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Open file security warning window 'soundman.exe'
I just had to install realtek audio drivers as I had no audio codecs installed and speakers were not working. They are working now but as soon as I start the pc I get this pop up window saying open file security warning soundman.exe unknown publisher application file c\windows the publisher cannot be verified are you sure…
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Protecting a program from being copied
Hi, I have a pc of software that I will be installing on a pc. I want to protect the software so that the person does not copy it and give it to someone else. The reason for this is that involves customer data. I have thought about hiding the location of the file and creating a shortcut. Trouble is the shortcut shows the…
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MPEG4 camcorder but windows movie maker doesn't recognise MP4 format!
I have a Sony MP4 camcorder, I am able to drop and drag the files from the camcorder to my pc but I only have windows movie maker which doesn't recognise MP4 format. Can anyone suggest a free/cheap video editing software download/package which DOES recognise MP4 format so I can edit my video clips, perhaps add soundtrack…
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How do I add a delivery report to an email in Outlook Express
can anyone tell me how to do this please its for a friend and very important
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PC says no speakers yellow question mark in device manager
I've just put these speakers in and rebooted 3 times the speakers light is on and all connections are in the right place. I had no speakers in before this but I have looked in sounds and audio device properties and it says no audio device installed. Someone has given me this pc tower so I havent tried the sound till now.…
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£200 to spend on a Camcorder - Any suggestions
Hi all Exactly as it sounds - can I get a decent Hard Disk Camcorder for around this money? Any suggestions please? I'm a complete novice so any suggestions most welcome Cheers
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Electric oven on the blink
This evening my wife turned on the oven. The indicator light came on, went off, came back on again and then went off altogether. So there is no electric power coming through the element. I tried the intergal toasting element and that doesn`t work either. Any suggestions please????
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Where has my disk space gone?
I have just reloaded windows xp from the rescue disks on my asus laptop. I seem to have very little disk space now - any ideas why this would be?:confused: It's an Intel centrino duo with supposedly 120GB hard drive and 1024MB of memory. Thanks in advance, PO xx
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Stolen Laptop?
Does anyone know how I could check if an HP laptop is stolen? I have one where the serial number sticker has been removed (as opposed to having fallen off). I have obtained the serial from the bios and checked the warranty on HP's site. It has 1 year left on a 3 year business warranty. I have a suspicion it may be a sale…
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Anyone know what this pc card is with a light under it?
Theres a card in the pc with a light under it, its right at the bottom of motherboard, it has no ports and has a sort of led box underneath with number 88 on it. I don't know what its for can anyone enlighten me? it also says on the bottom d1 on, reset pass off, reset error d2 on, clk pass off, clk error just says 9501 ver…
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help with downloading a video on to computer
Did any of you see the elf yourself web-site that was around at christmas? where you put your head on to a dancing elf. Do any of you know how i can download something like this to use for a presentation. The sites i know of like jibjab only allow you to send an ecard and not download a Sendable video to your computer.
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which Tomtom?
up until very recently (stolen yesterday) i had a tomtom one v3, i now need to replace it, does anyone know the difference between the one and the cheaper explore? I'm also pretty sure I read somewhere about a cheap satnav from maplins etc.. which could run tomtom software (I don't want to go PDA again)
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Downloading MP3 tracks onto my sat nav?
I've just bought a viamichelin sat nav and one of the features is that you can listen to MP3 tracks through it. The thing is I've never owned an MP3 player of any kind and I'm a bit clueless!! How do I download MP3 tracks onto my say nav?? If anyone could give me some idiotproof advice I'd be very grateful.
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Free Graphics Software
I'm trying to design a floor plan for my new house and extension but am struggling to do it using excel. Does anyone know of any free dowloads that would help me to design a floor plan preferably using 3D?
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Weird connection problem!
I've been tearing my hair out over a connection problem I've been having recently. For about 15-30 mins at a random time every afternoon I am unable to connect to my dedicated server... to be more accurate I can ping and traceroute it, but cannot access it: through the browser (HTTP), via FTP, or via SSH I have a number of…
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Laptop and using the HDMI tv missing part of the screen?
Hi all Dad has just got himself a laptop and a HDMI DIGIHOME (Tesco own) TV (he is using the TV to show the laptop screen) and has set it up and it is working ok BUT part of the screen is missing on the right and left I have looked at changing some of the screen settings (resolution) on the computer but the screen is still…
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Google homepage help - artist theme added
Hi. I have Google set as my homepage and have just added an iGoogle 'artist theme' which is great and apparently changes several times a day. How can I get rid of the big white box I have in the middle of the screen with a tab that says 'Home' and a clicky for 'Look for new stuff to add' (as I don't want to add anything)?…
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Playing AVI files?
How do I play AVI files? I'm sure that my old computer used nero but it's saying I need to pay for it? What can I download for free that will let me play my films? Thanks for any help :beer:
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Inermittent Browser problem
I hope someone out there can help with this for me as I'm bewildered although I'm not a technie. On my laptop I run Vista. When trying to browse the interest quite a few sites don't load, I just get a papge saying internet explorer cannot display page. Others are ok. for example. I can go onto ebay.co.uk but when I go to…
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cd tray on pc opening at random
this has just started today... an unused cd drive is opening/closing, totally at random- and sometimes just edging out a little.. ??