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SMTP - Error 451 Please try again later
Keep getting this peculiar persistent error while trying to send e-mail. Was wondering if anyone had a clue how to deal with it. Have tried to fiddle with as many settings as possible and no luck. Edit: seems like I try for ages and ages to sort it. I give up and post here for help and it starts working then. Oh well.
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Laptop for a student....
......I am useless at buying computers. I bought a Dell about 4 years ago which I hated from the very first moment I opened it. Unfortunately I borrowed it out at work and it came back broken and I now need to buy a new one after my other one being out of action for 9 months now. I am going to be viewing TV on the laptop…
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How Will I Do This
I was trying to install Zone alarm,as the laptop I have bought has a free 60 day trial of McAfee and I don't want to have to pay for security when this runs out.I ran the download and it came up that zonelarm vista has compatability issues with McAfee and cannot be used together.It said that I had to uninstall McAfee…
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M & S Tv
Just bought an M & S TV today. 23" LCD freeview HD 1080 ready. Cost 249.00. That includes a 5 year warranty. Considering Comet and the like charge around £200 for a 5 year warranty, I think this is a bargain. It is a great TV. Got it from Warrington branch. Beat that.
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want to clear laptop
i want to sell my old laptop but i need to know how do i delete everything so its back to factory settings etc so no one will be able to get any of my info etc.
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remember the cheapy photoshop elements with strato web hosting last year?? serial no?
if you got the web hosting you could buy the version of photoshop elements 5.0 for £1? How did we get the serial number for it? Seem to recall it was in an email or on their site or somewhere but I have searched their website FAQ's tried logging on with the old password and domain and can't do that as it was…
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sony ericsson transfering video
having problems transfering video from sony ericsson k800i to my computer,can transfer video to the phone no problem,tried with apple quick time player but no luck
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anti virus
Is it still possible to get free anti virus security systems for Windows 2000.? many thanks
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Ipod advise
Hi,I cuurently have an ipod shuffle 8gb,i use it just for personal listening,I"m wanting to change to a better ipod,it will be just used for playing back my music collection,all of which is on mp3,I"m after advise on what is available,i need to be able to view my tracks,also i would like to be able to dock the ipod to…
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works 9
Hi guys I have just bought new laptop with vista.I got a disc with it that is microsoft works 9. I popped it in and it ran the cd but nothing happened / loaded.Is this already on the laptop or what should i do with it.I poss should know but am not a teccy and plenty of good folk on here are,so i am after help please.…
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Orange Boradband Problems - anyone else getting this??
Hi all Apologies for my mis spelling in the title. I (for my sins) have Orange broadband with a live box. When I try to connect all looks well - connected,signal strength excellent so all should be well - except that no web pages will load. I have spent an hour on the phone to their call centre and the best help he gave me…
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mobile phone 'download failed communication error' message
just dug out my old Sony ericcson K750i to use as lost my newer phone:mad: put a replacemnt sim in and now if i get sent a picture message it starts to open it then says 'download failed communication error please try later' any suggestions, other than trying later? been trying every couple of hours since yesterday so im…
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Problem launching Excel from command line
Hi all I need to be able to schedule a task to launch Microsoft Excel using a batch file which is attached to a scheduled task. I also need it to enable macros as our system policy won't allow macros security to be set on "low" (and i's not recommended anyway). Enabling macros will allow the spreadsheet to update links,…
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Making an image
Hi I have a laptop with Vista installed and no recovery disc just a recovery partition, would I be right in thinking that if I made an image say with acronis. I could then format and install XP but in the future use the image disc to then go back to vista. would this be possible. My reason for wanting XP on the laptop is…
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Cheap Decent Scanner
Hey all, hope you're doing good, Following this thread discussing how to digitise old photos, I've decided to buy a scanner to connect to my laptop. http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1057793 However, the ones posted there seem quite pricey, does anyone know of a decent scanner (not for negatives, for…
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N95 problem
My Nokia only tells me what time I received a text rather than when it was sent. This is the first time I have had a phone that doesn't show the time texts are sent (I have had over 20 phones). Is there a way to fix this? Is it a hardware or software problem?
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Taskbar is really thick not sure how to make it small again
This is a bit of a daft question But the taskbar on my computer is really thick. Everytime I put the mouse near it & the double arrow comes up for me to make it a bit thinner the taskbar completely disappears. Its really annoying to have such a thick taskbar & I just want it to go back to its normal size. I dont know how I…
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computer so slow when shutting down
hi there my pc (xp) is taking so long to shut down and i am unsure why,as i keep my pc secure, up to date and spy ware free. i use all the following programs but the shut down speed has not improved. Avast Antivirus Comodo Firewall Comodo Boclean Comodo memory firewall Ad-aware Spybot a-squared free Ccleaner spywareblaster…
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power surge on hub port/keyboard seizes up
Hi, unsure if this is a microsoft updates problem, as there were a few a couple of days ago and had this problem since. Know how to turn the pop-up message off, and already tried unplugging the keyboard and resetting the hub port but doesn't stop the seizing up. Keyboard doesn't seem faulty, although me moving the wire…
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Cannot install/run game after new install of Windows XP
Very sad I know, but I love the game Rahjonng (similar to Mahjonng pairs). I used to play it on my old pc with no problem, but decided I wanted it on this pc after having recently reinstalled Windows XP and AVG, but when I install the game I get the following threats found: C:\WINDOWS\tsad.dll C:\System Volume…
