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Linksy's wireless router @ pc world
Just been to buy a linksys wireless router from pc world only to find they are £20 dearer to buy in store(£59.99) than to buy online (£39.99) only to find when I came home to order it online it was unavailable to pick up at my local store even though I'd a stack of them 1/2 hr ago!
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:'( :'( Please help a silly noob
I have been to pc world this morning and got myself one of those lovely acer aspire t671 machines. Unfortunately the power went off midway thru the install and now all i get is an error message telling me to click ok and restart - and then i get the same message again. The lovely people at Acer customer serivces are closed…
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Linux
[STRIKE]Does this allow you to dual boot linux or does it erase xp when you use it[/STRIKE] http://www.cutlersoftware.com/ubuntusetup/wubi/en-US/index.html just read the help:D
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Form on my website
Hi, I am looking for the most easiest and secure form handling script to add to my website. I just want to be emailed the results of the online form. I have always had problems with them in the past, either with the hosting service not allowing certain scripts or the script not working. Can anyone recommend a free script…
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can soneone help with my screen settings please?
one of our kids was messing around with the pc and played a game now the display settings have gone a bit funny i have tried different resolutions but the normal size is now on 800x600 pixels but theres about over an inch of blackness on the bottom and my explorer doesnt have the red x on the top left it looks like things…
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Please help a clueless lady go wireless!!
Before i even start....IM SORRY! Im sorry to all of you who will be reading this and thinking 'not another one who doestnt read the sticky's'! I have read through all morning but im just SO computer phobic that even the simple stuff isnt making sense! I would like to set up my laptop for my daughter in her bedroom: I have…
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Which blank DVD disks?
I want to transfer Digital tapes to my PC software and transfer them to blank DVD to then play on my home DVD player. What do I need to buy, - or + disks. My DVD burner writes to both and I have a Mico DVD home player. Thanks
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Play.com
I had this email from them just now: Thank you for your recent order with Play.com. At Play.com, we value your custom and take your online security very seriously. With this in mind we have an additional security check in place. To perform this check we ask that you contact our Customer Support Team on 0845 800 1020 ( UK…
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question about 512mb stick
after some helpful posts i have realised i need to upgrade my ram i dont have a clue how this works i have seen these on ebay do they go inside your desktop or are they external also i have a compaq computer does the stick need to be compatible with certain makes if anyone can shed some light on what i need to know about…
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Computer problem
Can anyone help please? My PC keeps switching itself off. Either that or it won't go on in the first place. The lights come on but it doesn't power up. Does anyone know why this might happen? Thanks in advance:confused:
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Removing all the trial software from Dell Laptop
Hi I just purchased a Dell Laptop (6400) with XP thanks to all the advice here I got it supersized to have a bigger hard drive, battery and bluetooth for nothing. Anyway I got the order document and there is a whole load of trial software coming preinstalled which i will never use. Can someone advise me being a novice what…
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How do I put in my referral code into the referrals board?
Hi - I wanted to post a link into the referrals board - I have been given my code - looks like java script - well thats what it says. I was just wondering how to post it? I copy and paste and its just nonsense. Thanks:beer:
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Is this really stupid
Recently a friend of mine broke the battery charging bit that is at the side of the laptop(you can tell i know the jargon!!!) Anyway, he went out and bought a new laptop, my question is to do with whether you can get an external battery charger for laptops or do you have to get someone to repair the bit that is now on the…
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Problems with Access Database
Hi folks, I have designed a customer contact form in Access but have a couple of problems that I haven't come across. When using the form I want to be able to tab form each form field in order but at the moment it when pressing tab it jumps from say a field at the top to one in the middle and then back up again and all…
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Disc read error occurred???
Hello, Our PC upstairs hasnt been working for a while and i was just wondering if anyone has a clue as to what it might be. We went to turn it on and there was a sort of clicking noise coming from the tower, then after about 5 mins a message came up "disc read error occured press CTRL ALT DEL to restart. This keeps…
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Mobile Outlook problem
hi, i have a WM5 based PDA (Tmobile Vario II). currently my today screen states i have 1 unread email but my inbox and subfolders are empty. it also shows on the mailbox tree as a (1) beside the inbox. any ideas? i have tried a soft reset but no success. G.
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Stupid Mistake
I have an unused HD that I was going to use for backup, as well as CD's. However when I was reconnecting cables I plugged in the cable for the master the wrong way round. BTW it's XP home sp2. All I had was a blinking cursor and a steady HD light. When I reconnected I ran chkdsk /r, this found and repaired errors. Now on…
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Help with avi to DVD
I am trying to convert .avi format [movie]files to DVD. The file size is as such 1GB but when it come to conversion it takes around 4GB!!! I used avi2dvd // DVDFlick softwares....... Not sure may be making simple mistakes....Can you help me accommodating 4 files [4GB] in single DVD? Thanks in advance:o :o :o
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PC Freezing
Hi, Ive just installed Vista Ultimate onto my desktop PC. It originally had Media Center on but i thought id upgrade as Ultimate has Media Center version 2 on it. Anyway... when Media center was installed i noticed my machine would freeze for a couple of minutes and then it would work normally again. I thought it was a…
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Apple iMac help!-everything's big!
Hi all, was just wondering if anyone can help me please? my sister has a apple imac g5 and i was using it not realising that the mouse is a bit dodgy, she has the apple mouse that has the scroll thing on it (it's not the wireless one), anyway what's happened is that you know when you want to zoom into something (in my case…
