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No Output to Monitor
I recently managed to fix my sisters PC. I'm fairly proud that I managed to take it from not being able to load windows, to me re-installing windows and getting it working. However, out of the blue, I returned to the PC to find the windows screen saver had frozen. Nothing would work so I turned it off ad on again, now…
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Microsoft Word
Hello All, I have a laptop with Windows Vista HP. Some time ago the whole thing crashed and I had to reload it all, thankfully I had made a recovery CD, however,it didnt reload Office. So I signed up for a trial, which has now come to an end. I dont have £350 to buy the full monty! Is there another way? i am using…
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Windows Vista
I bought a laptop a number of months ago and it seems to be working quite well (posting from it now!). Something that's always bugged me though is that I have Vista installed and have a system restore facility (not restore points) as is usually with pre-installed operating systems on laptops. Since I have genuine vista…
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Windows7 permissions
I’m new to 7 and still learning it. I’m fed up being asked for permission to move files to external disks, run ccleaner etc. I am the only user and therefore I’m the Adminstrator, but I can’t change the settings in “User Account Control Settings”. I’m stuck on the second setting from the top, “Default, Notify me only when…
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Another Slow Laptop
I know threads covering 'slow PCs' seem to be quite common and I have visited a number of the other threads and tried remedies. However the symptoms on my laptop seem to have evaded most of those remedies. I am running windows 7 home. 2 GB ram. Machine is quite new. For a week or two when you start the machine the CPU runs…
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PS3 Blinking Red Light of Doom
My PS3 has just had it's first episode of the blinking red light, it's one of the original 60GB PS2 compatible ones so it's had a pretty good run. My question is, will this be something that will probably get worse? If so, what are my options (other than getting a new one) Ta
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hotmail account sending Viagra emails...help, now with hijack this log
Hi, hope someone can help I seem to have sent a 'buy Viagra' email to everyone I have ever sent an email too over the years, including my dad, brother, son and hubby..who asked if I was trying to tell him something:eek::rotfl::o Will it happen again? can I stop it?
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Where can I legally download films?
I need to get hold of a copy of a film for tomorrow morning. I tried blockbuster but they didn't have what I needed so am now looking at downloading. What websites are legal for downloading films? Thankyou
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lost wireless connection to laptop help needed please
the wireless connection seems to have been lost on our laptop, the wireless connection button is switched on but its not pickiing up any connections, anyone who can advise me what to do bearing in mind I am not technie minded, its driving me mad at the minute,
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wireless problem
hope this makes sense to someone: Windows vista,netgear router,aol,fujitsu laptop. recently everytime i switch the l/top back on the wireless wont reconnect unless i first set it back up using cable and then run a test on the network adaptor via fujitsu`s system diagnostics. Is the laptop at fault or the router?Is there a…
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Can you have this Xbox/PS3 > PC setup?
Basically i'm undecided on an Xbox/PS3, but that's a separate issue. When i finally decide on which to get, i want to know if you can have this setup.... Where our TV is, it'd be awkward to have a console connected to it, so i want to know if you can connect it up to a PC monitor without having to mess about with the…
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Samsung internet@tv?
hi folks, hope someone can help but i was thinking about buying one of the samsung [EMAIL="internet@tv"]internet@tv[/EMAIL] boxes and i have a couple off question. 1 has the sotware now been updated to allow bbciplayer? 2 does the boxes mhave a web browser for general web surfing? 3 do you need to buy the usb adapter to…
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Repairing Google Chrome
I have a 2 user account on my desktop pc running XP professional, the problem I have is that when I am using my account everything is fine but when using the other account Google doesn't respond and they have to log in to this account. Is there any way of repairing Google chrome on that account or is it a remove and…
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Wireless webcam?
Hi I can't for the life of me find any decent wireless webcams. Do they even exist? Thanks
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Digital Spy
Is anyone else having trouble with it??
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uk laptop with 3 connection with dongle...
need to connect from france to the internet with my netbook. what is the cheapest way to connect? thanks in advance!
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0×800ccc0e outgoing mail server
I have just changed over to vodafone at home from madasafish. I have a btinternet email address and my settings used to be: POP3: mail.btinternet.com smtp: mail.madasafish.com This used to work fine. I have now changed the smtp to 'smtp.vodafoneathome.co.uk' but cannot send mail. I have googled and tried a few different…
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internet tv via windows media centre (vista HP)
does anyone know how to get the internet tv add-in working for windows media center (on vista). i have the TV pack installed, but cannot get the internet tv options enabled.
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iPhone v iPad ??
Hi all - Im hoping some of you 'techie' people will be able to help me. Basically - what (apart from size!) is the difference between the iPhone and the iPad? You can make calls and take photos with the iPhone and you can't with the iPad so whats all the hype with the iPad about? In my mad head the iPhone just seems better…
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Anti glare screen for laptop
Can anyone suggest or recommend a screen or filter or something that I can put over the screen of my laptop so that I can see it better when using it outside? I've googled, but only found them for desk top monitors. TIA
