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What part needed for fixing DS Lite? Will not draw a straight line
We have a few DS lites of the same age and all seem to be acting up. Say we mark a straight line it will veer off quite severly to the left then comes back to the straight line at the bottom of the line (IYFWIM) so while I'd dearly love to get DD that new drawing game, right now there is no point. What part do I need to…
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How much ram should windows 7 use?
Just been looking at this and wondering whether it is normal. This PC is idle - litterally just switched on. There are no applications running and the total of all listed memory for the processes in the task manager totals less than 100MB. Second question - should it be possible to increase memory use to over 50%?
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Fridge Freezer problem- Freezer warm, friedge cold?
I was wondering if anyone could offer me advice on my fridge freezer? It is a Hoover HCF5176A and was bought in May 2007. Yesterday I noted that the food in the 2 top drawers of the freezer had defrosted whilst the food in the bottom 2 shelves was ok. The fridge appears to be functioning as it should. We have emptied the…
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32 or 64 bit
Hi I'm helping my dad by email at the mo. He needs to know if his Windows 7 OS is 32 or 64 bit. What's the quickest way to find out? System tools\System Info?
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how to amend text in scanned document
hiya i use open office i've scanned a document (word) into paint and also into a word document how do i amend the text (it's a trainging documnet that i need to amend into words i understand)
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Hijack this log.........
I have just started up my desktop after quite a while, months maybe even a year since it was used properly and wondered if you could take a look at 'the hijackthis log' and help me clean up the computer. I've run malawarebytes and remove 1 object. Updated AVG. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at…
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Problem?
My laptop is now a few months old and it's starting to get a few niggles. The odd app freezes for a minute or so before startng to work again, also getting occasional windows error messages. Also, sometimes, not sure why, my IE, Word and similar apps seem to turn into old versions of themselves. It's hard to explain, but…
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DVD Unlock codes
I've had a Sony DVP-PQ2 for a while that i'd like unlocked to play some US discs i've bought. Been onto the sites recommended but don't trust the info there. Can anyone help?
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can I read very large pdf on my Iphone
Hi can anyone help I have a book almost 400 pages long that has been converted to a pdf. Unfortunatly because of this, it is 74.5mb large Does anyone know of a way to considerably shrink this or even a special app that will let me view on my Iphone, it is a 3gs Thanks
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Strange problem with acer mousepad?
Hi all, I would be very grateful for any advice. I have an acer laptop aspire 5600 and I am having trouble with the mouse pad. Within windows xp it won't work properly at all (pointer only moves sometimes) BUT if I load acronis true image from a cd at boot up instead of windows then within that program it works perfectly,…
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Dictaphone - can anyone recommend?
hello, not sure if this is the right forum, but thought i'd give it a punt. am looking for a dictaphone for my father to use. i think he'd be better off with a digital one rather than having to bother with fiddly tapes. had a quick look at amazon of course, but thought i'd ask here for any collective wisdom on the subject!…
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PHP page not loading
My sister in law (SIL) has a problem with her PC where going to this site: https://www.dailyinfo.co.uk and clicking on the "Place Ad" button results in a blank page. The site redirects you to http://www.dailyinfo.co.uk/place_ad_change.php When you click "Place Ad" This works fine on my iMac, in Safari and Firefox, and on…
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Printer stopped working mid-document
I'm sure its something I've done, but I can't seem to fix it. I was printing out a document, and my black ink cartridge ran out. I was expecting it, and changed cartridges **but** I skipped over printing out the test page, and now it won't print the rest of the document. It was a docx document, and I transcribed it into…
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best way to store/back up photos from a desktop pc?
Help techies, I have a 7-year old desktop pc which currently has all my digital photos on. We don't use the desktop very often now as we have a laptop. I also haven't backed up the photos to any other device, and think doing so now would be a very good idea ;) . What should I be looking for - memory stick etc? Its just to…
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recommendation for supplier of network stuff - cables etc?
i'm going to do a little network in the very near future and although I've got an idea what I need- cable, faceplates and modules. BUT I'm not sure where to get it from and thats where you come in :) Can anyone give a recommendation for online retailers for networking supplies? Thanks :)
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itunes to look for new ext hd
I have just installed a new external hd. My prev 320gb one was full and I had my itunes library on it. I have transferred the library to my new drive but how do I get itunes to look there and save there? Also how do I get my new external to automatically back up my system every day, it came with no instructions and it is a…
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Best Ecommerce website creator?
Good Morning, I hope someone can help me and please feel free to move the post if I am in the wrong place! I am looking to start up an ecommerce website however have very little web design/creation skills so need a way that I can create my own bespoke-ish website using templates/ web design software. I have previously…
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Zues v3 Trojan Mail online report
Just read article about trojan cleaning out online bank accounts. Reading some of comments & suggestions Linux operating system seems to be bug free, but had a look and appears v complicated, esp if I want to continue to use my existing windows office software etc. Any advice, I have Vista? I run IP8, is there a better,…
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laptop to play sims?
hello all, hope someone can help, i want to buy my daughter a laptop, really all she wants it for is to play the sims and download music but i have no idea where to start:o have up to £500 to spend, thanks all.
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Neighbour router access - EXPERT HELP PLEASE!
Hi, please can any computer experts help me out regarding neighbour access to my router and my severe lack of knowledge on the subject. Here goes... My neighbour (whom I dont know that well but didn't want to fall out with) asked me a favour. They have a new laptop for the first time, and were not getting internet access…
