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Golf Engine ECU?
I have a VW cabriolet and it is not ticking over as it should, will not idle at 1000rm instead it cuts out if you dont keep your foot on the throttle. I have been told by a mechanic it may be the ECU that is at fault or possibly an ecu that is attached to the carb? I am going to vw to get a second opinion, does anyone have…
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Problems with PC - Freezing
Hi I wonder if anyone could offer me any help in solving a problem I am experiencing with my PC. Please be gentle cos I'm hopeless with anything technical and if you could reply in the simplest terms it would be much appreciated. Often while online, it will freeze and I get a blue screen, saying something about a "physical…
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Phillips SA3125 MP3 player needs XP and I've got Vista
Can someone help me? I got a Phillips mp3 player model SA3125 for my birthday at the beginning of May. I just assumed it would be Ok to use with my laptop that has Vista home basic but after experiencing problems loading music on it and upon checking the box it appears that it is only compatible with Windows XP!:mad: I…
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New monitor for my PC
Hi I am after a new widescreen monitor for my PC. I use my PC mostly for gaming and am after a good monitor for this. Can anyone help with some recommendations, I know Amazon have some good used ones but am a bit lost on which one to go for. Thanks Mr Sickofhavingnomoney
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computer sounds like a tank!! help
I am a complete novice when it comes to computers, so please be gentle! My computer sounds like a tank. I have had my current computer around 2 1/2 years. Basic user eg internet and using word for work/ study, I have quite a few pictures and a lot of duplicated work due to taking documents off this computer onto a pen to…
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Many Problems. Help needed.
Hi all, Have run several anti virus (online and resident) and spyware progs Etc cleaned all of the usual and ran a registry cleaner but still problems exist. If I were to post my Hijackthis log is there someone with the patience to go thru it for me and explain what is wrong. Main probs are IE VERY slow to respond and…
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HD tv advice pleez peeps!
Hi I don't post on here very often as by the time I have found a bargain some one has already posted! but i lurve lurking......... Can anyone please give me some advice as to what to look for in a HD TV. I want to get one but have not got the foggiest as to where to start. Can anyone recommend a bargain. I would like to…
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Is This Worth The Money?
Hello! Im wanting to buy a new laptop. Ive done some research and i think this one would be good for me. I need something with a dedicated graphics card 512MB+ and at least 2.0ghz processor! Also with as much RAM as possible and at least a 250GB hard drive. I think this one is ok? But i was wanting to know what everyone…
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Yahoo e-mail account hacked
right about a month ago I got a spam e-mail that was from my husbands yahoo account. Thought nothing of it. Did not look at the headers to see where it had come from. Well I got another one today again spam but coming from my husband. Any how checker the headers and it is does indeed seem to be coming from his yahoo…
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Live streaming of T.V Channel
Is it possible to stream live on my website a T.V program that i'm also watching live. Like for example if i'm watching say 'Britains got talent on my P.C via a T.V card. Could I take that and stream it live onto a website that I have, for other people's benefit around the world? Please can someone tell me one way or ther…
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Visual Basic
Ok apart from needing a life i wondering can anybody point in the direction of somewhere which sells a recent / or fairly recent version of visual basic/ studio for a cheaper price than everywhere else i have already looked. Thanks in advance for any help.
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HELP!! Windows XP SP3 update has killed my PC!!
Hi all, Using Windows update I downloaded XP SP3 for my PC. No problems with the download. But.............when it was going through the restart I get a 'blue screen of death'. I hard powered down & tried safe mode, still blue screen. The tech info is, STOP: 0x0000007E (0xC00001D, 0xF78D68EA, 0xF78D67F4, 0xF78D64F0) Tried…
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Printer. Canon MP460. probs. with paper feed.
Hi all, I have a Canon Pixma MP460 printer and am having problems with the paper feed. I put the new paper in the holder and push the paper right up to the little grey thing on the left, but as soon as the printer starts printing the paper is going in slanted, all over the place and any old way. Are there any buttons or…
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anyone on here at the moment any good with tomtom navigation in europe
OH is currently driving from spain to france but the tom tom wont take the address hes going to, ive cheked it and its correct..anyone know if theres any special way of doing this? :confused: thanks xmyx
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Help with website building and hosting for charity!
hello all, I am new so please bare with me... I have been asked to look at building a website for my employer (who is a charity) and we need something cheap and easy for me to build and maintain. Something free would be great but if there is a small charge I think we could stretch to something. I would like something with…
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Tomtom 720T charging problem
I recently bought a tomtom 720T satnav. It works fine, apart from the charge not lasting. I put the device on charge over night (which should be plenty of time) but when I go out the charge only lasts approx one hour. This is getting very frustrating, as I have to plug it in to the cigarette lighter to keep it going. Is…
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External Hard drive Caddy
Hi all, Have been looking to get an external drive for a while for backing up and just realised I have a spare drive that I could pop in a caddy for less then a tenner. Is this just as good as getting a complete new drive....? I seem to remember being warned in the past to be careful carrying computers... as too much…
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Inapropriate E mail
Hi I hope someone can help me, my daughter (13) has had an inapropriate E-mail from someone, who by the way he talks is an adult, is there any way I can 'find' ( ie do a serch online )this person, I believe she was talking to him on msm, I do log all her internet use, and its generally just her and mates talking, but this…
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laptop fan wont stop
Hi, I would really appreciate some help. My laptop fan is on all the time and I'm not sure if this is a problem or not but the noise is really getting on my nerves now. Also my computer has started running really slow over the last few days. When I type in a web address it takes ages for the page to come up. Also when I go…
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making a dvd
i have downloaded a divx film with optional subtitles. now i want to put it onto a dvd to watch on a dvd player and have the option of keeping subtitles on or not. is there any easy way to do this? I have tried Toast and iMovie on my Mac and Nero on my PC but cant get it working. Someone must know how to do this... Thanks…
