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Buying electronics supplies (capacitors,semiconduvtors etc)
Does anyone know of an electronics supplier other than maplin, preferably an online store, preferably in the UK? I'm after a J210 N-Channel JFET to make a guitar pre-amp. Otherwise does anyone have any schematics using an alternate opamp. Mant Thanks
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Confused!!!!!!!
I am trying to get rid of some programs on my computer. I goto add/remove programs to delete them and it starts the process then comes up with this:- Another application has exclusive access to the file 'C:Windows\system32\wbem\Repository\FS\MAPPING.VER' Please shut down all other applications,then click retry. I have no…
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Windows failed to update.
Hiya all Windows were trying to install an update of Service pack 3, but it failed, with the message Windows could not update this file, please xheck that you have the correct file on your PC - Windows32 something I forget what the rest said, but, I dont have a clue what to look for or where, surely windows should know the…
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Msn
Hi Does anyone know of anyway to retrieve an MSN conversation when the window has been closed down? Thanks in advance. TT
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Does graphics card meet min. requirements
My wife won a slingbox pro a few weeks ago and I thought it might be useful for watching football etc. on this computer . checking the computer minimum requirements I need to upgrade the RAM to 1GB, I have searched on this site and it seems fairly straight forward to do (using crucial etc.). I believe this is the graphics…
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Sound Problem!!!
Unable to move slider on XP Sound Recorder so no sound. I have had sound previously so what has gone wrong? Please can anyone help?
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Internet Explorer stuck in 'connecting?'
Have recently cleaned up some files on a lap top-internet is accessed wirelessly and this is working but when I click on Internet Explorer a white screen comes up and gets stuck in connecting. How can I fix this?
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skyplayer error code 30
Has anyone else had a problem with error code 30 on Skyplayer? I can play & watch a clip/movie but cannot download to file for saving. I get error 30 every time. Have spoken at length to Sky, they insist it's a firewall somewhere stopping it. I have uninstalled every firewall/spyware/virus programme & done a registry clean…
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Good ADSL routers?
Right, my Netgear seems to be on the way out, the DG834G. The wireless keeps dropping off, and has patches when it continues to not work at all, even with the wireless device right next to it. So I'm basically looking for a replacement, needs to have ethernet ports as well, and preferably one which will support a tomato…
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help with saving to disc
Can anyone help me. Last time I did a destructive restore I lost my Norton Antivirus and had to go through loads of expensive phone calls to tech help to get it back on my pc. I have to do another destructive restore and this time I want to avoid all the hassle. Can anyone tell me how I can save it to disc? We bought the…
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Help with ip;od touch, please
Hi there, just wondering if we're missing something really obvious before we take/send in for repair :confused: My son's ipod touch seems to have forgotten who it is. We can't turn it on or off - it just has the apple logo on the screen all the time. When it's connected to the laptop, the message we get is: USB device not…
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PDF Resolution
Hello, just wondering if it is possible to change the resolution of a pdf? I've downloaded pdffiller, but it doesn't sem to help change resolution.
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System Restore Won't Work ...
I am on Windows XP, and have recently been having problems. Finally decided to do a system restore, and there are numerous restore points mentioned on the calendar. However, whenever I try to do one going back to any date, it states (after my machine has shut down and started up again) that it was not possible to do a…
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Network Password Problem
I've just connected my Belkin wireless router, but cannot access the network. I keep getting an invalid password message. I know the password is correct, because I just set it! Any ideas? Obviously I have access through the router, or I wouldn't be typing this:confused: .
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need help clearing up photos
Im looking for a programme that I can download for free that will clear up a pixelated photo if you zoom in, you know like they use in some police programmes when they can zoom in on a blurred image and it clears it up, there such a thing?
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Recording tv
Can I record TV programmes whilst TV is switched off?
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BT Broadband connection
Due to my laptop breaking i can no longer use my wireless connection to BT broadband. Instead i will have to revert back to my old desktop which DOES NOT have a wireless card (and i dont want to pat for one as hopefully get another laptop soon). My question is now i can use the wireless home hub thing, can i just plug in…
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Hp2180 Photo printing
i know a few of us brought this all in one multifunction printer recently. i have been trying to print photos - but everytime i print the photo there is a white tab which appears at the end of the photo each time. now i dont particulary want to have to cut the white tab off as this will distort the picture size and not…
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help i seem to have broke my computer
Please help, i seem to have lost all the applications on my computer. I had a message appear that i had a virus so i ran one of the clean up programs listed on the sticky. It detected 36 viruses, some were deleted some could not be deleted I had a message to install my windows xp startup disc as some programs had been…
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connecting sky+ to new LCD!!!
I have finally managed to get myself a new tv for the bedroom but the plasterer has finished the room and i am now left with my new tv on the wall with no where to put my sky box! we have put a terrestrial ariel in conduit already so i either need to know if it is possible to get a scart lead that you can take the big…
