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MS Office, equation editor
Hello, I cannot find my disc (well I could but it would take ages) and i want to use equation editor (it comes with Word but does not automatically install, not many people use it). I have tried to download it but cannot find it on Microsoft site. Any suggestion? Or can anyone direct me to a site which will let me use…
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Security problem involving floopy
Hi, currently i am using AVG, ewido anti-spyware and spybot on my pc. Each time i use one of these programs a windows alerts me. It states "Windows - no disk" then "There is no disk in the drive. Please insert a disk into drive". This is follwed by the option to cancel, try again or continue. When using Avg this only…
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Can I replace one key in laptop keyboard?
My 2003 laptop has a good keyboard but one key is going - the s key, which we use a lot. I have popped it up and cleaned under it and that doesn't help. Have to bang hard on the key to get it to work and know it will not work for much longer. Can I replace just the one key (via Dell?) and how do I do that please? I would…
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Scan disk running at start up
For some reason Scan disk has started running at start up. I get the message improper shutdown detected even though I've know it closed down properly. Went onto microsoft help and it told me to download the following which I did but it still happening. I'm running windows me
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graphics card help
Can anyoone help please? I have a dell pc . Im going to use it in living room so have graphics card with s video out . Its a pci ( old type pci) graphice card and I know its working as just taken it out of my old pc . I have installed it in the dell but the signal still comes out of the old graphics card. The original dell…
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Smitfraud-C.toolbar888 warning!
I've just updated and run Spybot and this has been flagged up. Description Smitfraud-C.Toolbar888 is connecting to malicious website without giving the user a possibility to cancel that process. It also adds a randomly named dll to the Winlogon Notify, which will make it very resistable to removal. Extra removal…
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Anyone Got Office 2007? Help!
Hi, I accidentally saved my work as microsoft office 2007, and now im working on a office 2003 computer. Im wondering if someone could open up my file with Office 2007 and save it as 2003? By the way, this document is for college, and we do not have 2007 here. Thanks in advance Daniel
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keep getting prompt to connect
I am on broadband via a router, mine being the 'main' PC with the connection plug. However for the past few days I have been getting prompts telling me I am not online when I am. Sometimes I even get the old dial up box appear but it only shows me my broadband connection, there is nothing else showing at all. I'm not…
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New PC - Help
Any advice? I need a new PC for use at home, and I'm a part time student so need microsoft office. We went all over the place yesterday, but it seems none come as new with it installed. Not too keen on spending all that then having to fork out immediately for extras, but is this what i'm going to have to do? It'll also be…
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Transferring cassette to cd?
Hello I know everything is "digital" now, but someone asked if it was possible to transfer audio cassettes to cd? I thought it was (think i saw something on the gadget show a while ago) about transferring the cassette from the hi-fi, to the computer, to make it an mp3 and putting that onto a cd. Is this correct? Can anyone…
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XP Laptop Slow to start up
Noticed over the last few days that my laptop is taking 10 minutes to power up rather than the normal 2 minutes or so. Any advice please? I tried PC Pitstop which suggested freeing up some disk space and defragmentation which I have tried but made no difference to power up. Thanks
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is ms word the same as wordpad?
And is it built in windows xp? cos I cant find it anywhere cheers
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useing 2 router boxes
i use my laptop on wireless at my flat but the wireless box is at my motherinlaws witch is about 200m away from my flat the only prob i got is the signal is always low and highest it every goes 12mps but 95% of the time it at 2mps so i was wondering if i used another router box my end would it make the signal stronger???
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Site Advisor - Bogus Message?
Hi there I am hoping one of you IT boffs can help me out here. Whenever I log off the net I get the following message SiteAdvisor has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience. If you were in the middle of something, the information you were working on might be lost. Please tell Microsoft…
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Problems with 'OK' on firefox
Use firefox constantly without problems, but tonight, for some reason, every time I try to click on 'OK', nothing happens? I have uninstalled firefox completely & re-installed it, same problem. Any ideas?
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Help to find a new desktop
Was looking at Dell, £449, but every time I clicked on it, the price went up:confused: Once added a decent amount of memory and graphics card it went up a lot more:eek: So any help on a decent desktop, homework and games for the children, 12 & 14, around the £500 mark. Thanks
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urgent help needed now! bluetooth
hi, i HAVE to print a picture out tonight for the morning, ive got one of those usb bluetooth dongles and it wont connect to my phone-never had a prob before, but 'bluetooth devices' has gone missing from control panel??? help i need this for 7am!!
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printers
I am looking for a printer at the moment i have seen 2 the hp esys 3920 or the canon pixma 1600 any body recommend which of the 2 would they pick ,thanks.
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?Dodgy stereo - buttons don't work
Have just bought a samsung max-zj650 stereo and when i try to use any of the buttons on the main unit they won't work. I can control it on the remote but not on there. The odd thing is that the dials for all the sound options work. any ideas? cheers :beer: monster
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hot keys
does anyone have any idea as to why the cut copy and paste hot keys dont work on my keyboard all other keys seem to be okay:beer:
