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Laptop screen flickering
mrsbritishboys Lenovo laptop screen flickers intermittently, it seems to do it most of the time, and especially when you open or close the screen slightly Any ideas on how to fix it?
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Kaspersky
Hi, I have Kaspersky internet security installed on my computer. Everything was ok couple of days ago but today when I switch my computer on and kaspersky was loading up it showed "currupted". I tried donwloading the updated but it didn't work ofter couple of seconds it automartically stops. I tried to download newer…
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Whats the best ?
My laptop has been playing abit weird lately whats the best anti virus to have ? I have AVG only Thanks
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Printer keeps stalling
Have to keep resetting my printer as it keeps stalling and making clunking noises.Is there any way of fixing?did start to download something but stopped when it got to the payment area?
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LCD monitor help
I have had a v7s20pd LCD montior for 4 years now. For the last few months when the power is on it makes an buzzing noise and then shows a black screen...after turning it off and on lots of times, it eventually showed a picture...however today it seems to have given up the ghost. It can see a faint image underneath the…
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dividing up a film
We just got a load of old cine film converted and put on a dvd, the thing is we really want to edit out some of it, so can anyone recommend some kind of program that can open this and we can play about with it
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Dell vostro 1510 dvd problem
My dell vostro 1510 has suddenly decided it doesnt like reading dvd or cd's. They spin then it says their blank and spits them out. Ive tried updating the driver but it says the driver is the latest one available. Anyone else had this problem or any suggestions on how to fix
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Alternatives to BOSE CD player please
I am hunting for a new CD player. I want a stand alone unit and the BOSE Wave ticks most of the boxes other than it is very overpriced. Can anyone recommend a decent alternative? Budget isn't really an issue (within reason!) I'm not really interested in anything that stores your whole collection in MP3 format, just a…
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mp3 burning
After my spot of bother with Nero 7 the other week a poster on here pointed out that it's five years old so, today I downloaded Nero 10. (Burning ROM 10) Now I can't find out how to burn mp3 songs to CD - there are in my PC library as mp3s but Nero converts them back to wav format. And I've searched the 'help' feature but…
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Computer help again please. Sorry!
Hi. I had a virus on my computer a few days ago so took it to be "cleaned". Had it back on Friday, but now I can't connect to the Internet at all. There is a little cross on the wireless sign in corner of the screen & when I go into it, it tells me no networks can be found. Anyway, I looked up on the Internet from my…
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an issue regarding quoting posts
i have noticed that if i quote someones post that has a picture in it the picture disappears and all that appears is a quoted post with nothing in it but the text if any. this of course is an annoyance if i am commenting on the picture because people will not know what i am doing if the picture is not there. so why does…
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Washing machine tripping even when switched off
Our washing machine started tripping the electrics the other day and I couldn't figure out why so was going to ring someone. I had a search on the internet first and found one cause to be an overloaded drum. I checked it and I had loads of towels in there so took a few out, tried it and it worked fine. I then did another 3…
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Wireless Printer help....
Hi everyone, Am looking at replacing an Epson printer (6 yrs old and temperamental) We have 3 computers in the house - 2 laptops and 1 desktop. Currently, the printer is connected by USB to one laptop. The other laptop can 'see' the printer through my network, and print to it, but only when other laptop is running. As yet,…
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Computers making everything massive!!
Turned on the computer today and everything is magnified! All on I.E but Chrome seems to be untouched. At first I thought it was just Hotmail: I can see a list of all my emails but only see the first word or two of the title. Not enough for me to know what its about or where its from. Irritating! Hotmail option changes all…
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I phone not syncing properly?
When I plug my i phone into the computer. i tunes opens up & it says it is syncing. However it hasn't picked up some apps & a CD which I have recently loaded via the computer. Any advice on where I am going wrong?
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Digital tv probs
Hi Is there anyone that can help please. I treated myself to the Sony bargain from John Lewis and a Humax recorder. Most of the time the tv is ok but some days (i.e. today) I can hardly get any channels either through my tv or Humax and it keeps telling me the channels are either scrambled or the signal is poor. Itv and…
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Laptop for image editing
Im looking for a laptop for image editing. I only have a max of £500 to spend. I have been looking at the Acer Aspire 5743 (i3 processor). Is this good enough for what i need. Am i better getting more RAM and looking for a separate graphics card and maybe dropping to a dual core processor. Any ideas or suggestions of…
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Wireless Card for Dell Inspiron 530S?
A friend has one of these slimline Dell PC's with a Dell-supplied PCI wireless card, and has managed to destroy either the antenna or the actual card 'while dusting'... Does anyone know if the Dell card (I think it may be an Asus one) is a PCI card, or a PCI Express card? The manual is no help. Secondly, is it a standard…
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touchscreen all in one pc, need help, please
Hi, went in to currys today, need a new pc & i'm useless on pc's & don't know what to get, i saw an all in one touchscreen, Acer 23ins screen, the model is Aspire 5600-23/E5300, they look like a big laptop, does anyone have one & are they easy to use, like the keyboard is on the screen & i might find it hard to use, never…
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mp3 players
recommendation for makes and models mp3 players please. currently download via amazon mp3 download website so itunes is not a must. do not need it for videos or movies - just music. need a fair bit of storage - over 20 gb is essential. thanks!
