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Freeview problems with set-top boxes.
I've had a quick search of the site, but I haven't found any references to this. Basically, there have been changes to something called the 'NIT', which is the network information table. This is sort of a directory which is transmitted along with the digital signal and your set-top-box (STB) picks this up when you scan for…
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Shortcut keys - HELP!
OK, I don't know how we have managed to do this or why it keeps happening but it is bloomin annoying. Whilst typing away, in the last month, if I am typing a reply to a thread on here, or on any other website, I press certain keys and it opens new tabs, starts underlining things, brings up the find box. I haven't…
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Blackberry Curve set up problem...
Hi I have just got myself a Blackberry Curve 8310, and it looks like a very nice phone, but having got used to my e61 – I am not able to find a couple of things and I hope someone could help me with that. 1st – I need to set up my emails (I have a yahoo email, and am not sure how to do it) I don’t seem to be able to find…
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Blurred green shading around tv screen
Can anyone tell me what this is? Over the weekend a blurry green/purple outline has appear around the edges of our tv screen - JVC widescreen AV28 R25 - bought in 2004. Does this mean that we are going to have to buy a new one......
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Software Download for My New Car
This may not be the place for this. Although I am genuinely asking for advice, I also want to have a rant. I have recently bought a new VW Touran and would like to have a towbar fitted. I have had a quote from Indespension who are a specialist towbar fitting company and I am happy with the price. However, they say I need a…
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Help with laptop please.
Hello, My grandaughter has 'messed' up her computer. She is getting the black screen with the white writing (sorry I do not know the technical terms) but she cannot get out of this screen. She has admitted to closing the computer without closing the programmes that are open.:mad: The screen is not the one that gives you…
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£100 laptops...advice please!?
Hi Guys, I am thinking of buying one of these for my hubby for xmas as he has shown quite abit of interest in them! The problem is i think they would be abit 'childish' but i cant afford anything more expensive! He would use it in work (chef) for simple spreadsheets and work rotas ect,perhaps link upto the wireless…
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Help needed re Internet browser
Please could someone point me in the right direction, I,m panicking!. Firstly I have windows XP, and google is my homepage, i use googlemail not outlook express. Recently I seemed to have a problem loading googlemail. Then i noticed that it is on html view which is for slow connections,instead of on standard view But I…
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Cloning laptop hard disk
Hello Folks Sorry i didn't get a reply to this in the backup sticky so posting here. Anyway I'm thinking of upgrading the hard disk on my recently purchased Sony laptop VGN-FZ31S from 250gb to 500gb (WD5000BEVT). I believe physically changing the disk is a piece of cake but i'm not sure if i can successfully transfer…
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Multi Region DVD/VHS/ Hard Disk Recorder
Hi I am looking for a VHS/DVD combi preferably with a built in hard disk as well. I have looked on Amazon etc but the ones listed don't seem to be multi region. As i have a few region1 DVDs this is important. Does anyone have any recommendations & where to get one. Also is it easy to make a region2 machine, multi region. I…
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OMG! Tiscali!! Help!
Hi all, Over the past 2 years we have had our phone and broadband with tiscali. 12 months ago i changed our Direct Debit to come out of our joinT account that my OH deals with. Only just realised that Tiscali have not been taking the payments!! I have NOT received any letters asking for payments etc and they have not cut…
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Dvd Flick ? Feked
Hi Technos - anybody know any cheap or indeed free alternatives to the aforementioned DVD FLICK ? - although i found it completely easy to use and it was free ,it has recentley packed up because of active x issues ,so I was wondering if anyone knows of any AVI files to DVD alternatives please Thanks Chris
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Wireless broadband connection
Hi there I've recently installed a Wireless broadband connection (through Post Office). Been up and running 2+ weeks now. Seems to work ok most of the time, but do suffer from "connection dropping out" from time to time. Have spoken to Post Office and they tell me that it should "settle down and begin to improve" after 10…
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Instructions needed, please, to record audio.
I have music on a tape cassette I wish to put onto cd . My Hi -fi is connected to my pc, so I play sound on the pc through the hi-fi speakers. Thus I can play music on the hi-fi and using the in line or mic line on the pc surely I can get the music onto the pc, so I can then burn a cd? I have windows xp home, Also I have…
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Which frontpage do i download?
http://www.download.com/1770-2001_4-0.html?query=frontpage&tag=srch&searchtype=downloads Out of these listed here which one do i download ? I need it so that i can edit some templates that i bought to make a webpage.At the moment all i have on my compuer is notepad and wordpad.
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HP Pavillion 700 problems
Now the computer wont start properly Windows starts to boot then before the final stage it just restarts itself, over and over It does the same in safe mode I'm not sure if its a hardware aor software problem caused by the virus Theres no recovery disc. It was never provided when computer was bought and the shop that sold…
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Moving to US. Some questions please?
All, I am emigrating to the US at the end of the month and therefore need to cancel my broadband connection etc. I have contacted them to do this and have been told that I will lose my e-mail address also. One of those things, I suppose. Therefore I neeed to create a new e-mail account and e-mail address, preferably a free…
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Hijacked accounts and Noton 360 help please!
I have posted yesterday this thread http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=14733811&posted=1#post14733811 To cut a long story short my ebay and hotmail accounts were hijacked and someone was using my ebay account to sell. I'm just wondering out of interest how this could have happened? I understand that…
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Getting a Wii and Wii Fit in USA?
I am out in America for a while and wondered if it was worthwhile getting a Wii here and Wii fit. I spotted Wii fit for $85 dollars the other day. Any advice would be great thanks.
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Reset your Windows Live password?
keep getting this email for the hotmail account which i log on daily. It has ben over three wekks since it started. I get it after a few days. Don't know if it is a scam. Okay for me to just ignore it?
