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uninstall Yahoo toolbar?
I ran an update of CCleaner, and because I haven't done this for a while, I wasn't concentrating enough, and forgot to de-select the option to install the Yahoo toolbar I really do not want this cruddy junkware on this PC, especially as I had absolutely loads of trouble with Onspeed trying to install it before, and it…
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Dell Delivery time
My order was dispatched by Dell on Friday by Walsh Western...it is "ORDER ON DELIVERY." as of 7.33am this morning - do you think i can expect to receive it today from people's previous experiences? Thanks.
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Connect PS2 to TFT Monitor
Hello there, Can anyone tell me if a PS2 can be connected to a TFT monitor? And if so, what cables if any are needed? The monitor would just be taking the place of a big bulky TV as a space saving exercise. I'm not technically minded, so you'll need to spell it out. Thanks in advance.
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Connecting Sky box,VCR & DVD Player
Can anyone advise me on the following problem:- My TV has an AV1 & AV2 connections on it which I have had my Sky box plugged into then onto my VCR/DVD Recorder which has worked ok. However my VCR/DVD Recorder has packed beyond repair and I wish to now connect my Sky box, temp. to a cheap VCR recorder and also a DVD player…
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bluetooth dongle??
My mobile phone connects only occasionally with my laptop which doesn't have bluetooth. I have a lot of photos on my memory card and it irritates me that I can't just transfer them to the PC (SE mobile; their software bombed out on my old Dell). I was gobsmacked in Comet (yes, it happens lol) when playing with the macbook…
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Editing software ?
Can someone advise me of software that will enable me to take a photo from my hard drive as a background, then place the same size circles in various positions over the top. Its for a home made table plan for my wedding. Thanks
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MP3 Pauses between tracks
I listen mainly to mix CDs on my MP3 player, each album will have seperate tracks which should mix together without pauses.. this isn't happening when i rip the CD to my MP3 player. How do I remove the pauses between the tracks? I'd be grateful for any help!
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Buying a Dell Laptop
Hi folks Well after reading these threads for a while I've decided to buy a Dell Laptop. But I'm not very 'techie-minded' and have a few very basic Q's before taking the plunge so would really appreciate any input / advice you can offer: I only need it for emailing, web surfing, watching / downloading movies & music and…
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When broadband is down.
I have used broadband for several years now and would not wish to return to dial up connections. However recent service outages with broadband have made me consider the possibility of reverting to dial up as a backup measure when these problems occur. Are there any issues setting up a computer to accept both dial up and…
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Downloaded this month's updates, now laptop won't startup properly
I allowed windows to install the updates it decided to download, but now my laptop (XP Home) loads up till the desktop background can be seen then sits there. No HDD activity, if I press CTRL ALT DEL I get 244MB usage and 1% CPU usage. I allowed it to sit there after I made it restart the first time and it eventually gives…
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Two PC's - two modems or one
My current pc is being superceded but I would like to keep it up and running. It is currently connected to Orange broadband via a external USB speedtouch modem. If I want the new PC on the same broadband account, what are my options? They are both in one room and I do have a spare identical modem. Should I connect both…
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Tevion 32"LCD TV £389.99
Aldi has this tv on offer from Sunday - is it a good buy, it comes with freeview and a 3 year warranty Fully HD ready with HDCP decoding and 2 HDMI inputs (480i/p, 576i/p, 720i/p, 1080i) 1366 × 768 resolution Integrated digital tuner for receiving all free-to-air digital channels 2 × HDMI sockets Nicam stereo 2 × 7W…
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Connecting Freeview TV?!?!!!
I need to buy a new Tv and DVD player and would like to sort this out so that i can watch the freeview channels. I don't have an aerial socket in the wall of my room, can i still receive freeview? I know you can buy TV's with the freeview tuners in now but how do i get the signal, is an indoor aerial enough? Any help is…
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Pc very very slow when I first turn it on?
Help- When I turned on my pc today I tried to click on my icons like itunes, internet etc. none of them worked & in the end the computer just got stuck & wouldnt even turn off. I ended up turning off my pc at the wall (had to do this a few times) then in thre end I just left it for about an 1 1/2 hours and finally the…
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Moving a program
My current PC is very poorly and so I have decided to buy a new one. I want to take some of my current program applications to my new pc but.... Two of the programs are on floppy only and the new pc does not have a floppy. I know how to backup the data to a cd, but how do I back up the actual program so that I can install…
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Problems with Outlook Express v5
Morning all My sister-in-law has been sent some photos in jpg format as attachments to an e-mail. When she launches OE, it lookes for any new mails as normal and comes up with a message saying "9 emails found" and then starts to download them (I assume). It gets to "3 of 9 emails" and then seems to stall for up to an hour…
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please help me sort this out
my 18month old son did something to my computer and i could not get it to work so i restored my system. after several atempts i have managed to get back on line but i keep getting this messge from messenger service which keeps telling me to go to https://www.helpfixpc.com, this is a different one to what i got before! it…
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Outlook 2007 ...So Slow!
I have been running Outlook 2007 for a few months now and find that when it is receiving email messages the whole PC slows down and messages take an age to download. Probably takes about 1 minute for each email and if you have been away and have 50-60 this can take an hour!! Its driving me up the wall any ideas? Running:-…
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Recommendations for office printers please
Hi, Can anyone recommend an office printer please that the ink cartridges are not too expensive and the machine can cope with quite a lot of printing per day. At the moment we have been using an epson c86 which isnt really suitable for an office. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you Dora x
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SKY TV no signal
Hi all Ive had satellite tele for a few years, I dont have a subscription anymore but have been watching the free to air channels at the weekend it just stopped working and it says "no satelite signal recieved" anyone got any idea whats wrong, or how to fix it? thanks Michael
