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Archives for June 2011

Help - virus attack has deleted my laptop files!
My laptop was attacked last night by the most destructive, vicious virus it has ever encountered. The result was that most of my files - esp all my video, text and Dreamweaver website pages - were deleted. When I tried to use System Restore in the hope of getting them back, it did not fully recover all the files, and all…
Touchpad not working
I have a medion laptop that is about 10 months old. Today for no reason the touchpad has stopped working. I have uninstalled and reinstalled drivers and it is still not working although the properties say that the drivers are working properly. I have had to plug in a mouse to use the laptop which is ok in the short term…
Lost my address bar
Dont know what i have done but i have lost my address bar, can anyone help me get it back.....Please:beer:
VHS to PC, how do I............
do this. My old VHS recorder has a scart at the back so there are no plugs to input the yellow and red jacks. I need some hardware thats not too expensive to connect to my recorder and to my pc, then software to use to dl the movies onto my pc. I can convert the movies using kit I already have. So any help techie guys??
Tom Tom not working can anyone advise?
hi all just popping in from the Oldstyle board with a bit if a problem. OH's Tom Tom is suddenly not receiving GPS signal. He has reset it and downloaded the updates and all it does is keep restarting. Any suggestions please as it's our first and we haven't used it much. He's driving me mad trying to sort it! Can anyone…
Netbook with iTunes??
A friend of mine has just acquired an iPhone and wants to use iTunes for her music. She is thinking of buying a netbook for this. Where possible she has a budget of £250. I have suggested a cheap netbook plus an external hard drive to hold the music files. Any ideas whether a netbook would be sufficient? If so which one?
Tesco direct website and ie9 64 bit
I use Internet Explorer 9 64 bit which works fine on every website apart from the Tesco direct website, which causes internet explorer to shut down. Does this happen to anybody else and is there a solution (apart from the obvious one)
What has caused this LCD damage?
Does anyone know the likely cause of the damage shown in this picture? I can't see any unusual marks on the surface where the dark circles are but I suspect it must have been whacked for this to happen? Thanks Uploaded with ImageShack.us
Is this hard drive suitable and reliable?
After my disastrous experience with the Seagate hard drive I looked for a Samsung Spinpoint as recommended in my previous thread. This looks a good deal, has good reviews too, so will it be suitable for my computer? I have a Dell Inspiron 530 in original setup apart from adding 2gb extra RAM taking it to 3gb. Thanks, Ruth
need new keyboard
Took some keys off to clean the thing and now is very unresponsive.:mad: It is 7 years old so doesn't owe me anything. Am thinking of getting a wireless one are there any problems with them or will the wired ones be better. Any help as regards make etc would be appreciated. Don't want anything to technical, cheap and…
Windows 7 Problem regarding IP configuration
I've been having some problems getting online. When I troubleshoot I get a message saying that I "do not have a valid ip configuration". Is there a way to fix this? I have no idea what my ip address is. I don't use wireless and am always plugged into an ethernet cable. No other computer users in the house. I can still get…
corel x5 vector problem
hi im trying to produce a vector image file, of a teams football badge so it can be engraved on some cups ive managed to take the badge off its original image cut it out,clean it up ten save it to a png file? when i export the file to the engraver it loads it with the back ground as well, ie i get a badge but on a piece of…
Drivers Question
Hi Folks My sister bought a copy of Win7 and wants me to install it on her Vista Laptop,can I use a program like Driver Genius Professional to search and automatically find the drivers for sound,graphics etc Any Help would be most appreciative
Clear hard drive before recycling
I have a Dell Dimension 3000 PC, with flat panel monitor and speakers. I somehow managed to get it infected with the VIRUT virus and since I know next to zilch about computers, I bought myself a laptop. The PC has been laying idle for about a year now and I know enough not to just to take it to our local council waste…
Only using Administrator account
Hi, I've notice some threads today regarding running your account as an Administrator with the inference that this is not a good thing to do. Could I please ask the reasons why not? I'm the only person that uses my laptop, should I still be using a "user" account? Many Thanks. G
Don't understand what ;o) etc means
Can somebody please explain to a non techi like me what symbols like ;o) etc mean :o
Kindle Reader PC
Ok...I've had the kindle reader app on my pc for a bit now..well being the birthday boy today i'm stunned to see my OH has bought me an android tablet (nothing fancy) so i'm wondering how can I transfer my kindle books from the PC to the kindle app on this new tablet many thanks :D
Laptop or I pad?
Hi, I am hoping that someone knowledgeable will be able to help me. My laptop needs replacing. Its about 7yrs old which must be classed as prehistoric in computer terms. It is just about holding on but it is dying a slow painful death! I am not techie at all so when I started looking for a replacement I am just bamboozled…
Active Directory - Question
I have been asked this question.. Can anyone help me out with an answer, keep it in Layman's English please..
Showing home movies on TV
I've just come home from holiday. Enjoying my newly-retired new hobby, I took some video on my new Panasonic HDC-SD10 camera. I tried using Adobe Premier Elements 7.0 to edit it but it didn't seem to work very easily so I used Windows Live Movie Maker which seemed much more straight forward. After editing I clicked to save…

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