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Sky v Xbox 360 clash?
My daughter got an Xbox 360 for crimbo and I've connected it to the back of our HD tv using the 5 single connectors' a pair of red/white and the red/blue/green set. We have sky into this tv and a sky tv link upstairs (watch same channel as downstairs with second remote to change channels upstairs) but when the Xbox is…
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AVG 7.5 and MSN Live Messenger
I was using the old version of AVG anti virus with MSN live messenger without any problems, but now I have upgraded to the new AVG 7.5 I am unable to accept any files sent through MSN the virus scanner keeps failing I have to tell MSN which file to use when scanning the files with the old AVG is used the setup.exe file but…
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Wireless Problems
hi i have a netgear wgt624 with a netgear wg111v2 adapter. the router is on floor 1 and the adapter is on floor 2 connected to my computer. every now and again it keeps saying connection lost!!! any ideas? thanks.:mad:
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Laptop Screen Help
My friend has a Dell Laptop that he has owned for about 18months and the screen has developed a crack along the top. The crack is not visable when the laptop is switched off. It only appears when the Laptop display is On. Over the last few weeks the crack is getting bigger. He has no idea how the crack first appeared and…
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SATA Hard Drive - Help Connecting Please!
Hi, Just a quickie... I am building my new pc & the SATA Hard Drive (WD1600JS) has no jumper (the green bit) but has the pins. My question is Does it need one to work? Cheers, Jake
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G15 Keyboard
It's rare that I get impressed by something but this has so much I feel the need to let others know!!!! :D If you are into gaming the Logitech G15 keyboard is simply awesome. The LCD display is the best bit of kit I have seen in years. I got the G5 mouse and G15 keyboard for xmas. I was expecting the G5 to be very good but…
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USB Pen/flash drive? Cheapest 1Gb??
Anyone seen any good offers for 1Gb USB pen drives? I see the price had dropped considerably in the last year. I've just realised one would be useful now my floppy discs aren't widely useful when transferring data to other peoples PC's! Roughly how much is 1Gb anyway? 512Mb might do me as it'll only be the odd set of…
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Problems with printer
I've got an Epson C42+ and all of a sudden it started printing just 3 lines of a page and not the full page. The 3 lines it prints are very clear, but it's missing out the rest of the page. I did a clean of it (nozzle etc), but that doesn't make any difference. As I stated, the printing of the 3 lines are very, very clear,…
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Slow down when downloading :-/
For the last few days when ever i download in firefox, at about 90% depending on the file, my pc goes really laggy! I cant click or do anything bar move the mouse about, which is all jerky :confused: I just tested it in IE, and it does the same thing! Anyone got an idea whats doing it? Thanks in advance! *update* Spybot &…
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Lexmark Printer won't print black ink
Hi guys, I have a Lexmark X6150 all in one printer, which steadfastly refuses to print in black. I have done maintenance (allignment, cleaning) taken the cartridge out and cleaned it and it works once but then either won't complete the next task or simply comes up with an error message - 50C, which I can't find anywhere in…
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please help me get the back off my laptop
:eek: I'm sitting here with the back of my fujitsu siemans amilo L7300 half off :sad: I've unscrewed every screw i can find but it will only open a few inches. Is there some kind of knack to opening the back or will I just give up the thought of upgrading the RAM and screw it all together again :confused: I hope someone…
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Any decent laptop deals?
looking for a laptop for my sis-in-law. she's a uni student and has a budget of £500. laptop will be used for her studies so will require a decent screen, o/s and office apps. anyone know of any decent laptops that i can recommend to her?
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codecs needed
hello, apparently i need divx/xvid codecs , i have downloaded gspot and avi files will not play without this codec, though in my codec i have avi decompressor?? and nero digital avc video is missing? can anyone help with these? i have apparently 167 codecs loaded, so can i get individual ones and can someone recommend from…
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Films on an SD card
I've just purchased a PDA that accepts SD cards up to a maximum of 512mb. It came loaded with Windows Media Player. I'd like to know if it will be possible to watch movies on this? Could I compress a file to fit on a 512mb card? Is it possible to put a DVD (that you own) and copy it to an SD card? sort of like ripping a CD?
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slow start up and blank screen
for the last few days my laptop has been taking ages to start up and the screen stays blank for ages......any ideas what this can be and how i could fix it.. i have taken off the free avg virus thingy as that seem to make it take even longer to get started... any other free ones to recommend?? i also have the crap cleaner…
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best place to look for digital camcorders?
looking into making short movies on dvd first and maybe adapting to tv later. what is the best type of digital camcorder to get? thanks in advance.
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how does wifi work exactly..?
if am abroad and have adsl at home does it mean if i have my laptop with the provider on it i can connect anywhere? is there additional cost of this facility? thanks
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help needed to block pop-up's
please help, pop ups are doing my head in. currently on aol broadband with blocking pop up set. but everytime i access a new web site, a pop up appears always with ZONE MEDIA in the top left hand corner. is there any way in which i can delete this, thanks in advance.:mad:
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Wireless router advise (which one?)
I am looking to buy a new wireless router for my house network. I have a NTL modem so I am just looking for a wireless router not a modem. I know there is lots out there but I am looking for one that will allow two USB printers to run from it (so it has to be a print server as well). Also I live in an old house with very…
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Cheapest DVD Recorder?
Any cheapest out there?
