I thought a few on here might know about monitors as all students these days use them. I am getting the LG M1710A for £155 second hand but mint and boxed. I really liked the design and was wondering before I go and buy it I'll ask people on here for reccomendations and if…
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Advice RE Desktop memory!
Hi...I currently have 2*512mb memory in my desktop but would like to obtain another 512mb so I can have 1526mb. I only have 2 ram slots so will use 1x512mb and 1x 1gig ram. The ram i can get is PC3200 400Mhz DDR Ram 184 pin. My question is would this be compatible as it says 'please Check Hi-Density Compatibility.' I am…
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mad
I've done updates and changed to IE7 and my scrolling has gone mad it's not scrolling smoothly but going on it's own and it's driving me nuts:mad: :mad: I've checked that smooth scrolling is on and it is I don't know how to stop it, help Pleeeeaaase:beer:
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PVR vs DVD recorder..?
im currently drafting my letter to santa, but am not sure which to ask for. what are the advantages/disadvantages of each? which would you ask santa for?
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File Error
I am having problems with my PC starting up and closing down, also with McAfee. Getting message "File error rtl70.bpl.error126" Have windows XP home edition and tried system restore but keep getting same message. Tried uninstalling McAfee and re-installing it but PC wont let me uninstall? Any help and advice would be much…
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Best online photo printers
Hi folks, I normally print photos at home, but have decided to go online to save money. Plus I need to print out passport photos so needs to be good quality. Whats the best online print service out there? https://www.snapfish.co.uk look pretty good and have 20 free prints. Anything better? Many thanks.
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want to buy a book to learn web design
I want to learn professional web design in dreamweaver and I'm looking for a book to get me started. Any recommendations?
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German to English translation.
How can i get the German posts on this forum translated into English? http://www.bergfex.com/nassfeld-hermagor/kommentare/?
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very odd monitor problem
Hi I haven't touched the physical monitor controls (colour, contrast etc) but they're popping up ... I've got e.g. the contrast control coming up as I type now, and all the time. Thought must have caught one of the buttons, but when I actually did bring up the controls, all of them are being selected one at a time without…
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DVD/CD drive problem
Hello all ...am technically phobic so please be patient:o ....my daughters PC seems tyo have developed a problem with the DVD/CD drive. It will recognise and play a DVD and has no problems with software discs, but when she tries to play an audio disc it either refuses to recognise the disc at all, or takes ages to…
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Lost Downloaded Photos - Please Help!!
I am oficially a complete Muppet! :mad: Just downloaded photos off Fuji digital camera onto Roxio Photosuite - attempted to delete one - and the whole lot disappeared!! Roxio seems to select all images by default - all I did was deselect the one I wanted to delete.:o I can't find the photos anywhere on the computer -…
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Looking to convert file formats???
Found this site that seems excellent and support a wide range of formats. http://www.zamzar.com/ Hope it helps someone.
