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Registering a site with google
I've recently registered a site with Google via my hosting company, and gone through the Google sitemaps process. I was told that it would take 8-10 weeks for it to be registered with google, which is a lot longer than I thought - but I guess fair enough, the internet's a big place. What i was wondering was, my site is…
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Mirar Toolbar - help needed to get rid of it!
I cannot update No-adware as it is blocked and I can't seem to unblock it, when I run it (outdated) I keep getting: Mirar Toolbar HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\RegKey Severe, and when I remove it, it keeps coming back. I run Avg, Ad-Aware, Spypot S&D, Defender and Malwarebytes but they never pick it up.. How can I unblock…
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Computer supplier of 10 years ago
I remember a UK computer supplier which was around in the 90s and was known for quality & speed. I'm sure they began with the letter 'D' they started as a small business out of small premises. Obviously not Dell. Anyone remember?
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bt vision question
Can some one please advise what channels I would get on the basic BT vision package, is it just the same as freeview? We have freeview at the minute and were looking to getting the basic sky package as we like watching the GOLD channel. BT rang up and tried to get us to sign up to BT vision. There seems so many deals about…
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retrieve e-mail
Hi everyone not sure if anyone can help my laptop was doing a clean up which i cancelled but my e-mails ended up in my recycle bin i had about six boxes of info and didnt realise when you want to restore the items back where they came from you are suppose to click on the box then press restore i never clicked on any boxes…
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wireless router positioning?
just got my self wireless broadband with a o2 router now on my computer if i hover over the 2 blue screens its showing 3 out of 5 bars signal strength its still showing 3 bars if i stand next to the router any tips for solving this...i can pretty much position the router anywhere from floor to ceiling level..where would be…
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XP - Acronis TrueImage 2009, Services, losing PST file
OK this is a multi level question, but I suspect all are related, or at least 2 out of the 3! Colleague of mine has TrueImage 2009 on his PC - XP Pro SP3, total clean install from about 3 weeks ago (of everything, on a brand new HD, Office 2000, Acronis True Image 2009, a couple of other pieces of bespoke software, but…
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new laptop advice
hey, im trying to get a new laptop as mine is getting old. im aiming to spend a max of £450 but with the max features that are possible but i need an intergrated webcam included on the laptop. i think that is all i need but any more questions just as and ill reply. i have been looking around shops such as pc world, comet…
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Making a calender for work
Hi i'm looking to make a calender for work for next year by downloading pictures of everybodies favourites- leona lewis , cesc fabregas, george clooney etc etc but when it comes to making the calender it puts in low resolution picture may be blurry , is there a specific size resolution that i need to print out clear-thanks…
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Check if my Laptop has a graphics card?
How do i check to see if i have a graphics card? Thanks
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Virus I think
I have had a Sony laptop which I only use for my itunes and some few files. I didnt bother to instal antivirus cos I thouht theres no point,moreso it slows down the processor. A friend came yesterday and wanted to copy some files and I told her to go ahead.Afterwards, the laptop started misbehaving and wont even connect to…
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new for old camcorder ????
Hi any techie out there. Putting in claim for accidental damage to my camcorder, it was bought in 1995 and back then it was top of the range, all singing all dancing. It is the Sony CCD FX500E PAL 8. at the time I bought it for £300 which is quite expensive for back then. I have been offered a CANON FS100 in it's place…
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How do I get websites to remember my username and passwords?
When I enter it on some websites I get a pop-up window saying 'would you like to remember this blah blah', but on other websites it doesn't. Is there anyway to make it work on those sites? I'm using IE by the way. Thanks. :beer:
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Advent 7086 cmos battery
Hi, does anyone know how to find the cmos battery in a Advent 7086 laptop please. I have looked near the fan and it's not there. Should i take it to get fixed at a shop like pcworld, or try to fix it myself :o Any help would be welcome thanks :)
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New TV advice
Hey guys, Thinking of buying a new TV (a digital one, yippee) & was just wondering with the advent of internet TV (iplayer etc) is it possible to get a TV where you can watch stuff from the internet such as itunes, iplayer etc? Thanks
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Need Help deciding which DVD/Hard Drive combo unit to buy
Would really like some help deciding on which unit to purchase. At the moment I am looking at either: Samsung DVD-SH873M or Toshiba RD-88DT I have read a few reviews on both, the Samsung model seems to be generally complicated. I have also read that you cannot watch something that you have recorded whilst the unit is…
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Hotmail with Opera
Help me experts. I read my hotmail with Firefox and Google but not with Opera. I can get to the inbox page but not to the actual messages. Any ideas?
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Unable to make startup changes via msconfig
I want to stop certain processes and programs starting when windows (XP pro, SP3) starts. Some of these can be controlled from within individual programs, but not all. For the remainder, I have tried making the necessary changes via the startup tab in MSCONFIG. However, it won't let me save the changes on the grounds that…
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Vodafone Mobile BB - no IE?
I wonder if someone could help. Since receiving my mobile broadband modem (USB stick with a sim card inside), I have had a problem using IE 2. I've found the connection speed and coverage good, I can connect through the Vodafone Mobile Connect Lite Software that comes preloaded onto the modem - by that I mean: I can detect…
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Easiest way for 10 yr old son to create a website?
Hi there. I hope you don't mind me tapping into your collective knowledge ;) My son will be 10 in January and wants to create his own website (just basic, no shopping or anything). He doesn't want a freewebs site so my brother has offered to buy him a domain and webhosting package as his birthday present. However, I am…
