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Converting AVI files to play on DVD player?
Hi, ludite here! I've got some TV programmes in avi file format and would like to burn them onto DVD to watch on TV. Simple question - how? Please bear in mind I'm useless with a computer so the easier the better! Thanks
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Windows Media Player crashes laptop
When I double click on the desktop icon for windows Media Player my computer crashes and restarts. the error codes are: BCCODE: 10000050 BCP1: FDD40000 BCP2: 00000000 BCP3: 804E7418 BCP4: 00000000 OSVer: 5_1_2600 SP:2_0 Product: 768_1 If I go into windows explorer and open my music that way there is no problem. Could…
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Broken Nintendo DS
Oh Whoopsie In a fight between my daughter and Son over the TV remote, the DS got flung across the floor, it is now broken with the two parts now in 2 pieces. The top screen section has well had it, it has gone like my Sat Nav did when I hit a speed bump and it fell off the windscreen mount, it is all crazed. The bottom…
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I want a cheapish laptop but haven't got a clue - help needed!!
Hi Guys, I have an old PC and I am still on dial up!!! I am looking to buy a decent laptop which I intend to use for surfing the net and the kids will probably use for the odd game and for homework. I also intend to get AOL broadband and would like to use this wireless - if thats possible. Have seen this at Comet FUJITSU…
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Problem with 1899 or Internet Explorer?
Hi is anyone else experiencing problems with either 1899 or Internet explorer? I just cannot access the web pages, Ii seem to be able to connect to 1899 but then when I try to view pages through Internet explorer it just says the the page cannot be viewed! Any ideas whats gone wrong gratefully received. Prob will not be…
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help task bar
sorry can some one help, somehow with my mouse, i have moved the task bar thats sit on the bottom of the page, to down the right hand side of page, how do i put this back thanks. suzy
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Ghosts in my Panasonic Viera
Please, please help! I have had my panasonic viera professionally installed, but i am difficulties watching dvds. When I play them there are 'ghosts' of other channels playing behind it. I'm techie illiterate so I need help so that I can challenge the installer. Is it something I could fix myself?
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killed a external cd-rw
hi, i hope someone can help, i have brought a dell external cd-rw "d/bay PD01S" from ebay, when i plugged it in it worked ok, but it only installed it as a cd-rom (not a cd-rw) i downloaded the wrong driver from the dell website, and now the machine wont even dectect it when I plug it in!! I have tried using the "add…
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Outlook Express
Hi there, I have just started using outlook Express instead of outlook for my emails. I was wondering how I can group my email messages from sender so that any new ones come in under a persons name rather than just by date. I know this can be done in Outlook but can't seem to do it in Express. I am sure this is really…
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Firefox advert blocker add on
check out Adblock Plus if you use Firefox browser. Its a firefox add-on. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865 It prevents advert banners from opening. Especially good on the Times website where you get some adverts that fill the page if you inadvertently roll your cursor over them.
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Mft
I just ran diskkepper and i got this Why is my Mft file so big Job Report Computer: --- Volume: (C:) Findings and RecommendationsDiskeeper has completed a defragmentation run on this volume and there remain 4 fragmented files and/or directories and 372 excess fragments. (There were 23,710 excess fragments before the…
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Flight Simulator - running slowly
My son has FSX deluxe edition. The programme is running very slowly, almost to the point that it is unplayable. When he first installed the programme it asked for the pixels to be set at 1024 x 768 which he set. He has tried uninstalling and reinstalling but to no effect. It did start out OKish, but got slower and slower.…
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is there anywhere I can download
access 2003 from - the full verson at a reasonable price........ liz
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How to reveal password
I use Mozilla Firefox and all my passwords for all my accounts are automatically saved by firefox so I have never needed to enter my password when I log-in to any of my online email accounts. I have used it so much that I have forgotten my passwords! They are all auto-filled with asterisks (i.e Password: ***** ) and I need…
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raw conversion problems
Having taken photos in Raw format, and I am now trying to read them in Photoshop cs2 which I belived had an inbuilt converter, I find now find that I am unable to read them. I want to be able to read them and convert them into either jeg or tiff ?
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Is my DVD a dual layer?
I bought a Dimension E520 from Dell a few weeks ago. It has a DVD writer but I can't find anywhere anything to say it's a dual-layer drive even though the sales person said it would be, how do I check? I don't have any dual-layer DVD's yet so can't try and see :o I presume dual-layer just means a double capacity DVD...…
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Microsoft Outlook/Express
Good morning! We have got a new computer and I would like some advice on the best way to transfer all my old emails from my old computer which has MS Outlook to my new computer has MS Outlok Express? Thank you for any help! :beer:
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Add POI to my TOMTOM One
Hi I have downloaded points of interest files onto a RAR file. How do I install them onto my tomtom one ie what folder do I extract them too. Many thanks Sam
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Creaking laptop lid
Every time that I open up and close the lid/screen on my 5 year old Tosh Satellite it creaks and recently has been getting progressively harder to open/close. It has never been dropped or physically damaged has it has never shifted off the desk that I put it on when I bought it and I figure that it is probably due to the…
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maps
I am trying to create an internal map showing directions in a building. How do I go about doing this? Thanks