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Quick laptop question
Hi guys. What do you call the bit that you push the power adapter into that is inside a laptop? Thanks
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Conneting Netbook to router.
I have a Livebox router and have wrote the security code down. Unable to connect my acer netbook to it though. Any help appreciated.
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New Desktop Email Problems?
I sent a couple of emails to my sister from my new desktop and she hasn't had them. Not sure why this could be, I am receiving emails ok, even from my sister, I also sent myself an email from my work address to my home address and vice versa and they all came through ok. My initial response to my sister was her email was…
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Microsoft Updates
Since 14 June my PC(Win 7) has shown that there is 1 important update and 4 optional updates. They are installed(successfully according to the history) but immediately re-appear as updates waiting to be 'downloaded' and have been installed 'successfully' every time the PC is switched off - I have also tried to install them…
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My ATX PSU looks dead – was it murdered or is it natural causes?
My desktop is currently lying in the middle of the floor with its legs in the air. It appears to be dead (of doing a very good impression). It looks like the PSU but before I go and get a new one I would greatly appreciate the deductive powers of you wise folks. Current symptoms are that the PSU is no-more (Tagan…
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Can anyone advice me on how to get rid of bearshare of my laptop
Hi my daughter us downloaded a prgram called bearshare. It's now literally taken over my laptop and is the prime serach engine despite me doing everything possible to get rid. It's alos seriously slowing down my lkaptop and causing it to constantly crash.:mad:. help!!
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where to buy / get best deal Microsoft Office 2010
time to move into 21st century ! I've got windows xp and microsoft office 2003 on everything but have decided i need to replace my desktop pc .. and laptop ,and netbook , so will get with Windows 7 and will need to update to microsoft office 2010 . Where is the best deal for Office .. suitable to put on 3 machines ? need…
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Connect netbook to tv
Can someone please help me connect my samsung n145 to an Lg LH2000? I've been reading up about it and have been told I need a vga to vga plus a 3.5mm audio jack to red/white phono leads. The netbook though seems to have a mini vga port with no screw holes and any leads that I have researched are mini vga to scart or…
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dumb question - how to buy an iPhone from an Apple store
I want to physically walk into an Apple store and purchase an unlocked iPhone 4 - I don't want to mail order it. I means an hour's journey to Covent Garden but that's OK. Problem is this: Really complicated info on the Apple site - do I really need to bring all these docs if I want to walk into a store and buy for cash -…
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Rundll32 sent to virus vault now PC isn't working...
Earlier AVG flashed up about some trojan, and I sent it to the virus vault along with rundll32. little did I know how important this file was, as now I can't do anything on my pc. I can't get any programmes to even open - that includes AVG. Tried to download a registry repair programme and my pc won't open them - it takes…
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Wordpress
The one thing I hate about Wordpress is how I can never convert a layout I have from HTML to work in Wordpres. Does anyone know of a simple tutorial that can help me? Its only a simple layout, but causes me so many problems! Any help would be great!
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Activation key required??
Hi, don't know if you can help me.. I recently had a new hard drive installed on my acer laptop. It was working fine for a couple of days, but now it keeps popping up that I need to enter an activation key for Vista to work properly. I enter the key on the sticker on my laptop but it says it's not allowed to be installed??…
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converter for laptop
is it ok to use one of the plug in converters to run laptop from lighter socket in car ,I have a 850w petrol genny for camping but think I was told in past to keep clear of laptop.
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help please!
Hi, im using a advent laptop on windows 7 and up till yesterday everthing was fine, now on some sites i try to go to on google it redirects me to other sites and i now cannot see any captcha's on forms, when i click help it says this: Unusual traffic from your computer network Comment Read this first * When Google detects…
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New computer advice?
Hi guys, my old compter gave up so I'm planning to get a new one. A friend suggested this one: http://www.misco.co.uk/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=520593&Tab=2&NoMapp=0 Can you please let me know if it's worth the money or if there is a similar one,with the same specification but cheaper. Thanks in…
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A strange text document has appeared on my desktop - problem?
As the title says, a strange text document has appeared on my desktop, I don't know where it's come from or whether it is indicative of a problem or whether I should be concerned. The document is named hs_err_pid2024 and contains a whole load of tech speak that I don't understand :o It says that an unexpected error has…
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Small processer v 64 bit
I was hoping someone could help me. At present my laptop has: Pentium dual core T4400 processor 3 GB 32 Bit I am thinking of giving it to my son (12 years old) as I maybe be getting a another one which has: Intel dual core T3500 3 GB 64 Bit Which is better a smaller processor but 64 bit or bigger processor but 32 bit. I…
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multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS\system 32\drivers bootup error
Hi, Anyone able to offer a solution to bootup problem on a friends pc running xp that wont bootup. When it starts In safe mode just get a black screen with White text filled with these multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS\ system32\drivers (there various text after drivers) Don't think there's being any major…
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PC won't start up
I've just come home from holiday. While I was away my grown up son used my PC and now it won't work! It starts up but does not connect to the internet as usual and although the mouse moves around normally I can't open Word by clicking. When I press Cont/Alt/Del I get the following message: Logon process has failed to…
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Infected Computer; please advise, thanks very much
I have just come of the phone to my brother, he is getting messages on his computer screen from a programe calling itself 'Vistaantivirus' that his computer is infected and asking for $50 to sort it. He cant access the internet, the above programe is blocking him. Neither of us is technically very savvy at all,but please…
