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Unlock non GAP phone
I hope this is the right forum for this question. I would like to register an old non GAP dect phone to a new base station. The old phone (BT freestyle 2100) is described in the manual as a non GAP phone that cannot be registered to another base station. Is there any way of 'unlocking' this phone so that it can be…
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Audio problem on new TV - Help required.
I'v bought a Samsung LE40C580 LCD TV today and I'm having some problems getting my 2.1 speakers to work with it. If I plug the cables (the red and white ones) into the AV In or Component In I get no sound through my speakers, but if I plug them into the AV Out on my Sky HD Box it works fine. Sorted I thought, well, not…
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Quidco computer settings
im for ever having trouble with the quidco website. when i make a purchase 99% of the time they are not tracked. I have to chase up each transaction and supply receipt numbers etc. can some one do me an A to Z on how to make quidco website see my transaction. What does the security setting need to be on in internet options…
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Belkin connection drops!!!!!
I have a Belkin N Wireless router & it drops many times a day. Is there anyone who can give advise on how to sort this out.... Thanks
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DVD's
Can anyone help? If for instance your were to record your own DVD of, for instance, trail walking. Is there anyway you can stop the DVD's then being recorded by someone else should you wish to let them view said DVD? Thanks in advance.
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CPU on laptop running at high temperature
I have just installed Battery Care on the laptop to check the condition of the battery. It also tells you the temperature of the CPU which is over 60C and has been as high as 68C. From what little I've read, it should be running at under 40C and should only be higher if used for intensive gaming which it's not. It's a…
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changing CPU cooler fan
I would like to change my cooler fan for a quieter one, it is 80mm in size. The plug to the motherboard though is 4 pin but not molex size it's smaller like the 2 and 3 pin plugs you get, and I cant find any fans that have this type of plug, can anyone help? Why does it have 4 wires/pins anyway?
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making my desktop PC wireless
Are those USB dongles any good or should I get a PCIe board? USB: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300499888234&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
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Clear a Laptop ?
Apologies if this has been asked before ! Have a new laptop and want to give my old one to my niece but would need to "clear" the info on it that i have accumulated over the last 2 years ! So how do i clear the info and leave the Operating System stuff in Factory Settings ? Many thanks CB
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Half keyboard not working on laptop.
Good Morning, Hoping someone would be able to advise me on my keyboard. We have an advent laptop and since yesterday half the keys on the keyboard arent working, when I press J an x comes up when I press U the start menu appears. I have tried tapping the windows key incase it was stuck down but this has no effect, does…
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move folders on desktop
i cant move folders about my desktop and on my external hard drive,it was working ok the other day,(windows xp). any help would be great. thanks
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I've LOST my recycling bin!
I've lost my recycling bin (is that what its called? Its so long since I saw it I can't remember). It used to be on my desktop as you'd expect but its gone off somewhere. Does anyone know where it might be hiding? Sorry to be so gormless :o Thanks.
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Problem with form fillers - can you help?
Hi I use Firefox and used to use Roboform with it but it was a bit hit and miss so I downloaded the Firefox add-on for form filling. Actually, I've donwnloaded it 2 or 3 times because, although I fill out the form, it doesn't show up on my toolbar or anywhere else, I just can't find it! So I updated Roboform and that…
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Simple home made car alarm
Could anyone point me in the right direction. I'm looking to make a homemade simple car alarm system. Simple motion and voltage drop detection. Could anyone provide details of where I might be able to obtain plans for such a project?
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Any 4 way ariel booster recommendations?
I'm in need of at least a 3 way Ariel splitter / booster. Are they all roughly the same? Or is there any particular make anyone would recommend? Thanks
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Hotmail & Outlook 2007
Hi Had my lappy solen so have got a new Acer with Win7. I hate Live Mail so I'd like to use Outlook 2007. I just can't get it to link to my Hotmail Account. I've tried auto configure and I've tried to setup manually. I had no problem with my last two laptops running Outllook, then Windows Mail. I get the same sort of error…
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Help needed
Hi all I am trying to fix my niece's laptop. I reinstalled windows and all found all of her drivers, except she did have wireless internet, but that doesn't work any more? Do I need to reinstall something for that? There is one USB Unknown Device, could it be that? How do I find out what this Unknown Device is, and how do…
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recommended makes of laptops
what makes of laptop do people recommend. looking to swop from my dying desktop to laptop soon. currently have a dell but people have warned me against getting another due to poor battery life and bad after-sales service - has anyone had these experiences? thanks.
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New lap-top advice.
I am in the rather nice position of work giving me £600 to buy a new lap-top. I have read a couple computer magazines and was thinking of getting an HP easynote tx86 go-035uk (any other recomendations welcomed) best prices i can seem to find are pc world , dixons and currys all about £549. they also seem to sell…
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Amazon pricing query
Hi, I wasn't sure where to post this, so hope it's ok here. I have been looking at a camera on Amazon's website for a few weeks now, hoping the price would go down, but it's gone up & only down a tiny bit, the way some things do on Amazon's site. I looked again this morning and saw that there were 'only 3 left in stock,…
