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System Volume Information folder - what is it?
I have noticed a folder on my laptop. It is called ''System Volume Information'' and is around 2Gb in size. When i click on it is says access is denied. Any idea what it is? Thanks
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Corrupt file
I get this pop up telling me one of my file is corrupted and I should fix it using utility something. I do not understand what I am supposed to do!! I was going to write it down but then the pop up disappears and I did not have the chance to it. Also my Kapersky Internety security is running on as soon as the computer is…
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Help editing web page
hi all I've been asked by a friend to edit his bussiness website that he had got built for him a few years back as he cant get in touch with the author. I have full ftp access but when i look at his files via ftp i cant see the files he has to edit. He has a news page that he wanted updated as it was years out of date, the…
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Where's the webcam in our new laptop?!
Hi We have just bought an Advent 9517 laptop from Currys - refurbed, but it said in the ad that it had an integrated webcam. In the picture it looked like that was in the usual (I think) place - at the top of the screen in the middle. But it's now arrived and there's not one there! Yet it definitely says it is a 9517. Does…
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Sky + Magic Eye not working
We are having problems getting our magic eye to work. We've even bought a new one because we thought the one we had was broken, but still not working. We've then gone down the route thinking the wire was faulty, and have installed a new one, but still not working. Having spoken to Sky and gone through all their fault…
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Problems deleting emails in Outlook Express
Outlook Express went funny on me the other day, and now it won't let me delete any emails to my deleted items folder. The only way I've found to delete is by pressing shift & delete at the same time, but this totally deletes it from my computer. And this is a pain each time. Anyone got any ideas on how to resolve this?…
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Nintendo DS not charging - bought in Canada
Hi My son lost his NDS while on holiday in Canada. The exchange rate was good out there so I bought him a new one. Back home in UK now but it wont charge up properly. On the back of the box it says 'for sale and use only in the USA, Canada, Mexico and Latin America'. I didn't notice this at the time I bought it, but surely…
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Help with zip-win and a patch??
I have an old CDROM-Disney's Magic Artist Studio which was for Windows ME, am now running XP and the I keep getting an error message-'DMA.exe has encountered a problem & needs to close' I've googled and found a 'patch', but when I double click on the downloaded file, I just get the following text appear: Installation 1. On…
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Questions Regarding USB Satellite Cards.
Hello everyone. I considering buying one of these cards as a project (I'm bored :rotfl: ) and was wondering I already have Sky HD so could I just use a splitter and splice into one of the coax cables to take a feed to the card, will I be able to receive the free to air HD channels (i.e. already got BBC HD on Sky HD but…
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Help downloading applications in Vista please :-)
Aargh, I can't download applications all of a sudden. Have all settings on medium and usual AVG version 8. Any suggestions :confused: . Files are fine.
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Is MS Works adequate?
I am buying a new Dell laptop and it comes with MS Works as standard. I wondered if that would be adequate, it will be suitable for me because I am not working anymore and so do not need the facilities offered by Word. However can you download and read documents that others have composed in Word with Works? I expect to be…
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Help Connecting iMac To Wireless Network
Hi Everyone, My brother has just got an iMac. I have a PC connected to a Netgear router and his old PC was on my wireless network so I want to connect his mac to it now. When the iMac was plugged in it came up with a box that asked him to choose a wireless network and it came up with NETGEAR in the box so I'm assuming it's…
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Error report
Hi, I have just received the report below after the computer shut itself down. I have not installed any new hardware or programmes in the last couple of days. I have recently run the Eusing registry cleaner and have installed Skype about a week ago. Any advice will be much appreciated. Thanks, Fortyfoot "Follow these steps…
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Need to create html based on user input...help
I'm trying to get a form to generate html source code based on values that are inputted..so.. Here is a basic form, with 2 fields. field1: TEXT1 field2: TEXT2 This should output, for example: ... <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-15"> <title>TEXT1</title> <body> TEXT2 </body> ....…
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how to do reformat with windows vista?
i just got a laptop with vista premium on it , i want to reformat it back to factory settings but dont have a clue :rolleyes: i have a driver disc but thats all. Is it even possible with windows vista?
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Any help please? installing a new printer?
hi all, i am not sure if anyone will be able to help but worth a shot. my printer is bust so i have managed to obtain a new one from freecyle but it has no software disks or cables. luckly the cables from my old printer seem to work a treat. my question is how do i get the printer working with the pc without the disk and…
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Problems connecting to internet - Pc or router?
hi looking for some help. I'll start with my setup. I have a Linksys router in my living room which connects to a laptop via ethernet cable aswell as another laptop via wireless. These work fine. I then connect it to another PC which is next door in the study and do that by ethernet cable. This has worked for years without…
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Problems with Acrobat reader
I have Acrobat reader installed on my pc along with Adobe Photoshop Elements. The problem I have is whenever I try to open a PDF document, Photoshop opens instead of Acrobat reader. I am having to save every Pdf document at the moment to My Documents and only then it would seem can I open the document by right clicking and…
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connecting a laptop to my livebox help
Can anyone help. I have an orange livebox which works fine on my p.c but my daughter would like to use my internet connection for her laptop. Her laptop will connect fine to next doors internet but will not to the orange livebox. When searching for internet connections available there is a red cross next the the live box.…
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Help! Laptop Wont Work Now!
Hi, I used Regcure.........now i cant get my laptop to work! <Windows root>\system32\ntoskrnl.exe This apparenlty is corrupted...... or missing and needs reinstalling! Anyone any clues or ideas as to what to do? Pressing F1 or F12 and restarting gets me just a blank screen and no windows! Please help!
