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Restoring Dell Inspiron 1501
Hi I have been given a Dell Inspiron 1501 which use to belong to a company. It has come with no passwords so i cannot gain entry to it. Is there any way to reset the passwords or restore it to factory settings without any passwords? (No its not stolen, the business has upgraded its laptops so I got given this one lol )
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Asus transformer tf201 64GB
Has anyone seen the above model of the Asus transformer line for or around the £599.99 asking price, the only none ebay place I coud find he above model in the UK was on Amazon.co.uk and at over £700.00 that is clearly someone trying to rip people off.
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iPhone won't connect to email
I have a friend whose iPhone won't connect to his email service. I think the ISP is hosts.co.uk. If I set up the information in a PC-based email client (Thunderbird) it works, but I just can't seem to get it working on the iPhone using the included email app. Now, I'm sure I had it going about 6 months ago, but it looks to…
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Hijack This - Is something missing?
Hi Guys, I'm back again! Please would you take a peek at my hjt log and let me know if there is anything missing please? Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4 Scan saved at 00:36:47, on 28/06/2012 Platform: Windows 7 (WinNT 6.00.3504) MSIE: Internet Explorer v9.00 (9.00.8112.16446) Boot mode: Normal Running processes:…
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Trojan virus AVG 'threat detected'
Hi .. I'm running free AVG security software and of late a pop up keeps appearing when opening certain things (including malwarebytes) saying 'threat detected' Trojon horse dropper. generic etc etc. It seems to be related to systems 32. Following advice taken from other threads I am currently running an updated version of…
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Using Ubuntu/other prog to recover data off HDD?
Hi there, My desktop had a hard drive failure. It am unable to boot and it gives the message, no device to boot from. When I put in the windows 7 cd, it says that if I install the windows, I will lose all my data. I had used Ubuntu earlier on my laptop to recover data But when I tried to used ubuntu live cd this time, in…
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Lost access across Home network since Virgin superhub installed. How to fix?
We have a home network which until last week was running 3 desktops (connected by cable) and three laptops (wifi). These were cabled into a Netgear router which in turn was connected to a cable modem which was also plugged into the main admin pc for the network. We could see and share each others files across the network…
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Web hosting - can anyone recommend a company?
I'm going to buy a domain name and build a website, nothing terribly fancy, just something I want to challenge myself to. Can anyone recommend a site on which I can host if that is the right word my website? I've googled and there seems to be so many different companies, I am a complete idiot when it comes to technology,…
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Wifi at work. What can they see?
We've got a wifi network at work that we can use but what information would the I.T. people be able to see when it's being used? Someone told me they could see the pages you've visited but can they see the page content aswell? Would they be able to see my login details if I logged in to here, or any other site, or is it…
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Help after download Xbox freeze!!!
Hi,my son is stressed because he downloaded an update to Skyrim called Dawngaurd and now he tells me... "when I get to the title screen or Loading screen it freezes up." He has tried reloading, no use. Anyone know what to do? Older son suggested he may have to wait for a patch. Any advice very appreciated
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Which 32" TV?
There have been some amazing deals on lately, one seemed great value a LOGIK 32" Full HD 3D TV for £199 at Currys/PCWorld…
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Forwarding hotmail emails on HTC Desire
On my android phone I have been trying to forward emails that I receive to another person I know I access hotmail via the internet I go to Options and one of the options is Forwarding (off) I think this applies to forwarding all my emails to one particular address I want to forward random emails of my choice to other…
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Nvidia GEFORCE 8800GT Graphics card
My graphics card is not working properly. I am getting a screen full of dots, the colour is out of sync (cartoonish like!) and the text is hard to read and much larger. The monitor is an LG W228F The computer is a Dell XPS420 PSU-375 Is there anything we can do to sort the problem out, or do we need a new graphic card? If…
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windows 7 themes
my themes in windows7 wont change when i try to personalize my desk top any help would be great thanks
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Vista Laptop
On my laptop running Vista Home Premium when I look at the desktop and hover over an icon the curser travels in a downward action, I have found a way to clear this is to go to internet Option and clear the Browsing History etc., I am having to do this several time a day What's causing this?
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I pad DVD converter
Hi, I would like to convert some DVDs to watch on my I pad. From an Internet search there are some programmes you can buy but I wouldn't have a clue as to which is genuine or what I need. I have a pc with, I think windows (put would need to check which version). Can anyone offer an guidance on this please? Thank you
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Amusing: Website promotes pricier deals to Mac users than PC users
A story I came across amused me today: Basically, Orbitz, a travel retailer, has been looking at their web stats, found Mac users spend more money than PC users, and decided that the deals showing up on the first page(s) of results when searching for, say, hotel rooms, should be different from those they show to PC users -…
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Facebook email
Can someone please be kind enough to explain in laymans terms what facebook seem to have done by setting up a new email address for me, without my agreement and which I can't delete? :mad: Thanks.
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printer is printing blank pages help please
I have just replaced all the ink cartridges in my epson sx600fw printer and they have all been fully charged without any problems. However, I have gone to print something and I am getting blank pages. Can someone please tell me what is wrong and how to fix it? Or will I have to replace the printer altogether? Thanks in…
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Sky box replacement.
As my post may be in the wrong place Please see link below https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/54085921#Comment_54085921 besides you techie types are technically cooler.
