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Removing AVG and installing Kaspersky Help Needed
Hi I uninstalled avg using the uninstall programme on my comp and also off the o/s, did the temp files too... but when i run the Kaspersky disk it wont install as say avg 8 needs removing before can go any further. I cant see for the life me where it is or figure out whats going on - help - cheers
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creative mp3 player in currys
Hi dont know if right place to post this but spotted god deal in currys for creative x-fi mp3 player but neither inverness, aberdeen or perth has any. Tried online but its says reserve and collect at these stores. Any ideas how to get my hands on one of these bargains?
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Lost Icons!!!!!
I have lost all the Icons from my Desktop Page and have no shortcuts.How do I find them? Help would be appreciated!!!
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Online Armor: full version offered free
Just a quickie for anyone who might be interested. . . I have no connection with the website mentioned below and generally have little time for it on account of all the junk that's too frequently purveyed there, but today's time-limited offer is actually one of the best it has ever come up with:…
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connecting to computer on network
Hi all, I have home network with many computer connected to it and was wounding if there way i can connect to other computer in network if so how? thanks
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Canon Ixus camera Solution Disk
I have been researching for a new camera. Decided on a Canon Ixus, but I need advice about the batteries. My old camera took ordinary AA batteries. I gather the Canon takes a lithium battery, but I can't find much about them. So do I need to get a battery charger as well? Spare battery? (One site I found offers a battery…
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The game does not play....
I am trying to play a game, it installs all the files etc allright but after that when I click on the icon to play the game, I end up with a black screen, I wait a while but nothing happen, and nothing I try on the keyboard work, I have to call the task manager and restart to get rid of the black screen. I have tried the…
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Installing free anti virus to laptop
I am going to buy an EI Systems 2513 laptop from Currys with no anti-virus installed on it. I could pay an extra £30 to get one which has Norton on it, but I want to save the £30 and install either AVG or Avast, which I intend to download from CNET. Will I be OK connecting to the net to do this (without any anti-virus…
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Windows 7 Partition Problem
Hi, My laptops hard drive was originally partitioned into two halves, one for Vista and one for Backup, however I recently split it into 3 so I could put Windows 7 on one partition and dual boot with Vista, and have a smaller partition for backup. The problem is that now I want to extend the backup partition using some of…
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Storage solution for lots of network cables/parts
Does anyone have any ideas or can put me in the direction of a storage solution. I ham trying to store network cables of different lengths and other computer cabling to save me raking through box upon box. Any ideas??
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Playstation 3 Uses
I've just bought a PS3 today - other than the obvious use for games and blu-ray can anyone comment on other useful aspects for it, or provide any tips to get the best out of it? A few things I am wondering are: is it worth using as an upscaling dvd player? Whats the internet browser like? I read somewhere that BBC IPlayer…
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New radio needed
My dad wants to buy a new radio. It needs to be small/medium sized, portable and work on mains and batteries. He was told today at our local shop that all his radios are going to become obsolete when 'digital comes in' - no idea about the vailidity of that statement. He is prepared to pay for quality - say up to £100 - I…
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Disco lighting
a friend is starting out into mobile discos, he has aquirred some light boxes fitted with a bulgin plug. no light controller or leads, i have searched for a controller and came up with some that have a 7 pin iec socket. the plugs for these are so much cheaper than bulgin plugs is this the way to go ? any ideas as to the…
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Missing Freeview Channels
Just got an LCD with freeview tuner as a 2nd TV and it won't find any of the Five channels. It's a Samsung like the one downstairs but that has all Five freeview channels on it, so i presume it's not the signal. It does get Five on analogue. I've checked for a software upgrade but there is'nt one as the current one is…
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samsung mp3 player problem
Hi I have bought a samsung yp-u3 2gb mp3 player, and for the life of me cannot get my computer to recognise it, i have installed the disc that comes with it and the samsung website has no drivers, my computer has windows vista on it any ideas
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Please help - Important
Like an idiot i have thrown away some documents which i needed. I viewed them in Adobe Reader and then printed them on HP CP1217 Is there any way i can somehow recall a document i printed or bring up the history of adobe reader? I never actually saved the file, just viewed it then printed. Thanks
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Corrupt keyboard when using Windows Mail
The symbols are all over the place e.g. the # is coming up when I press the pound symbol (can't find the pound at all), the @ is coming up when I press " and vice versa, etc. It only seems to be happening in Windows Mail. When I use OpenOffice Writer or MS Works, everything is fine. Any suggestions, please?
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Which shredder?
I could use a cross-cut shredder, to get rid of some old paperwork. Saw this - http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/6703002/Trail/searchtext%3ESHREDDER.htm Or is there something else I should look at? Want something reliable-ish, cheap-ish, and that won't be too much of a pain to use...
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Screen Problem with Laptop
Well, I think that I know the answer to this but I will ask anyway. The right hand third (vertical section) of the screen on my Dell Laptop yesterday decided to go blue and white with a few pyjama stripes of pink and green. Is this repairable? or is my laptop terminally ill? Is it likely to get worse ? might it get better?…
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Access 2003 - conditionally format form background color?
Hi Is it possible to conditionally format the background color of a form according to what value a drop-down list field is? Or is there some kind of work around? For the form I'm designing there is a drop-down field which the user can either choose 'East' or 'South East' from. Ideally I'd like the background color to then…
