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buying a dvd recorder - help!
hi guys, hope you can help me with this: i wanna buy a new recorder but just wanna be sure i know what i need to know (if that makes sense!). i.e. my TV has integrated freeview, so do I need a dvd recorder with freeview or not? am i right in thinking that if you don't do that much recording it's better to get a recorder as…
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Quote from weekly email?
"Ditch old browsers - upgrade now. Plus new versions of Firefox & Chrome. Google's just announced it's going to stop supporting the still well-used old Internet Explorer 6 web browser (a programme you view the web through). " Did not know it was Google's. Fortyfoot
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Cannot find a USB lead for my Exilim Camera!
Hi. I'm looking for a replacement USB lead for my Casio Exilim Z-100 digital camera. I bought a Micro USB lead on eBay but it wasn't the right one. I have pictures of the correct end here - http://dl.dropbox.com/u/457583/USB%20007.jpg http://dl.dropbox.com/u/457583/USB%20005.jpg I can't find it anywhere. :(
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broken memory stick help?
Hi can anyone help? a friend's daughter has a usb memory (un branded) and when they plug it in the pc does not recognise it. It does not work on 3 different pcs. I had a look at it and the USB connection male side is loose. is there anything that can be done for the child to recover their school work from this usb stick?
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Can someone recommend Wi-fi & DAB radio; under £100?
Hi, I don't know where to look apart from at Pure's radios and they're pretty ugly. An iPod Touch dock would be nice too. I was thinking about this Pure Siesta Flow on Amazon, but the reviews are mixed. Any ideas for under £100? Thanks.
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Manufacturer drivers or SP3 first?
Hi, Quick one, would you 1. install SP3 then manufacturer drivers or 2. the other way round? Thanks
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Sony TV is cream crackered
Hello, O/H and I are having a disagreement as to how to proceed on this one. 2.5 year old TV looks like this: No warranty now, natch. I've been told this by someone I believe to be knowledgeable about such things: 'That's a failure of either the TCON or the LCD panel, and Sony usually integrates the TCON board into the LCD…
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False virus alert
OH had this come up on her screen from an infected website, She tried to cancel it using the X but naturally it carried on. I got her to turn off comp smartish and stopped the download before it really got going. Malware Bytes and Avira scans did not find anything and we did a scan with eusing reg cleaner which found a lot…
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Programs running in the background
i have a very old pc i have established it has around 70 programs running when i load up first time,i presume this will effect the speed,which ones do i need to remove and how does one do this cheers
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Epson Stylus Photo 895 printer – paper not feeding through
Printer worked fine with Windows XP – but with new laptop (Vista - upgraded to Windows 7) printer won’t print. It makes a rattling noise as if rollers are struggling to pull the paper thro’. After downloaded drivers for Win 7 – it worked perfectly for a little while…. Anyone got any ideas how I can fix it? Or should I just…
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Please Advise! Laptop Needed
Hi everyone, I would appreciate your help in picking a laptop: Requirements: Needs to be light, thin, have long battery life, pref. windows 7, have USB ports and DVDRW or similar, max 15.6" screen Use: Word Processing, Powerpoints, Internet etc I won't be playing high-tech games but I would like it to run quickly Budget:…
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Discounts when buying 3 laptops?
Sorry if this is the wrong place to post but I am wondering if anyone knows where/if I am likely to get a discount when buying 3 laptops? Are places like John Lewis or PC World likely to give discounts or should I look online? Thanks for any help.
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Best web browsers discussion
This is the place to discuss the deals note: Best Web Browsers Please read the note first, and click 'post reply' to leave feedback below. Thanks :) [threadbanner]box[/threadbanner]
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Windows live, problem
is anyone else having problems logging into windows sky drive, or windows live spaces today, cos I can't get in.
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Gmail Manager
Can someone please advise me how to delete this? I downloaded it earlier today but don't like it. Is it something in my programmes that I can delete? Thanks
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windows security center problem
hi there When i boot my machine it logs to windows everything appears to load correctly. then. then the windows security center window pops up can not access documents or internet or do anything. has the windows security center been hijacked or infected , many thanks
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avast! 5 and Thunderbird - advice needed please
I've just installed avast, but I've got the following message: "avast! has detected a secure connection from your mail program (process thunderbird.exe) to the pop server 65.55.111.190 (live.com). This type of connection cannot be checked for viruses. Please disable SSL/TLS in your mail client so that the Mail Scanner can…
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help! norton 360 about to expire
my norton 360 is about to expire. does anyone have any idea where i can get it cheaper? also what is the difference between the regular 360 to premier. pls help!
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cant open doc???
have been sent a document as attachment, but when i click on find it comes up with this screen http://shell.windows.com/fileassoc/0409/xml/redir.asp?EXT=doc have clicked on few of the options but cant say i am any wiser, one of the choices led me to this…
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Text won't overtype when I select it in Word/Outlook
You know how when you drag your mouse over some text you've already typed (so the text is highlighted), and then it gets deleted if you start typing again? Well basically my work computer has stopped doing that - it just jumps to the beginning of the passage, so I either have to use the Cut function or press the backspace…
