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Looking for a New Laptop
Hey i'm looking for a new laptop without spending too much on it so i'm wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction. I'm hoping that it'll be powerful enough to run the new football manager game smoothly so any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
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Re-defrag xp pro
Hi, can anyone help me locate defrag on xp pro.I always thought it was in accessories, but cannot find accessories anywhere.
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SATA connection failing
Hi, I bought an internal SATA disk from PC World last year and quite often my eight year old P4 BIOS will fail to recognise it. I have tried swapping cables and SATA ports in the machine to no avail. Restarting from Windows invariably fixes it. Is this the machine's fault or the disk's? Thanks
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Have I got Virus??HELP!!
A few weeks ago a message popped up on screen saying infected with trojan and worm. I ran Superantispyware which quarantined and removed trojan. Since then I haven't been able to do full scan with my Mcafee security as computer switches off. If I do quick scan on superanti it says nothing found. Have done quickscan this…
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.psb files
Hi, I've been given a cd with three images on it in the format .psb which is photoshop big I believe. Are there any free file converters out there that I can use, as I don't have photoshop and won't need it after viewing these three files. Best regards, Rare
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Help please - inexpensive all in one printer that will print on card
Seeing as my existing printer won't work with Windows 7 (thanks to the manufacturer not creating a driver for it), I'm in the market for a new printer and would like some recommendations please. I need a printer that: - Is an all in one, as I do occasionally use the scanner - Doesn't take up too much space - Prints decent…
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netintellegence help
Hi, I have received a laptop from the home access scheme, and it comes with netintellegence pre installed, thats great but what isn't, obviously the main reason is so my son can get on the net, but also can be used by parents, i can't access social networking sites on the parent account and don't know how to unblock it,…
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Can you get a machine that will burn CD's/DVD's,copy cassette tapes to CD, VHS to DVD
Hello A friend is looking to buy a machine that will do the following: Burn CD's & DVD's - I know I can do this on my laptop for her but she'd like to buy a machine if one exists? (is it possible to get one where you put the original disc in and then put in the blank disc to burn to?) Also one where you can copy Cassette…
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help please on web site bulding
hiya i am new to all this techie stuff i am planning on setting up a bussness selling gift hampers and was wondering about setting up a web site my brother says there are free ones but dont really understand it all so was hoping you could help please i have limited funds avalable to set up the bussness so all help needed…
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Outlook, sending several mails cc and bcc
Hi Newbie here and apologies if this has been on before, I did look for a thread but there are so many posts I got bogged down. Can anyone tell me how or why I cannot send 1 e-mail to several addresses :( i.e. cc and bcc it will send a few at one time, but if I say try to send to about 10 or 15 people it just sits in my…
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Speed up your hard drive
Just to add to todays entry on this subject - for those using Windows Vista "defragging" can be scheduled to run at any time of day on a daily / weekly/monthly basis of your choosing. Although it does take a while you can have this set to run in the early hours of the morning or at a time when you don't actually use the PC…
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Anyone bought from Kikatech?
Just wondering if they are OK as I've never heard of them before, and they seem cheaper than most other places. I'm after a scanner and this one is about £10 cheaper than elsewhere. http://www.kikatek.com/product_info.php?products_id=60278&source=froogle
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Can i record from V+ box to my laptop/cd?
Help.. i've got several programs recorded on my V+ box that i want to be able to copy onto CD/DVD on my laptop. Does anyone know if this is possible and if so, what leads i'd need to do it? Laptop is a Sony Vaio. Thanks :-)
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HTC Hero - Market Problem
Hi all, I have upgraded my HTC Hero with the newest ROM and I do have some difficulties since I have reinstalled most of my SW and Apps. Certain paid application (ie Silent time, Themes etc) do not appear on the market anymore. They are also not in "my downloads". I have been looking through the Internet and it seems that…
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UPDATED: Does This Sound Like I Need A New Router Please?
Update on post #21 :) Hi hope someone can help me please The problem is our internet has been running so slowly lately, (not download speeds but browsing) & so we've been on with the technical help to find out why & they changed our port at their end, & we changed the adsl filter at our end (because it seemed to work…
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Connecting Ipod Touch to Broadband)
Help Please. I have a 16gb Ipod Touch first generation, A Siemens SE587 wireless router on Tiscali (now Talk Talk). The wireless broadband works fine on my Dell Inspiron 6400 laptop and when I try to connect my Ipod I can get it to acknowledge my wireless connection by name on the network display. (there is a tick next to…
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Problem connecting Ipod Touch to Broadband
Help. My Ipod Touch first generation 16gb indicates it is connected to my wireless network with a tick next to the network name (there is also a lock icon) Also the strength bar next to the Ipod name at top left of screen shows 3 bars. However I cannot get the ipod t connevt to Mail. A sign comes up saying "Cannot get…
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Hijackthis help please. Computer just went into slowmo
Today, for no reason I can fathom my laptop is running really really slow. Bootup can take about 15 mins. ( policy won't let me boot up in safe mode ). CPU usage - can be 100% for the first 15 minutes of operation. Crapcleaner says nothing odd in the registry. Anyone see anything wrong / nasty? TIA Troubleatmill Logfile of…
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Moving from Virgin dial up and email address
Hi, I've got a friend who currently is using the Virgin.net dial up internet service (yes DIAL UP !) and they have an email address provided as part of this account ending with @virgin.net. They have now signed up for broadband delivered by another ISP and so won't be dialing in to Virgin anymore via their modem and 0844…
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SAMSUNG NC10 or Toshiba NB200
Looking at buying one of these Netbooks - SAMSUNG NC10 or the Toshiba NB200, any advice which one is the better option would be appreciated. SAMSUNG NC10 @ £215.94 (inc using £10 off code) Toshiba NB200 @ £187.35 (after £50 cash back) Thanks
