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having a problem with laptop (virus/malware?)
Hi all. im running windows vista and have got the free version of AVG (recently udated) I have a tool bar at the bottom of the screen and on the right there is an icon of a shield in red with a white cross, and a pop up bubble keeps appearing from it saying " You have a security problem!) when you click on it it takes you…
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Hard Drive Caddy
Hi, The laptop went wrong following an incident with a cup of tea. The lappy is replaced, but apparently I need a hard drive caddy to transfer the contents of the hard drive to the new one. Now, I've looked at Ebay, and there lots of listings, but I'm not terribly sure what I need. I typed in hard drive caddy, and most sem…
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Http/1.1 internal server error
Hi , can anyone please help me with this , everytime I go onto ebay , I cant click on anything without getting this Http/1.1 internal error . Is there anyway i can correct this problem myself ? Im sorry , I am not technical minded.
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Installation Cd Lost
:idea: It would be great if someone could help, I have a Visioneer scanner model 4800u and have lost my installation cd and can't use the scanner in my new pc till I buy a new insallation cd which Visioneer said would cost me £10 to buy. If anyone knows where to get one of these or a download for one please let me know,…
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hijack this
hi there can you have a look at this please as i am doing this for a friend Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 14:42:36, on 12/12/2008 Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16762) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe…
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AVG - .bin file missing
I have just had a large mircosoft update and now AVG is stating the there is a ".bin" file missing. Do I need to take any further action? Thanks, Fortyfoot
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Nintendo DS Fire Card
I've just discovered the Nintendo DS Fire Card and was wondering if anyone has any knowledge about them: are they legal / any good / worth buying? Thanks!
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Local Only Connection?
My laptop has suddenly taken a disliking to my router, and wont connect to the internet. It's suddenly decided it's a 'unidentified network' that should only have 'Local Access' only. Random thing is we have 3 other laptops in the house running from the router (though not all at the same time) and all of those have no…
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Avg
Anyone else having probs with AVG (free) updates? Im getting a message that a .bin file is missing. Im guessing the update file is corrupt. Anyone else affected?
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Windows SP3 question
I've just had one of those "updates are available" notifications, and, remembering the problems that there were back in the days of the infamous SP2, and initial problems when it was first launched, wonder whether any of the more techie members can advise me as to whether it's safe to install this or not? Have people…
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Laptop purchase advice please
I'm still looking for a suitable laptop for my daughter, going to uni next year for 6years study to be a vet so its going to be a tool used for her studies as well as other things. I'm no techie, just getting by with what I know so I dont want to waste my money making a wrong decision as finances like many is limited.…
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Help! My laptop has died!
Hi there all you technical whizz kids! I could do with some help and advice please! A week ago my laptop decided to give up the ghost – it appears to have no power. There is power going through the lead but there is no power in the laptop itself. A few weeks ago I fitted a new battery which I had not yet managed to…
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Best price for a PC
I'm looking to replace my ageing PC hopefully after Christmas, and wondered if any of you good folk could recommend the best ( i.e. cheapest ! ) place to buy from ? I'm looking for a desktop as opposed to a laptop. My current PC is a Dell which I bought online many years ago, and have to say I can't fault it, or the buying…
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HELP Mailbox hijacked
Can anyone help please. Yesterday my contacts in my Google mail were used by some chinese company and were all mailed with details of their products. How can I stop this happening. I have Avast security on my computer.
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Sony camcorder error message :(
Hi All, I would really appreciate some advice about my sonydcrpc5 mini DV camcorder. Its keeps ejecting the tape, showing a teardrop & error message c21.00 (or c20.00) i think keeps flashing up :( Now when i used this on holiday, there was a humidity problem there, the waterdroplet sign did flash up, i dried it out & all…
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Eee top e71602 what do you think?
I have just being looking at the Eee top all in one computer and at £440 seems really great value.Any body got any reviews or opinions on this. I already have the lil Eee pc which i use for fast internet access and writing essays mainly, and love this have had no probs with it. Any advice would be gratefully appreciated as…
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502 Bad Gateway Error ?
Hi , all you clever people . I got this message when i tried to view a webpage , it also went on to say " your request generated an internal server error" What does all this mean ? Is it a problem at my end or theirs? Many thanks for your help.
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Which Record Player?
Hi All, I'm thinking about buying a record player for my OH for Christmas but I am so bad with techie stuff. OH is a total tech geek so I could do with some advice please. OH has lots of old records and no player. I am thinking it would be great to get him a player that he can use to listen to his records but also to…
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Nintendo ds query
Hi intelligent people on the tech page, A friend of mine has got 100s of nintendo games on a chip???, Ive asked about it but shes not sure how its done and she paid peanuts for 100 odd games. Someone else told me that it is really easy to do but I cant grasp it at all. Firstly does anyone know if it is legal because I…
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drive has stopped working
My dvd rw drive has stopped working its a LITE-ON DVDRW SHW-160P6S ATA Device [CD-ROM drive]. it was working fine yesterday and today it wont load a disk, the disk hasn't been removed from the drive since it was last working. I have tried a music cd but no joy. when a disk is inserted it just clicks and spins at a slow…
