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Dell Blue Screen Problem Help??
hi folks, i hope someone can help as my sissters dell dimension 3000 pc with windows xp home is having a problem on strt up. when the computer boots up it shows a blue screen, with: unamountable_boot_volume step:0x000000ED (0x82376268,0x0000006,0x0000000, 0,0000000) it wont alow the system to boot up from there and i have…
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Router help needed please
I am a virgin broadband customer and currently run cables to various rooms in my house via my own router to desk top pc's.My wife has now got herself a laptop and asked me if i could set up a wireless router so she didnt have to trail cables into the garden from the house etc.I have searched on ebay and have come across…
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AVG 8 Problems
Since upgrading from AVG 7.5 to AVG 8 last week, I have noticed that the Start-up time has increased four-fold. (Web-browsing, however, hasn't taken any longer than usual). I uninstalled my AVG 7.5 before installing AVG 8, used CCleaner as advised, updated Windows stuff, and defragged which took hours to complete! It is…
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Computer Won't Start Up
Hi, I was wondering if anyone could help me. For the past few days, my computer has been very tempermental in starting up. Firstly it hangs on the start screen - "Detecting devices...". It then goes to a black screen saying "Detecting Array...". When this first started, a few days ago, it stayed on this screen for a while,…
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GPS help
I'm looking for a GPS for UK/EU/USA map, any recommendation? Budget less than £180, and would not mind refurbished product. Thinking of going for TOMTOM 910.. which is £140 refurbished. But I'm afraid its too bulky. I do like Garmin, as they are slim. But those with preloaded UK/EU/USA maps are so expensive. Just wondering…
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c drive is blue
Hi guys...........me again:o Since I tryed to do a spot of general tidying up/pc maintenance and solve my space problem I think I may have b*llsed up somewhere. Everything seems to be running ok and the old avg has gone and avast and superspyware is in. No bugs so I am happy there. However, I now appear to have a genuine…
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Toucan Broadband - arghhhhhhh!!!!!
Hey everyone, Well its quite evident to me now - Toucan is the worst broadband supplier in the UK at the moment. However due to a contract, I can't change ISP's until the end of the year :( Usually my broadband line can reach a max capacity of 3.7Mbps - which is good enough - HOWEVER lately (past 2-3 weeks) connections…
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DVB-T USB TV Stick Help
I have been given a PEAK DVB-T Digital TV USB Stick, followed the instructions to install but when I try to watch TV it says that no card is found. I have tried uninstalling everything and re-installing. I have tried re-installing the driver but still nothing. Also when I plug it into the USB port the 'found new USB…
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How do I re partition hard drive?
Hi, I have a PC downstairs thats connected to the tele, its used for films and music mainly. When I Put a new HDD in ( about 2 years ago) I set aside 10 gig for C drive for windows and programm files and 110 gb for films and music . Problem is somehow my C drive is full, it has windows xp, nero, office, i player, c4 on…
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Best replacement for Norton360
I currently have Norton360 installed but find that it kills my laptop when updating etc. I am looking for the best total cover that is "light" on the pc. Any Ideas??
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PS3 surround sound
I have just bought a PS3. I have a Panasonic home cinema kit. It is not wireless. Is there anyway I can connect the PS3 to it so I can have 5:1 surround sound ? Thanks for your help:T
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changing the partition size
I have an acer aspire laptop. I was wondering my C and D drives are 30gb each. Is there anyway I can alter the size of each partition to what I would like? Thanks for your advice.:T
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anti virus
hi there can someone please help. got a new laptop 3 months ago, had 3 month trial for norton which ran out today, have now deleted this programme thought i had down loaded the free version of avg that martin recommended the website says i have down loaded it but the computer says no protection. what can i do? thanks in…
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Question Regarding Using FreesatHD With SkyHD.
Hello everyone. I already have SkyHD and was wondering about getting a FreesatHD box. My question is do I use 1 of the cable's coming from the dish and put it through the FreesatHD box then run it to the SkyHD box or as I have a quad LNB do I run a separate cable? Many thanks in advance. Pete.
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help ive no install disc for hp photosmart 7450
i bought a digital camera off ebay ages ago and got a photosmart 7450 printer with it finally got around to connecting to my pc windows xp but found out i haven't got an installation disc tried downloading from the hp website but no joy help please thanks in advance:wave:
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Auto Responders!
As most of us who use email at work should do, we put an Out Of Office autoresponder on the email account. So why do firms that issue newsletters, either have a non-valid email address, or an auto responder at their end in the reply to of these newsletters? So when you return you have all the newsletter replies, that have…
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hyperlinks in outlook
When I send my friend emails, he is not able to open any hyperlinks. The links are not showing as anything 'clickable' at his end, but if I check my sent mail, they are fine.:confused: We oth have outlook express and he is the only person I know with this problem.:rolleyes: Any ideas appreciated.... :beer: :beer: doom
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HDMI help please
Hi,is it worth paying £100 more for a tv with an extra HDMI port, the tv i'm intrested in has 2, i'm not sure what they're for, any advice please
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Freeview - Film 4 - CRT TV
I cannot get this channel on my Sony CRT TV which has Freeview built in. All other channels seem OK. I can get this on my Hard Drive Recorder, but am curious about this problem. Any help appreciated.
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email problems
please help i can't get to my emails it says time out! pop3 not responded in 6o seconds! i am not very computer minded so i need help!