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Laptop/router Help Please
Need some help and advice.I'm a total novice so bear with me. I have bought an Acer laptop (Aspire 5920/682G25MI) and a Netgear WPN824 router.I am a bit stuck as I don't know if I need a seperate card or anything for the laptop and router to connect.The laptop is wireless enabled already. Is the set up process easy to…
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Sony Dvd Recorder And Sky
Hello! I have just had Sky installed and declined the Sky Plus box as I already have a Sony Digital and analog DVD recorder with a hard drive for recording programs (RDR-HXD1070) . It has built in freeview but I can't work out how to get the Sky channels through it so I can record some of the films that are on too late!…
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Verbatim Photo Printable Blank DVD's
I can print on these discs without buying labels - I thought :confused: ???. Looking at the svp site it states the following: When combined with a colour inkjet printer such as the Epson R265, users can print photo-quality images directly to the disc surface to customise their CDs and DVDs. I am now confused - how the heck…
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Missed the beijing ceremomy-had no sound on pc
Hi i have just got my sound back on my pc and i tried to view the beijing opening ceremomy on bbc iplayer but it has gone:confused: i am desperate to see it ,i would like to download it or purchase it on dvd,any advice please ,thankyou.
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A bin file is missing
My AVG displayed the above message this morning. It wouldnt install the latest update, giving the same message as reason for the update failing. Can anyone tell me what to do ? TIA Canvey
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Windows XP Service Pack 3
I wasn't aware that SP3 was available, should I download SP3 now or is there no real need? Sorry if it seems like a stupid question, I just don't want to download it if I don't need to.
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Dr. Mario pc game or something similar, please.
I loved this game on the Gameboy, and would like to play it on my pc (XP) Anyone know of a free online or download game, please? Many thanks.
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fix or ditch- another dead laptop(?)
dd's 4 year old dell laptop just suddenly switched itself off - totally blank screen and nothing she does seems to convince it to turn back on. having someone even look at it will be expensive, i'm thinking. would it be cheaper in the long run just to replace with new (no data she needs on it), or is there an easy way to…
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PSP help
My son is trying to get the internet on his PSP but for some reason it's not working for him. He keeps getting this message 'an internal error has occurred' (0000001) any help would be much appreciated, thanks guys :D
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VMWare?
Query for anyone who has experience with this program. Can it run an OS that is already installed? Say for example, I was running XP and Vista in a generic dual boot, could I then, rather than booting to each OS individually when needed, install VMWare on XP and be able to access my Vista installtion through it? Or would I…
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Compaq Laptop design fault - where do i stand?
I have a compaq presario v6133 laptop which was purchased in November 2006. It came with a 1 year warranty. The wireless feature no longer works. After doing a search on the internet and talking to Compaq this is a known problem. Something to do with overheating which can damage the wireless card on the motherboard. A…
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AVG 8 Free problem
Hi anyone else getting a "Update Failed. A.Bin file is missing" message when you try to update AVG 8 Free?? It's In Update Manager. Anyone know what it means? Cheers
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lost wireless connection and icon
Help my son's have been messing with my wife's Asus Eee900 laptop, it won't connect to the wireless network, it has never been a problem before, there is no icon in the bottom right hand corner, nothing in the network connections, not sure what to do next. The system restore is turned off and I can't turn it on it won't…
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Netgear Wireless modem/router
I've posted this a couple of days ago but thought it sounded wrong so apologies if you've already helped me. I have just bought a DG834Gv3 wireless modem/router. Unbeknown to me it was 'locked' into AOL but I have since reset the unit using the reset button. The unit came with an AOL set up cd but, as I'm not on AOL the cd…
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Samsung D840 repair?
Does anyone know a site that shows how to open up a samsung D840? Mine was dropped in a bowl of water and now shows a white screen , I think it still works apart from the screen.
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Old comp bits...what to do?
are there any recycle places for old comp bits etc? TIA Spikey
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tv remote sensor flashing constantly
hi guys hope you can help me i have a 23'' philips lcd tv approx 1 year old, the remote sensor light is going haywire and it wont respond to anything on the remote that i do its favourite trick is turning the volume up to 99 :eek: have taken remote batteries out and that doesn;t do anything any suggestions?
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USB issues
Step daughter's computer's USB ports have stopped working. She's tried looking for updated USB drivers, and has made sure that all her windows updates are working. Any suggestions on what could be wrong?
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Best thing to do with old desktop PC ?
I have an old desktop PC complete with monitor, keyboard mouse,speakers and all original handbooks/manuals disks for Windows 95. I have reformatted and reinstalled Windows 95 Should I freecycle it or take it to the 'tip'?
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Internet explorer
Is not working. Don't know why, but firefox is working. Any ideas why this has suddenly happened? I've tried downloading it again, but still no luck. Thanks.