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System restart
When downloading program updates, my pc asks to ' restart my computer ' but mine goes to complete shutdown. I then have to turn off my tower and switch back on. Can anyone tell me how to resolve this problem. This does not happen om my laptop.
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My email address has been used to send spam
I've just received an email from myself with a link to an online pharmacy. All of my address book contacts had also received the email. I've never told anyone my email password but am concerned that someone has got into my account. Is there anything I can do about this? The pharmacy link took me to a Canadian pharmacy.
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Windows Live Emails
Got lots of emails in my Deleted Items. I only want to delete about half of them ( oldest ) but want to keep the rest. Any idea how you would partially empty this folder ??? :D
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Feeling brave....thinking of adding memory to Desktop - help Please!
Hi all I have a 5yr old Compaq SR1609UK - Windows XP SP3 /AMD Sempron Processor 3000+ / 84MHz 448MB of RAM /160gb hard drive. I was considering a new PC but with lots of assistance from the helpful folks on this forum I cleaned everything up in December and it is defo running faster.…
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Toshiba TV - Pink Bar across screen.....
Hi I have a Toshiba 42x3030d that i bought around 3 years ago (probably just less). It has developed a fault after around 5 mins of being turned on where it has a pink bar across the middle of the screen. Also, if I pause the tv for a longer period of time than 5 mins or so then after pressing play there is an image of the…
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Deleting hotmail emails
Is there any way I can delete the lot at once?I have a zillion email that I want to delete, and CBA doing it page by page:o:o
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Microsoft Security Essentials Alert hoax
Yesterday I acquired this virus, which hijacked any attempt to run windows programmes (except explorer and Panda). So I rebooted in safemode and performed a system restore back to the 16th February. At the moment it seems to be OK. I have updated AVG and run this. What I can't understand is why my Panda virus didn't pick…
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How do I create a word document out of scanned source?
You know there was this clever way to scan pages from textbook and create a word document out of it instead of typing it. I know the scanning part but how do I create a word document out of it to save typing?
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Hi jack this log
Have done a hijack this scan, but it does not save a log. Can anyone advise please.
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HELP - think I am infected by a RAT
So far I have run Malware bytes quick scan and removed 7 items. I am now running a full scan. If I do a Hijackthis log can someone check it for me please? I am worried it might have been crypted and FUD so I AV will not pick it up. :(
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Genuine Emachines G520 battery wanted
I am looking to buy a battery for a G520, 11.1v. I have not seen any on ebay, can you recommend a reliable supplier. There are so many out there when I google the details. I would rather buy from a source recommended on this forum. Thanks, Fortyfoot
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Putting Audio books from CD to MP3
Sorry if this is a really stupid question, but I have "ripped" the CD onto my laptop, but for some reason I can not get it across onto my MP3, I have tried via Windows Media player, and iTunes, but just can not get it to go. What am I doing wrong?? :o Thanks in advance :T
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Rechargable/life of battery question
A couple of yrs ago, we bought three sets of solar powered lights from B&Q (18 in total) and each of them performed well the first year. I put them away for the winter removing the batteries. Last year we didn't get them out due to an impending house move, however our new garden was crying out for the lights. Due to low…
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Wrong language chosen on set up.
Picked up a MSI U135 running XP from Argos yesterday. During set up I thought that I had chosen the "English" option. Apparently not. Everything is in Polish. Is there any way back to English. P.s I don't speak Polish
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google docs- having problems
I am having some problems with google docs and the help section on google docs has 100's of questions from users but no answers as they have all been locked. I created a survey for a course I am undertaking and tested it out on a very small scale myself prior to going ahead and had no problems. It is only now that I have…
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New Belkin Router - VPN Kicking me out every 3 mins
Just before I take this back to PC World and throw it at them I thought i would check in case anyone had any bright ideas. I have a new Belkin Play router, which works fine, works with my company's VPN just fine and was all going well till my wife worked from home with her company laptop. The VPN will connect for her but…
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Anybody got a Humax Freesat AND Freeview PVR ?
In the last month I have bought a Foxsat hdr and a hdr fox t2 and I've just discovered that each remote operates both machines. I found this out when I was setting up my Harmony remote, the mains remotes which I had been using previously were not IR so I can't use them now. Just wondered if anyone else had had the same…
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GFX cards,how high do i need?
okay,Im years out of date on GFX cards last couple of PCs have been bought off the shelf last card i bought was a Radeon x1650 pro :eek::o So i have a PC here core2quad 8400 4gb DDR3 motherboard with Intel X4500 graphics machine is used for net,office work,burning,downloading etc I dont really game on the PC except for the…
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DVD program Player?
I have a computer (laptop) with a program called Cyner link. it playes DVDs etc. I have copied a dvd to my desktop but when I try to play it from the hard drive It asks that I upgrade and pay etc, to get a key code. Is there any free program out there that is good to use to take the place of this DVD player burner etc?…
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help choosing new tv
hi there need some help choosing a new tv up to now its between a SONY KDL-40EX503 OR PANASONIC TX-P42G20B I've got about £600-£800 to spend any help much appreciated
