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Cheap projector bulb?
I have the chance to buy a NEC GT1150 projector but when I looked at the price of a replacement bulb it was £450 to £520. Wow, I had no idea they could cost anyway near that! They should last up to 1500 hours. So how robust are the bulbs? Any where to buy them a bit, no a lot cheaper?
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Mcafee removal tool
Excuse the bone question but is there a "mcafee removal tool" as there is for norton...MTIA.
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How much!!
Building my new gaming computer. £3700.... errk! Good thing I'm getting a loan :rotfl::rotfl:
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Thread still stays bold
All my links stay bold even after I've viewed the thread (and no new post on it). It's so frustrating as I keep on going back to have a look :( Don't know if something's changed in my settings (though I haven't touched anything). Thanks.
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Software for students .com
Hi has anyone dealt with them or is it too good to be true? Also it states; "Exclusive licence holder" use what does this mean? Our familly pc has accounts for all the children so does the above mean it will only work on one account and not thr others? Thanks GT Pros and cons Please
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Transferring old diaries - help needed
Hi I recently came across old diaries from my teenage years ( historical documents :D ) and I was wondering if there was a way of transferring them on to a computer ( edited highlights only!). Some of the stuff is quite interesting in a social history context but there is also a lot of teenage angst of the "I'll never…
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Transferring sms from iphone to android
As per subject. Has anyone used any software(s) to make the switch from iphone to andriod easier? I am trying to move away from iphone as hate the high cost contracts and Apple's monoply. Many thanks in advance.
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Received a call ?
Hi i have received a couple of calls from people who's english isn't good, saying that they are from technical support and that i have corrupt files on my computer and that they will fix it before it causes damage to my comp, i said how did they know this and they they went on to say they work along with MS but i told them…
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Tricky one (screen resolution)
Following one from my BAD_POOL_CALLER thread I have now reinstalled windows, using my installation cd. Now the problem. The resolution of the screen is set to 800 by 600 and that is the only size avaiable, otherwise i wouldn't need to be writing this. Ok, so ive reisntalled win xp SP3 ive got one of those wireless ariel…
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Problem Connecting to Wireless Network
I've got a Dell latitude d360 laptop and im trying to connect to the Mrs. parents wireless network and it just ain't working. I get that wee yellow triangle saying error so i click the repair button and i get the message of: This process could not be completed - renewing your IP address. Anyone got any ideas what the…
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AOL account hacked - now lost contacts
any ideas on how I can get them back - am going round in circles with AOL's FAQs - have changed password pronto (lovely friends called me straight-away) and running scans - but need my contacts list! grhh Moam
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Upgrading memory in Macbook
I'm looking to upgrade the memory in my Macbook from the current 1GB to 2.5GB. I have 2x memory slots, both with 512MB of memory and I would like to buy 1x 2GB of memory and replace one of the 512MB. Problem is, when I started looking into buying it, I got completely confused! Is there a particular brand that works better…
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Wireless Connection Issues
I have a frustrating wireless problem I've puzzled over but I'm now a bit stuck. Had a Netgear Router worked fine for years then suddenly started misbehaving, dropping wireless connection then Windows 7 would say wireless networks available but wouldn't let you connect until powered down router and reset. It was…
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Virus in .exe files
The laptop of a friend has landed at my house. Nothing works, each time I try to run anything a warning comes up saying !!!!!!!.exe file infected. The programme - "System Tool" gives the warnings AVG was on the laptop but is now missing. A virus programme comes up and "scans" and then when I tick "remove" infected files it…
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Canon printing dark/dull on linux (mint)
Hello, Recently installed linux mint on my laptop and am having a problem with dull prints. I have a Canon ip4600 printer attached to the computer and tried to install the linux drivers from the canon site but it came up with discrepancy errors. No big worry, cos I found a suitable CUPS driver and it's happy to print. But…
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What does this mean?
Every time I shutdown my pc I get a message saying the following: End Program - MacciAsyncEventMgrWnd Above is highlighted in the blue area, then in box area the following: To return to windows and check the status of program click CANCEL. If you choose to end program immediately you will lose any unsaved data. To end the…
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What pc for World of Warcraft?
I'd really appreciate some advice. I bought WOW for OH for Christmas but our computer (Dell Inspiron 4550, approx 9 years old) can't cope with it. I checked and our computer is too old to upgrade and as it struggles with most things now, we're going to buy a new one. I know nothing about computer specs but have a budget of…
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.mkv file to dvd
Chaps, I've got a .mkv file and I want to burn it to dvd so it can be played through a normal dvd player. I've got nero but that wont have any of it sadly. Any suggestions?
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Aerial for TV in bedroom
Have bought a TV for the bedroom and wanted to know the best way to get a decent signal for it. We have an aerial for the digital TV in the middle room with it coming down the back of the house and our bedroom is directly above it so wondered if could use this to join up to the bedroom TV. Would it weaken the signal or…
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Caravan TV /DVD/CD ? is this even possible
I am really hoping you good folks can help me out here. For reasons that are not really important here (they are on the bankruptcy board) I am going to be living in a caravan on a site for about 6 - 8 months. There is electric hook up so I was wondering if I could get a small second hand TV/DVD thing that would also allow…
