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hijackthis log
Please would anybody take a look through my hijackthis log, i've had a laptop give me for young son to play about on and i'm clearing what i can off it. It is slow, but i really think that is because of small RAM on it. Cheers Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 23:34:57, on 18/05/2009 Platform: Windows…
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Wiki recommendation?
Does anyone have recommendation for software to run a wiki? It must meet the following requirements: * SQL Server page storage * IIS-based * WYSIWYG page editor (preferrably using HTML to format the page) I've had a good look around and have a candidate (Screwturn), but any others? Many thanks for any recommendations you…
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Need new HDD for Laptop
Can anyone recommend a outlet to purchase a new/replacment hdd for my Dell Laptop (Inspiron 6000)? I keep getting blue screen errors relating to bad sectors - so time for me to replace the HDD.
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burnt CD wont play in car
Just burnt a playlist from iTunes onto CD for the car (2003, 03 plate) and it wont play, or recognise it, any ideas? :confused: I know older CD players sometimes dont play copied/burnt CD's but I'd of thought a 2003 would be new enough, or do i need to copy it in a different format? Not sure what one it copied it in, I…
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Thumbnails in my photos, vista basic.
The new laptop i bought has never shown pictures or photos as thumbnails in the folder view. Ive searched all the options, but cant find any thing that would correct this. To view pictures i need to open a viewer and look at them one by one. Makes uploading a pain... first i need to find the picture and name, then find the…
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ms office package deals?
Can anyone tell me the best place to buy ms office, I need to be able to use on desk top and laptop. I'm an OU student so have a student email if anywhere offer student discounts. Thanks in advance
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Helpful Uninstaller
Hi all, As many of you may be aware, windows and the programs own uninstallers often leave a mess behind after they have apparently uninstalled. This could be empty folders, superfluous files, registry entries etc. A handy little program that goes some way to conquering this is revo uninstaller. It uninstalls things as…
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WolframAlpha -new search engine which answers questions
Find answers to lifes's questions. Anyone tried it, what do people think ?? WolframAlpha http://www.wolframalpha.com/ peter999
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Mobile broadband abroad
I have a mobile broadband dongle which works very well. It dawned on me that this would be a cost effective way to have internet access when abroad. Does anyone know if I can get a PAYG mobile broadband dongle to use in Spain? If so, can I buy this in the UK, or do I have to wait until I get there Thanks Jim
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Where to get digi pics printed especially bigger ones
I used to get these done online but can't remember where. I am especially interested in getting some blown up to 12/15" maximum dimension as well as the more mudane sizes if anyone can help?
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Virus help! And also can't delete AVG free edition??!
Hi all, Have eight virus's/malware etc that I can't shift! Initially I had some sort of virus whereby if I did a google search when I clicked on one of the search results it would bring me up a completely different page or an advert??!! Anyway, after doing a bit of web research (& after running avg & a2 squared-no virus's…
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Flash player won't work
Hi, hope someone can help. When using various sites eg You Tube it says adobe flash player is out of date and needs updated so do this and go through the installing process and it says its installed successfully. But then whatever site we're on still says need the new flash player and won't play videos, download music etc.…
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Driver Detective
I was having a go at cleaning up my computer this afternoon and downloaded a copy of Driver Detective, it gave me some useful information about what drivers are outdated, missing and up to date. Of course they wanted to charge me $40 to put everything right so I was wondering if anyone out there knew of a good free program…
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Which laptop is the best for The Sims 3
Hi I'm planning on buying a new laptop and don't want to spend over £450ish. I want it for when I go to university, but also to play video games on. I would like to know from a technical laptop whiz, which would be the best laptop to play the Sims 3 when it comes out next month? I really don't know what I'm looking for…
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Lightweight Laptop
Please can someone give me some ideas on what I should be buying when looking for a new laptop? I've not got a clue about all the technical jargon and would really appreciate some help. I'm basically looking for a lightweight laptop that I can use for surfing the net and checking emails. I don't think I'll need much memory…
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fixed
still no wiser as to why but sorted.
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Outlook Express Contacts List
Hi y'all, Simple question (I hope ?) Is there a way of catagorising my contacts in outlook express 'cos my list is getting pretty long and a pain to use ? Quite a number of these contacts could be brought together under company names etc but I'm stuck as to how to do it :confused: I've grouped things together in the…
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Slow Laptop
I know that all the Techie posters must get fed up with the same old problems that we post, so thanks in advance :D My Toshiba lappie is on a go slow and my AOL/IE keeps "not responding" not an ideal situation when trying to dabble in a spot of matched betting. It's running Vista, but I'm not sure of the Gig etc :o From…
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AOL problem
Is anyone else having problems accessing AOL. This morning it was very slow and crashing and now I cannot connect. I have a Thomson Speedtouch router and all lights are green to go but when I test connect it fails on the last one. I cannot connect even via IE. I get a tick for: 1. DSL 2. ATM 3. ETHERNET 4 PPP 5. IP and a X…
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Toshiba Laptop - Upgraded memory beyond spec
In short, Old laptop had 256DDR PC2100, which i believe is 133Mhz, or 266Mhz. I only have 2x 256MB DDR PC2300 which i believe is 166Mhz, or 333Mhz. Ive installed them, and not noticed any issues with the laptop, no failures indicated and sandra shows them as working ok. Im thinking, that as i have fitted faster memory,…
