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Sony Vaio AW11M
I have a Sony AW11M and it didn't come with a screen protector like my HP laptop did. Can anyone tell me where I could get a screen protector for it? Also it will not let me install Office 2007, any idea why? How can I create back up disks and what kind of disks do I need? Where could I get a case for it as the case Sony…
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software that tells you what you're using disc space on ?
Used it before ..... something with the word tree ?? !!...... it's a file you can run that dissects and shows all the useage of your hard drive space . Hope i'm making sense !! thanks
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Buying a new graphic card but im confused
Hi i need to buy a new graphic card that support 3.0 shader model. But i dont know what would be compatible with my computer. I opened it up and it had 4 slots sticking out of the motherboard. 3 white 1 black. I have no clue what type is needed although on my motherboard it said PCI-express. Can someone help me determine…
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Help Needed Please
Hi, Can any of you tchie guys help me. When I sign onto my comp I get a flashing message Customise your settings- i cannot access google until I click the message off but, is there a way of stopping this message customise your settings from keep appearing? Thanks
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Any ideas on why my laptop is doing this?
Right i have a problem with my laptop, everytime i plug it onto the mains power it doesnt allow me to use the mouse pad or a USB mouse? It was perfectly fine and then half way through my stay in France where i have just come back from, it stopped working and does the above. Any ideas.....
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AVG Free update help!
I have today had an auto update on AVG free version 8.0.233 - the update required a reboot - which I duly did. Since then, the Web Shield is reporting to be disabled - however, when I go into it, it is enabled - all boxes ticked etc. I'm a bit techno-thick, and can't work out what to do - can anyone offer advice please?…
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PS3 external HDD
I'm in the market for an external PS3 hard drive to store media on (video, music, pics etc). I've got two questions:* I want a 1tb drive, can I get one that will plug in the usb port on the PS3 and doesn't require its own power ie no power plug for the external drive? * Is there anything I need to be aware of before buying…
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laptop freezing and shutting down
Hi guys i am back again.:rolleyes: Since last night my laptop has been constantly freezing and shutting down. Has done it a few times in the past but last night and this moring were ridiculous. I have tried starting it in safe mode and run a virus scan but nothing has shown up. Any ideas? thanks
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Acer Aspire One history/cookies etc question
On my PC you can do a disk clean up etc, clear the history etc etc. Can someone please tell me how you do this on the Acer Aspire when you are using Linux as the operating system?
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Help!!!! CD/DVD drive not working
Ok here is the deal my CD/DvD drive is not working. Ive tried several disc and it doesnt read any cds or dvds. When i insert a disc it lights up but it wont spin the disc and when i check it in computer to start it manually, it doesnt even recongise that ive inserted a disc. Ive checked device manager and it says it is…
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radio with mp3 and built-in speaker?
Hi, I have a wee fm radio that travels the house with me, its about 120*80*30mm. I'd like to get another radio with the ability to play mp3s. I want a similar sized box, fm radio, mp3 player, built in speaker and preferably AA batteries. Any pointers, seen this one but the reviews are mixed:…
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Can anyone tell me why
Sites like this http://www.awin1.com/awclick.php?mid=2340&id=59514&clickref=57025240 and any site that starts 'doubleclick' just comes up with a blank page and 'donr' in the tool Bar.. I have never noticed this before, on Vista home premium. I have tried turning of 'Protected Mode' with no effect.
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hijakthis log
Hi Please would someone take a look at this log for me, computer is really slow, has been for ages to be honest, maybe it is because it is old, we have had it 4years, I have done a Malwarebytes scan and nothing showed up. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 11:45:19 PM, on 1/27/2009 Platform: Windows XP…
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Can't change power settings
Hi, I am trying to change my laptop settings so that the screen dims after 30 mins of not being used. When I try and click on 'powert options' in the control panel nothing happens. Any ideas whats going on?
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excel 2007
Hi, can anyone help? I want to set up a spread sheet with all my outgoings. I intend to use the tabs at the bottom to represent the months. Is there anyway that I can change an amount in the January sheet and it will update in the feb....dec sheets? Is this possible with-out manually editing each sheet? Thanks in advance.
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Anti-virus software question
Hi, After reading one of the sticky threads on here, I decided it was time to update my computer's security and I downloaded AVG. However, there seems to be a problem with the software; the anti-virus, anti-spyware and update manager are displaying as 'database is outdated.' I have tried updating it through the update…
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IE8 - if at first you fail miserably...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7852340.stm They're having another go. I wonder if it'll be fit to tie the shoelaces of Firefox this time.
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Website which stores passwords?
The other day someone was telling me that there is (or are) encrypted website(s) where you can securely store all your username/passwords for pretty much anything (banks/email etc....) which is especially good for people who have several passwords and it's supposedly much safer than writing them down. Is this true and if…
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Windows XP Service Pack 3 - Is it now safe to install?
Hi, Apologies if this has been discussed elsewhere, but I couldn't find anything following a quick search. I just wanted to gather opinion on whether it is now recommended to install XP Service Pack 3? I was aware of quite a lot of problems when it was first released so I didn't install it. I'm now wondering whether all…
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Olympus e410 camera -transfer images from .ORF to .jpg?
Hi Ive recently bought an Olympus e410 camera. I have saved the images onto my laptop and when I have tried to atach and send them to an e-mail I have had problems. The images are saved as .ORF and I need to transfer them to .jpg. Anyone know how I can do this? Thanks in advance.
