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PC picture on its side
HI it is as if i have turned my screen on its side how do i get the piture back to normal? Thanks
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Nikon D40
Hey guys, Couple of years ago I was brought a Nikon D40 for my 21st birthday which came with a standard 18-55mm lens. I would now like to buy a new lens with more zoom, maybe to 200mm. Can anyone recommend any good lenses? I've heard Tamron are good but any advice would be great. Include links to them if possible :)…
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Windows License
Hi. I wonder if anybody can answer my question. I have ordered a new laptop and intend to wipe the hard drive and install Ubuntu before activating the windows license. If I do this, am I able to install the copy of Windows on another pc? Anybody know?
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Connect TV to internet
Hi, I currenty have a Netgear DG834GT wireless router upstairs in my house. I have a Panasonic TV Downstairs with internet capability. The only way to connect the TV is through an ethernet cable. What would I need to be able to connect the TV to the internet without moving anything or running an ethernet cable all the way…
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Xbox 360 update rant
Hi, my OH has just done an official microsoft update for his xbox and it's completely fried his console! He's looked on their official forum and several other people have had the same issue, but when he phoned their helpline, they said they can't do anything - he's got to pay £120 for a repair or buy a new one:eek: He…
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Best Way To View Photos?
Afternoon everyone, Could anyone give me some ideas on the best program to view my photos with on my computer? Also how I set it so when I click on a picture the programme is set as my default programme? Thank you x
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How do I renew Norton Internet Security?
I have Norton Internet Security 2010 which is due to run out soon. To save money, I bought the 2011 Version from a shop instead of their website but now I'm not sure how to renew using it. Do I have to uninstall the old one first and then put this CD in, or do I just enter the code somewhere? How do I upgrade to the 2011…
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Help, help, help please!!!
Just turned my laptop on, and it automatically shut down. When finally restarted (took ages), I find that everything has been wiped out completely. There's still a couple of photo's on there but nothing on my user account. There's also some music left on the e drive. But nothing - absolutely nothing left on my documents.…
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Nokia N97 wap pages instead of webpages
Hi , I just got an n97 but when I go to open ebay.co.uk the phone automatically changes it to wap.ebay.co.uk or something similar, how do I bookmark the proper full ebay address?
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car radio losing preset stations
hi i have just bought a Kenwood kdc-4547u stereo, i have it all in place fine and all was ok till i switched ignition off and then returned to car 10 minutes later to find it had lost its preset stations and had returned to the default demo mode, I’m no expert but I’m sure I remember something a while back about swapping…
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Strange sign when we open up microsoft office word
Yesterday as soon as we open up word there is a sign already on the page looks a bit like an upside down U with a black circle to the left, its only the size of the print. It won`t delete, if we space down we get a long line of them. I have done a system restore back to beginning of the month and its still there. Please…
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can anyone help with cfgwiz.exe
Hi, I've just clicked on an icon on my desktop that i didn't realise was there until recently. After i clicked, a box opened labelled "Missing Shortcut" and the message below read that windows was searching for cfgwiz.exe. To locate the file yourself click browse. Does anyone know if this "cfgwiz.exe" is harmful to my…
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Forgotten windows password
I have a laptop, an old one given to me for the kids to use, but the ex-owner cant remember the password on the front screen, so we cant get into the laptop to use it. Is there any way around this? ta!
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Internet connection problem
Can`t understand what`s going on.Had major problems yesterday getting connected,was on phone to Virgin for an hour and a half. Had to eventually set up new network.:mad: Today I am getting connected fine on my laptop but my desktop is playing up.I am trying to get connected via firefox ( which I am also using on my…
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Stupid question of the year
Just recently, I have found that Internet pages are taking forever to load. I have Virgin cable, and the speeds do not appear to have changed significantly. Now, I found a thread a while ago (lost it now!) that gave a whole list of things that might affect the PC....router/firewalls/memory, all sorts of technical things.…
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IE9 Odd Rendering
Needed to reset my IE browser, so took the opportunity to upgrade to IE9. Seems OK except for many sites with adverts, possibly flash ones, display the advert in the top left hand corner, rather than where they should be eg middle of the page. Compatibility button doesnt solve the problem either. Is it me or is it IE9?…
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Microsoft security update
I keep getting an error code. How do I get round it please
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All in 1 pc, good idea or not?
Hi all, am buying a new desktop this week coming & have 3 options, 1 is an all in one, are they ok or not? I'm thinking if say the monitor breaks the whole thing'd need replacing not just a monitor? Does anyone have one? Yay or nay?
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Need Help with Finding Ide Cdrw Drive and A good Graphics Pci or Pci e card
Hello MSE peeps, I just bought a old type of Server (Dell poweredge sc430) which i can turn into a server workstation and just for a mail server or storage tower on my network. The tower server Does not come with a Graphics card or opticial DVDRW or any type of drive as such. Also im looking for a good Graphics card either…
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Is there a wireless internet receiver to RJ45 cable connection box?
Hi, I have a wireless Virgin Media hub in my office/study, I want to connect some other devices at the other end of the house to the Internet, its quite far away and I don't particularly want to drill holes in walls or take up carpets and flooring to run a network cable to the other location. All three devices have RJ45…
