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18 month old TV keeps turning itself on
Hi, I've got a pretty cheap, 22" LCD TV from 'Logik' ( Whoo? ). It's around 18 months old, from Currys, and has recently started a really annoying habit of turning itself on from standby - usually in the middle of the night! ( OT I know I shouldn't leave it on standby, but it only seems to draw around 1w idle - so for now,…
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Usb tv tuner?
Whats a good USB TV tuner to go for, that runs off windows 7 and don't cost the earth? Thanks :)
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Ipod touch help needed
Hi my daughter had bejeweled on her Ipod Touch 3rd gen. I purchased it from the app store using my pc. The app still shows when I am logged into itunes on the pc. She deleted the app from the Ipod. How do I get it back on? I have plugged the ipod into the pc and it syncs but doesn't put bejewelled back onto the ipod even…
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new cd/dvd drive
Firstly my apologies if this is in the wrong forum My daughter has an acer travelmate 2350 laptop pc which although is 6 years old or there about has not really been used. It works well and I have just restored it back to original condition. The problem is the cd/dvd drive, when it opens the red (eye) light is constantly…
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quick adding other laptops to router question
i've just got a new thomson tg585 router which i've fot set up and working ok with my pc - my dd's need to connect their laptops to it , when windows asks for passphrase to router it doesn't recognise the password that i've entered for mine , will i have to run the setup for each user and give them their own p/w or do i…
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How do i add a hd?
I have been given a Maxtor Diamondmax 10 200gb PATA133 as my hd had stopped working but i have to say Im not sure where to start as tried connecting without jumpers but pc wouldnt boot correctly, stayed on the black screen which tells you pc info, Can anyone help me out please? Thanks
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C: Drive showing nearly full when it is not
The hard drive on our Laptop is 70GB. Split 25/45 between c: and d: drives. It is running windows XP. For some reason though the c: drive is showing as nearly full. I have been through the normal stuff like emptying temporary files and recycle bin but it made little difference. When running defrag large sections show up as…
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Help desperately needed...
I've just accidently deleted a folder and because it was a large folder (had 2 seasons of SATC and a couple of movies) it got permanently deleted :( Is there any way to retrieve it?
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Need a new DVD drive for my laptop
I put a post on here a while back as I was having problems with my Dvd drive on my laptop. I have now decied that I do need a new DVD drive and having a look around I can't find many sites, any suggestions The sites I've looked at are ebuyer pc world amazon I have a fujitsu siemens, I know that i will need a slimline drive…
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firefox infected addons come to lite
Two infected addons have been discovered on mozilla addons They are Sothink Web Video Downloader 4.0 and Master Filer which both contained the trojan Win32.Bifrose.32.Bifrose. most antivirus should pick the trojan up linux and mac firefox users arent affected. more info at Ghacks
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Laptop easy fix.?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Toshiba-U300-13-13-inch-Laptop-Our-Ref-SLY116_W0QQitemZ160400971550QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Computing_Laptops_EH?hash=item2558a4971e PCI Error. Have one of these laptops, screen and casing is damaged, thinking of changing things over if damaged..
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sony-vaio-vgn-nr11s lost.......
I have no recovery cds for vaio and its crashed. Would it be of any use if I format the HDD and load Windows from scratch...... I am totally illitrate with Computers.... Please help.
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Setting up Server
Hi I have recently acquired a server (HP) from a friend of mine and wanted some advice on setting it up. he installed something called esx on it which is some sort of virtual machine? but all I get when I turn the computer on is that I need to download tools to access the machine and my IP address. Is it possible to access…
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Pc desktop will not turn back on after restart
Power has green light on back of it so power is working, phoned pc world and they let slip that may just be battery so been and replaced the battery from inside it and still nothing, any help would be great thanks. we need to get it working as sons school work is on there
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Photoshop Elements buying used?
I was thinking of buying photoshop elements 7 from an amazon seller and some of them are used. Is it ok to buy these because dont you have to register with adobe and there could be a problem regarding its licence has already been used? Thanks
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Run time error
I thought I had asked about this before but cannot fnd it after doing a search at the top of the page. Can anyone help me with it? If I go to Internet Explorer to read emails - I have tried to get them transferred to Firefox but with no success - a box appears headed "RUN TIME ERROR". I could follow instructions given by…
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Windows 7 Starter Edition
What is it? Just bought a computer with it installed, and was wondering what am i going to get when i open the box. Is it Vista upgraded, or is it actually Windows 7.
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TV/DVD question help please
Hi I want to buy my daughter a 19" tv/dvd flat screen combined but does anyone know if anyone of them are multi region as we have a lot of region 1 dvds and she will no doubt want to play them in her room. Thank you for any help and suggestions of models. Oh I should mention I have a budget of under £150 or so.
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setting up laptop?
hello all, I have just ordered a laptop from dell, and it's my first one. It's gonna be a replacement for my desktop but would like to move it around the house. I am with talk talk and have a wired modem to my pc. Now forgive me for being thick, but I'm confused on how I would go about setting up the internet with the…
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Shop had wrong description of laptop
Hi I bought a laptop in Comet a few weeks ago. The description of the laptop in the shop said it had a webcam. I have just tried to use it there, and realised it does not have a webcam............ Does this qualify for a refund? I know it doesnt seem that big a deal, but I am going to be using a webcam alot and do not want…
