-
Vista, Thunderbird & Hotmail - how to do folders?
The mail program in Vista does not support Hotmail, so I need a replacement for Outlook Express from my old XP machine. I've loaded Thunderbird plus the Webmail extensions for Hotmail. I can download all the Hotmail emails BUT they all appear in one folder even though the Hotmail account is set up with multiple folders -…
-
question re. wireless network
Just wondering if anyone can help me... I have my PC and my 15 y.o son has a laptop, I am wondering if I can put a password on the network or something so that he can only use it when I allow him to. I am sick of asking him to do things then having to wait hours for him to get off the bloody thing, so I want it so that he…
-
Google listings
Hi I have a chocolate fountain rental company and rank quite highly (top of 2nd page) on Google when you just type in....chocolate fountain. This is very good, when you consider how many companies there must be in the UK. However, when you type in....chocolate fountain and my home town or home county, I only appear in…
-
Sound has blown on latop!!! Help!!!!
Hello all... Basically, cutting a long story short... My sister came over to play a dvd of her in Egypt on my boyfriend's laptop....when she put it on, it came on full blast and the volume wouldn't turn down....after about ten seconds I just pressed the off button and turned the laptop off completly...... Now the sound…
-
External hard drive - FAT32 or NTFS?
I have ordered an external hard drive which is FAT32 formatted. I keep reading on this forum that NTFS is better. Should I reformat when it arrives? My existing hard drive is FAT32 and I am running Windows xp. I am not much of a techie, so only want to do things that will really make a difference. Hope this makes sense to…
-
can you get a dvd hdd with twin freeview?
Can anyone tell me if yo can buy a dvd recorder with a large HDD and twin freeview tuners all in one? I can find twin tuner HDD recorders or DVD recorders with a HDD attached but haven't found any brands with everything in one. Am I asking too much? If there are any out there a model number would be a great help. Cheers in…
-
Printer problem
I have a HP deskjet 840c and ive recently replaced the cartridges, i tried printing something the other day and it comes out with the words on the left side pretty much readable but the rest of the words are unreadable, theres ink in both cartridges so thats not a problem, ive used a piece of kitchen towel to make sure if…
-
vista ics
When i use internet connection sharing in vista the ethernet card shows as a unidentified network and only has local access. How can i get internet access on the pc connected to the laptop? Pc has 98 laptop has vista
-
Which printer manufacturers are the best when it comes to compatibles/refilling?
The time has come for me the get a printer and like most people I am looking for the best value. I am wary of getting an epson since I have read that they now use chipped cartridges and waste a lot of ink during it's cleaning stages. All this will mean it is more complicated/impossible to use compatibles and ink…
-
Any good picture / video slideshow software ?
Hi, I've got a digital camera and digi video recorder, to take family photos ,does anyone know of any software that lets me show pictures and video interlinked in a form of a slideshow to put on dvd thanks gir
-
Playing back sound recordings from integral sound recorder on vista
Can anyone help?? I've eventually found the integral sound recorder on my new Vista laptop. I seem to be able to sucessfuly record and then save the file to the harddrive. But how to then playback?? I've opened Windows media player and started teh file, but there's no sound, although volume is on full..Has anyone got a…
-
EPSON inkjets and compatible cartridges
I have been happily using a CX3600 Epson all in one with 4 colour cartridges over the last 2 years. I have always been able to use cheaper compatible cartridges without problem. I have now bought a brand new Epson R265 and the time has come to change a cartridge I put in a compatible light cyan cartridge and get an error…
-
Wireless Laptop problem. Plse help!
Hi A couple of months ago, I bought my dd a laptop. We bought a BT Voyager 2500V wireless router also. She was able to get onto the internet no problem. A couple of weeks ago, she tried to log onto internet. The following appeared: "Limited or no connectivity. You might not be able to access the internet or some network…
-
MP3 - Track names
Afternoon all.. I've searched but found nothing.. Can someone point me in the right direction of some software that names MP3's, i've downloaded some old albums (from cd) and none have the track names.. I.m wanting the software that auto names them, not where I have to type it in manually.. Thanks.
-
Hosting for an ecommerce site
Hi guys, was hoping someone might be able to help me out here. I have searched but the forum but the threads I found don't really answer my question. I am having a full ecommerce site built (at a cost of £2250+vat:eek: ). When I posted about it before ... people seemed to think that the price for the build was basically…
-
problem opening hyperlinks in Outlook emails
Using Outlook for email and havent made any changes recently. In the last couple of days when I click on a hyperlink in an email (eg to a new forum post) a dialogue box pops up trying to open as an exe file. when I cancel that box, Firefox opens the link properly. Its really annoying as it happens every time, not just MSE…
-
How to compress video files
Hi Can anyone tell me how (or if it's possible) to compress video files on my pc - (they are wmv files), so that I can download them to a mobile phone? The files are massive at the moment so I need to compress them to have any chance. Thanks in advance. missk
-
Delete email account?
Hi, I want to delete my email account at tiscali. I've tried the web site etc to see if this is possible but I am no expert with computer jargon. Any help would be appreciated.
-
Help with email
Hello. I need to attach one email that i have been sent to another email. I am using hotmail and need to attach an email i have been sent a few weeks ago to an email i am sending (if you understand me) and i cant for the life of me work out how to do it. Can anybody help me:confused: Thanks
-
Just treated myself to a ....
My HP moniter died on me yesterday so I treated myself to a flat screen 19" Hanns.G with speaker. From Argos at £119. Anyone got any experience of these. It seems to do the job, and the price seemed reasonable :confused:
