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DVD player not working?
OH's just tried to play a brand new DVD on our player and it came up 'bad disc'. I tried the same disc on the computer and it worked fine.Tried out a few more DVD's that had previously played ok and they also came up 'bad disc'. Why would this happen ? We've had the Sanyo video/DVD player about 4 years and it's not been…
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HELP, Tearing my hair out, 3 mobile broadband
Hi peeps, really need some help. I have bought a 3 mobile broadband dongle. Model:ZTE MF622. I have loaded it onto my laptop but when i try to get it going it keeps coming up with error messages. 1, ZTE mobile connection........... Access violation at address 004E9252 in module 'datacard'.exe'. Read of address 000002EC 2,…
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mobile phone: how do i find my own number?
hello all: need your help (again). you know those free sims you get? i inserted one into a spare mobile phone and the units have now finished. Main point is that I have forgotten what the telephone number is (i threw away the detached slip). is there a number I can press on the phone to find out what this would be? (it was…
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Canon Mv630i Camcorder - How do i upload pictures to my pc?
Hi, I've had this camera about 4/5 years now and only used it once but i need to upload a video on my PC. Looking at the manuals it does not seem that straight forward. It has a memory card (only 8mb :rotfl:) but have put in a 512SD card in. But looking at it this can only take pictures. Now i uses DV tapes. Anyone know…
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Hiding Your Ip Address
Is it possible to hide the IP address of your pc & will this help secure it from a tracing virus etc and will this effect the performance of the pc . How do you go about doing this and does it cost anything to set up . All help welcome regards
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View via the DVD recorder?
I have a panasonic viera TV and dvd recorder both with freeview. I view freeview via the tv. When I change back to the tv from using the recorder, I'm sure that in those split seconds, I'm able to view the tv via the recorder and the picture is even better. So as an experiment, is there a button I can clic, to switch…
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Mini DV tape
Looking to transfer mini DV tape recording to DVD via PC. Do I need any special software/ leads etc. Any guidance will be gratefully appreciated. Thanks.
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Scart Or Hdmi
Hi, I purchased one of the Hannspree 37 in TVs and am pleased with it but picture is not brilliant. I have SKY + and a DVD player and it is connected with 2 Scart leads. I have read through a lot of the threads and some people say get gold plated scart leads and some say HDMI cables, this may be stupid but I dont really…
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PC Performance measuring tool?
Hi all, I wish to use a tool to run on a Desktop PC, Server or Laptop and get a rating for the following categories: - Disk I/O - CPU Processing Are there any such utilities that will allow me to do this? Thanx AMO
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Which PVR
Have recently moved to a new flat and the estimate to uprade the communal system to provide an extra feed for Sky + is £300! In my previous property I had Sky+ I am quite happy with the free to air content, but I do miss the record features. I am looking to buy a PVR, anyone care to comment? I have heard some good reviews…
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Vehicle Tracking
My OH & myself run a small transport company and obivously are suffering because of the fuel prices. One of our drivers has slowed down & is saving us £10 per day average on his fuel. I believe that some of our other drivers could do this also saving us fuel, cutting the risk of an accident and vehicle wear & tear so we…
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adaware question
uninstalled mine cos i've been having probs for ages where the definitions won't update.downloaded the latest version but it won't install cos it says there isn't enough disk space even though i have 6gb free and the program is 20mb.dunno what i can do
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Dell Vostro 1700 screen is very dark and hard to see
Hi does anyone know why this is? It looks like its in sleep mode but its not. The graphics card is fully updated and cannot see other options for this. Even on webpages this website looks really dull looking and can hardly read the topics. Any help would be great
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First time Vista User - Essential Tips & must do things please?
Hi all, My new laptop arrived last night so i am a Vista virgin.......!! Everything loaded up very easily indeed and connected to my WiFi router first time i was really impressed. The Vista performance rating is 4.5 is that good / bad? The advice i would really like is what are the most important / recommended things to…
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Comodo Firewall Pro 3.0.20.320 (Released)
Comodo Firewall Pro is the multi-layered security application that keeps hackers out and personal information in. Built from the ground upwards with your security in mind, this award winning firewall constantly monitors and defends your system from inbound and outbound attacks. Version 3.0 now features a fully fledged Host…
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unable to connect to a particular website
Hi I am trying to log onto this website www.forestholidays.co.uk from my home computer but am getting the message internet explorer cannot display the webpage. I am able to log on from work and my daughter has accessed it from school but we cannot log in to it from home. Does anyone have any ideas why this would be. All…
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New Laptop - O2 Broadband - Constantly Disconnecting?
Hi all, I've recetly purchased a new laptop which comes with Vista Home Premium. I've also recently purchased broadband, and o2 seemed to be the best deal! I've used their supplied router, but seem to be having problems with the connection.. The Xbox 360 has an ethernet running into the router, and not once have I…
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Mac problem
Hi everyone, I have upgraded my Mac G4 from 10.3.9 to 10.4.11 all seems fine but the pics I stored from iPhoto to disc won't open or download. The disc makes wiring noises, sometimes ejects but the disc ikon never appears. I cleaned the reader but still no luck. The drive is the cheaper one, not superdrive. Hope I haven't…
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Various Betamax voip sites not accepting new accounts/or credit cards
Various Betamax voip sites not accepting new accounts/or credit cards I'm having a strange problem logging in, or setting up new accounts with various VOIP clients. I've downloaded voipcheap, justvoip, voipraider, voipwise, and smslistto. SMSLISTTO has the cheapest per minute rates to UK mobiles (only 3pence/minute). For…
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Getting online via xp and internal wireless point?
Hi, Looking for some help. My brothers laptop was very slow when using Vista so i have put my old copy of xp that i'm not using anymore (retail). Now it installed fine but unlike vista there is no quick option to search for wireless points. I have tried looking in internet options but with no joy. Any help would be great
