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a bit of advice re ITunes please?
Hi, OH got an IPod from Santa & is at present transferring his CD's. He has encountered a problem with one of them. When he downloaded it onto his PC, it came out as 19 separate songs, not as an album. Maybe its something to do with the album itself. Its the Best of the Faces. Now I thought because it is a compilation of…
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Skype and Video calls problems.
Hi all. My wife had a webcam and headset as a xmas gift from one of the family who lives in Germany, it is so they can chat and see one another. I set it all up on Xmas morning for her to use and it worked just fine, she was able to talk and see all the family there, now then, it also worked ok on Boxing day but since then…
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do you get used to a touchpad?
I've just bought my first laptop from argos clearance, an acer 5542 refurbished and so far I'm absolutely delighted with it. However, as I've only used desktops and a mouse before I'm finding the touchpad difficult to get used to. Is this something adjust to with time or do people usually get a wireless mouse to use…
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advice on this used pc please
im looking to purchase a new to me pc, ive seen a few refurbished ones on pc world web site. http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1524341576.1262427768@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccgfadejffflhiecflgceggdhhmdgmi.0&page=Product&fm=null&sm=null&tm=null&sku=037080&category_oid=-37532 this one is for sale…
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RUNTIME ERROR What does it mean?
There seems to be a problem with this computer connected to Internet explorer. If I open that browser I get the following message: " RUNTIME ERROR This application has requested the runtime to terminate it in an unusual way. Please contact the application support team for more information. " Can someone help me with this…
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Testing
Please ignore this. Yesterday I had lots of problems with my computer. I did a System Restore and think it improved matters. I could not get the cursor to appear in the title box. There seemed to be a problem with IE where I was asked to login all the time. As this seems to be normal using Google Chrome I will now check…
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house alarm problem
Our house alarm has started going off whilst we're at home with the alarm unset.We've noticed it mostly happens when switching on a light or when the central heating comes on.Any help on how to fix it myself would be greatly appreciated.The alarm is a veritas and was installed in 1999.
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What makes a PC High definition pc.
Happy New Year every one, I just woke up. I am looking for a surprise gift for my son who is an animator. Firstly I am confused which processor it should have Intel or AMD, Quad or Dual core then it is the graphics card that probably makes it High Definition. Budget is very low 3-4 hundered max. Can any one suggest what…
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Video sender not connected to TV at source
I want to have an independent TV function in another room but don,t have an aerial connection in that room. Reception is such that freeviw can only be obtained with a rooftop aerial. In the main living room I have a rooftop aerial connection that is used for the TV/Virgin Media connection. Can I split the incoming aerial…
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TV turns itself off
My Sony LCD TV is about 3 yrs old now and for the last few months has started tuning itself off. It's driving me mad - you just get to an interesting bit on TV and it sudenly freezes then switches off onto standby. If I wait a couple of seconds, it will then come back on. It's almost like there is a loose connection or…
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addthis.com
Happy New Year Any ideas how addthis.com stuff appeared on my laptop as I have no idea? I have however noticed at the bottom left corner of the internet brower (ie) a https:facebook.com note appearing when its first launched for no reason whatsoever....
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TV no headphone socket what can i add?
Would like to listen to my tv at night with headphones (keep misses happy). The TV is an LG PQ6000 and as far as I can see only has optical out for sound, do I really have to add a surround system with a headphone socket or is there a cheaper option? Thank you.
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Netbook, but not sure which one.
:confused: Hi i need some advice, i would like to by a netbook soon, but not sure what the best one to go for i've been looking at Dell and the Asus, If anyone has one i would really like the feedback before i spend my money, i opnly want to spend up to £250. I would also like to get wireless moblie boardband on a pay as…
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'Limited or no connectivity'?
Hi I've just been setting up a Dell desktop for my Mum. It doesn't have wireless on it, so I purchased a wireless dongle from play.com. I have installed that and plugged it in. She has Plusnet broadband, which I can access wirelessly with my laptop just fine, but her desktop is saying it has 'limited or no connectivity'...…
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help: Error 25004 on Mircrosoft office 2007
Hi I really hope someone can help...! We bought microsoft office Enterprise 2007 through my husband's work and installed this on our new PC which runs on Microsoft Windows Vista about a year ago. It was working fine until today. Now it refuses to open any Office applications - when i try to do so it says, 'Error…
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wii fit and guests
hi all , I am new to the wii and wii fit. I managed to set up mii's for myself and children but we had visitors and i added them as guest's for quickness i put there weight, height and birthdays in . Am i able to make changes to the guest settings to put names and colour etc....??? i cant find a way of doing it please help…
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XBOX help needed
Hello everyone, I'll apologise in advance as I am a mum of a twelve year old who wants to spend his christmas money on an XBOX. We have been looking at them and I have become very confused as to what he needs. He says he needs (!!) to play call of duty and burn out paradise. Argos seem to have a good deal on the Xbox 360…
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How do i burn MP3 to playable CD format?
As per subject line..presumably i can use a CD or CDRW?? ta
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Help! Need a Laptop
Hi everyone, happy new year!!!:beer: I need ADVICE about what laptops I can get- for as cheap as possible I don't want a netbook, or one thats too tiny and prefferebly a new one /one that isnt too old (If possible) Has anyone got any useful links/sites where there are good laptops? Im not so tech-savvy so I need advice on…
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High Performance 1tb HDD
Happy new year all :D The January sales are here and I'm after a new hard drive for my gaming pc. At the moment I've got a 150GB in there and I desperately need more space. I'm looking for either a 1.5TB or a 1TB. I would like it to be fast though. The one I have at the moment was a budget one because I wanted to get the…
