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FUJITSU PC running slooow..& AVG issue
Our PC is approx 3-4 years old.we are on Talk Talk broadband with no problems. Sometimes the PC is so slow, you knwo over lapping screens etc.. It needs a good clean i think as lots of pictures, music stored on there i think..(we can put pics on the disks) Does anyone know of a good SIMPLE clean up tool & few step by step…
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free map/and or directions for my website
hi does anyone know if there are any free maps to put on websites? i would like it as a find us option many thanks
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can't change my password on aol
hi, i hope someone can help. i checked my mail on aol this morning, and have found a load of returned emails (daemon mail). emails have been sent to my entire address book. i'm guessing my emails being hacked, so i need to change my password. but here's the thing: i wont let me. it only lets me put in 7 digits of my 8…
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Calling all Excel Experts!
I have set up a spreadsheet which I need to update periodically. There are several of the same spreadsheets, each for every employee - there are up to 5 fields that need updating. On a few occasions I have forgotten to update one or two of the fields, which means that the employee has the wrong information. When I realised…
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please help!
hi, i have just got a new laptop which is on wifi and saw a prog somewhere that told you which stuff to press so that you were not visible to everyone else in the near vicinity, so they couldnt use your broadband.it was some icon in the security section of the laptop.system is windows vista on an hp 6720 i think.its…
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Problem with BT landline; caller hears it ringing but nothing this end (no dial tone)
My BT landline is used for broadband and telephone. As you can see broadband is fine. The phone line itself isn't working somehow. If you try to dial the number, it doesn't sound quite normal, but it does ring and ring and ring in the caller's ear. But the phone itself doesn't ring. It's not the actual phone. We tried…
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Laptop Security
I have just read a thread where someone was able to crack an XP login password using freeware within one minute:eek: Is encryption the only way to ensure your data is secure or are there other options?
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Yahoo group emails not getting through
My ISP is Virgin, I also have AVG v 8. Last week my Yahoo group emails failed to appear. Other emails are fine. I can post to the Yahoo group site but not receive. I disabled AVG email scanner but no change. On checking Virgin webmail my Yahooo Group emails are being put in the trash can. Any help welcome. K66
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X BOX 360 to pc Help please
Hello I hope someone on here can advise me about this. I'm wanting to connect my desktop pc (xp pro OS) to my x box 360. I don't want to connect the x box to the net just yet, just share media files from the pc thru the x box to the tv. I have purchased an ethernet cable from e buyer, been to the xbox site where u download…
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Moonshell for DS Lite not working.
I want to use moonshell to play movies and mp3s on a DS lite but I can't get it to work with AceKard2. Has anyone managed to install moonshell successfully on a DS cart? I have copied all the files into the root directory of my microsd card but it keeps coming up with the message that 'moonshl could not be found'. Games…
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Namedroppers.com - is there a UK equivelant?
Namedroppers lets you find registered domains with a word/name in it eg berkshire- would list a royalberkshire.com and probably a few hundred others. Only problem is it only does the .coms, .orgs - not the Nominet co.uk domains. Anybody know of a domain search that lets you do this? Equivalent..
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Home Cinema system 5.1
i've just this tv http://www.comet.co.uk/shopcomet/product/446327/SAMSUNG-PS42A457P1DXXU/tab/specification and looking for a home cinema system to go with it. i know nothing about cinema systems so any advice would be great it's got to be cheep (wife says it's a waste of cash) and have a dvd player built in cheers Cuda
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Prebuilt PC
hi, I'm looking to purchase a custom built PC with the next month or so, I'm looking for something quite powerful ~4-8GB RAM and high end gfx and cpu. Budget: ~£1500 The problem is I'm not really the most technical person in the world, I know the basics but I'd welcome any advice or insights you may be able to share. I'm…
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Printing A2 using MS Publisher
Anyone got any pointers. I'm trying to produce an A2 document using MS publisher, but I only have an A4 printer. Obviously I expect to print 4 pages to make my A2 picture. Problem one, there is no A2 default paper size in MS Publisher, no problem just choose custom size paper. Type in the dimentions making sure that they…
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Can you make a vista password reset disk on an XP system?
Hi, My brothers son has passworded their new laptop that is on vista home basic and it only had the one admin account. He says he cannot remember what he did so we are now stuck. HE hasnt got an installation disk and would prefer to bypass the password. I have had a look into it for him and found that you can reset it…
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Firefox doesn't open!
Hey all, Very randomly I noticed this morning that firefox had no audio, so youtube and metacafe etc loaded and played the videos, but no sound was produced. However, when I opened winamp and windows mediaplayer, sound was perfect. So this afternoon, firefox refused to (and continues to, I'm currently on IE) open, and…
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Help loading camera pics to PC
Hi I bought a sony digital camera last year and although I've searched the house (n garage) hi and low, I've lost my cables and software to load on to my pc. Is there any otherway I can load the pics from camera to PC? The chip is a sandisk ultra and I've got a Memory stick duo adaptor which it slots into- but I don't seem…
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Ds Lite Bundle
I was looking online for a DS lite bundle and found this: http://www.gadget-asia.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=1444&category_id=29&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1 Does anyone know anything about it? I am useless at this sort of thing but wondered if the included…
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Government Petition for open digital standards
If you believe that the government should not store and transfer data in proprietary formats that require the use of expensive proprietary software (e.g. Microsoft Office ) that encourages 'vendor-lock-in', and makes it difficult for those of us who don't have access to such software or cannot afford such software to…
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scheduler_proxy, css authentication and other errors!
Please can someone help me!! My Lenovo computer is only a few weeks old... Whenever I start up my computer I get these error msgs pop up onto the screen. "The application failed to initialise properly (0XC0000096). Click ok to terminate the application. "scheduler_proxy Application has stopped working". "CSS Authentication…