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Egg money manager and IE8
Hi Guys, Windows Update is nagging me to upgrade to IE8, I was wondering if any egg money manager users out there have done so and can confirm it still works! Thanks Fusela
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Windows 7, Vista and Kubuntu all on one pc
Ok right, i know how to partition drives but i cant remember some of the minor details about it basically getting a new laptop very soon and it will ship with vista, but i should also be receiving my shiny new copy of kubuntu soon. AND also im looking at tomorrows release of win 7 candidate 1. Basically if i partition the…
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Help going wireless
I am going to go wireless because i have to run xbox live in another room. My computer isn't wireless enabled. My question is i have no room near phone socket for wireless router, but i have cable running about 5 metres long to existing modem, can i plug router into that cable? If so Router will be next to my computer, can…
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Windows installation number
I wrote to my photo editor support as the reinstalled prog after a format kept coming up with a request to register (It had previously been) which continually failed. Below is the reply received. The registration information is derived from the installation number, which in turn is generated as part of the Windows…
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Accessing DVD drive over network
I have an XP netbook, it doesn't have a dvd drive but a Vista computer on the same network has. Although I can see the drive via "my network places" and can map it as a network drive, I'm unable to access it at all and get a message of either "access is denied" or "is not accessible. You may not have permission to use this…
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Windows XP fails to install updates - help!
Hi there. I am running Windows XP home edition 2002 (in German, just to complicate matters...) and recently it has been failing to install the downloaded updates. These now number about ten, and are mostly security fixes, so I am a bit concerned. I read that SP3 can cause this problem, so have uninstalled it, but to no…
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Messenger Plus
Is this a safe program to download? I want to change my colour of font in Messenger however "messenger plus" has an option of Adware!? By font I mean when I'm talking to people as the windows colours seem a bit boring. If theres another way to do this via registry pleasee let me know lol
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Freesat problems
You may or may not be able to help. Hoping it is a common problem and not just specific to France! I live in Paris. I have a samsung lcd tv. There is some form of Philips free sat box literally a tiny little bo with a blue light and no buttos. Then there is another flat black thing that says CGV I think its sort of a posh…
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Ipod Sync help needed please
My dh bought me a 8gb Ipod Nano and we loaded it with cd's from home using my dd's itunes playlist. We are now on holiday and would like to download podcasts from BBC Radio. We have downloaded itunes onto DH's laptop. On connecting the ipod it asks to sync then warns us that it will delete everything. I'm really struggling…
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help with explorer pages flashing up
when im using the internet, i keep getting internet explorer pages flashing up very quickly maybe 20 or so at a time. i am using explorer 8 and running vista. i was told it had something to do with flashplayer, and help would be greatly appreciated.
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External HDD not working 2.5"
Ok having a problem with an external 2.5" Maxtor HDD. I can see the HDD in device manager but when i plug in the usb cable it says updating usb drives and then it is no where no be seen. The power light it on and the drive spins when you start up and there is no strange noise either. I also have tried this on 4…
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Firefox
Hi, I've just started using FF. Initially it asked me whether I wanted it to retain passwords and I said no, but it does retain usernames, even my bankcard number. How can I stop this? Also, how do I delete cookies and temp internet files etc? Thank you
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extremely high ram usage >1gb!
Hi When all im doing is surfing the net SpeedUpMyPC tells me i am using 1200mb ram which seems very high to me. A week ago it was running at 550mb which used up all my ram so i installed an extra gb and it seems my pc just wants to drain whatever i put in. The main process according to TM is iexplore.exe using around 600mb…
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laptop on a 32 inch tv
Hi,could anyone tell me what would be the best screen resolution for a laptop connected to a 32" lcd tv as my laptop screen is broken. Thanks Damian
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Money management software
I'm running Vista and I wanted to install MSN Money but amazingly they don't do a version compatible with Vista. Is there any good/suitable money management software compatible with Vista?
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orange webmail mail filters - setting these up
Possibly the most specialised post that there has been here! I've tried to set up an Orange webmail filter which sends the spam emails which have "*** SPAM ***" added to the front of the subject to the Deleted folder. A pretty obvious thing to want to do, to prevent these messages being available for subsequent downloading…
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Mario Skriker for wii how to play with 2 remotes?
Help, My sons sre drving me crackers. Does anyone know my sons can verse each other on Mario strikers charged football using the 2 wii remotes. I have read the manual but just given myself brainache trying to work it out!
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Acer Aspire one A110AB 8.9" Blue Netbook
does anyone have this/a similar model and could tell me if they were able to install any applications on it. for instance i wanted to put skype so im able to use it to make phone calls when aim abroad at wi fi hotspots, to my skype phone at home…
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Ebuyer - Director(s) email contact?
Does anyone have an email address for any of the directors at Ebuyer? Their management contact email address doesnt work (its on their contact us page) Thanks
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Problems Installing Livebox Software
Hi All I've got an orange livebox which I've installed on new wireless laptop (eventually!) and it's up and running. I'm now trying to install it on our PC but am having problems. We bought a wireless USB dongle thing from orange as our PC wasn't wireless enabled. I have disabled the firewall and now removed all antivirus…
