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sky plus box
My sky plus box is approx 14 months old and has just started making a whining noise when on and also in stand by mode,is it caput or has anyone got any ideas whats wrong.The unit has rarely been used in the last 12 months ginen we have been away for most of the time
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I think my tv is dying
My jmb tv out of the blue started behaving funny.The picture is not occupying the whole screen.Vertically along the edges the images are not occupying the whole screen. I have played with picture settings but i am still in no luck. Please help .
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Security Toolbar 7.1 Trojan Virus
My pc seems to have acquired this nasty trojan which is playing havoc with myIE7. Keep getting pop ups selling anti virus and other anti-malware. Also have lost my IE homepage, keep getting cannot display page. Can anyone suggest a quick and easy way to get rid of this virus without reformatting the hard drive? Many Thanx…
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Powerpoint 2007 presentation compatibility issues..
Hey guys, I have a presentation to do this week and I enjoy using powerpoint 2007 to do them. All I have is my memory stick, and the laptop which the presentations will be done on is crappy and I hear it has a very old version of powerpoint. If I was to use compatibility mode, a lot of the nice effects I use won't be able…
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Canon MP460 Printer - message problem
Hi all, Can anyone tell me how to get rid of the message that comes up when I print something ,"Ink is running very low", even tho I have replaced the ink cartridges? Thanks.
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Dell recovery disk, erase hard drive?
I need to find the recovery disc to be able to erase the hard drive. Anyone know where i can find it on my laptop? I'd like to erase my hard disk and re-install XP. How hard is this to do for an novice/amateur? Wheres the cheapest place to but ram from i'd like to add a 1GB stick. Thanks
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W97M/Ded virus
W97M/Ded Question I have floopy disks that have word documents saved and infected with W97M/Ded. Can you tell me how I can remove the infecection from my documents saved on the disk so that I can open the documents and not affect my own computer. My PC is not infected its only on these floppy disks taken from another PC. I…
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Internet connection
Hi All, Anyone got any ideas on how to solve this because my IT dept haven't got a clue? When opening a new internet window it takes on average 2 minutes to open up. Once on the internet new pages open instantly, it is just the initial connection I have problems with. Other PC's on the network operate normally. I've…
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Can't make up mind.
I'm after a new HD only needs to be 80gb and after my recent experience with a Western Digital hard drive which lasted approx 50 hrs, I'm obviously wary, probably irrationally, of WD. As an alternative to debates about XP/Vista and Windows/Linux/Apple, what's the thinking on hard drives. I've got a Maxtor which is 6 years…
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wii console and wii fit
Hi all im after a wii console and wii fit for my dads birthday where is the best place to get it from i want a good deal to looking to spend about £300 tops. any advice welcome thanks in advance Steph xx
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Sky + box
Hello, We needed Sky as we don't have a good reception or tv ariel in the area and there was a good deal on. I have just come to the end of my 12 month sky + contract and after a while we found that we just watched the channels that could be provided on a freeview box- so we are going to cancell SKY. What i wanted to know,…
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internet exploria
hi all, My friend's got intenet exploria and when she click to open it nothing happens any surgestion? Thanks in advance
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I'm after a printer recommendation
Hi I need a printer that doesn't have to be connected to a PC/laptop and can connect to my wi-fi network so I can print from anywhere in the house. I also want one that has low cost ink cartridges, my last printer was a Dell, £30 a cartridge! Many thanks for anyone who can help. :beer:
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Need a router, which one?
My sister has just bought a brand new desktop. Her Isp, Tesco, had provided her with an external broadband modem which worked with the old desktop but does not work with her new one. Could someone please tell me which router would be best for her or what would she need to connect the new desktop to the net as the existing…
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Powered USB Hub
Hi Can anyone recommend a good powered USB hub. I have had the multi coloured flashing light version from ebay and they just fail. I have looked at Belkin, but I am not too sure about them
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Playstation Games Back Up
My kids are ruining their Playstation games and we are ending up buying the same game once a year or so as they have scratched, bent, got food on etc etc the disc. Can I back them up so I don't have to keep buying them again?
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Which camera lens?
Hi I am planning to buy Sony DSLR A200K 10.2 Megapixel Digital Camera deal posted on HUKD site. reading the comments there and other forum I gather the lens comes with it is not a good one. therefore thinking of buying a lens as well. Can someone advise me to select one of these lenses please. as I don't know these…
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Vista and old office or works
Hi I dont know if this has been posted before but if you have Vista and an old xp office program or works you CAN use it on vista. Just load it on to your pc and then go to m/soft updates and you will get an office service pack updates to make it run on Vista. Hope this is of some help to someone and saves you money
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How to accept Payments on my Office Live website using Paypal?
Apologies in advance as I'm not at all technically minded about this kind of thing.... (so please bear that in mind in any replies!) I have a Microsoft Office Live website, and would like to set up a button to accept payments using PayPal. Have seen how to do this on Paypal.... ie, "Merchant services", generate an…
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Sound broken
I was watching iplayer and listening to sound fine on my laptop yesterday but now no sound is coming at all Ive checked the volume is turned up, but i have no idea what else it could be... any help?
