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notebook or laptop
Can someone advise me what would be best for my DD who is ten years old, laptop or notebook I have no idea I'm clueless. she wants one to help with her home work when she moves schools next year. Thank you.
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WIN32:EVO-gen
I am using the current version of Avast Antivirus, and I use the Maxthon browser. Well Avast has popped up with the message win32:evo-gen and disabled my browser. Eachtime i re install Maxthon Avast takes it off. Any help here please?
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Windows updates again
How do I stop this thing continally updating and configuring every time I switch it on? It's Windows 8. I want to only install critical updates but I cant find how to do it on win 8.
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I cannot update using Windows Store
I am running Windows 8, professional I think. I bought this when it first came out and took out the offer on the microsoft website to dl the software for around £25. Then put in the activation key and away I went. Today when booting up I received a message informing me I can update to Windows 8.1 from the Windows store. I…
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Wi-Fi TV Signal ?
Please bear with me if this is a silly question. In these days of wi-f, is it yet possible to get a tv signal to the tv set without having to connect a co-axe cable?. We use BT as our service provider, and have a home hub router.
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Graphics cards
I am buying my son a graphics card for his computer. He previously asked about an AMD Radeon HD 7800, however searches for this bring up the Asus HD 7870. This looks fine to me, however I am worried about the compatibility, I don't want to spend all that money if it won't work in his computer. He has an Intel processor in…
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Kernel Data Inpage Error
Need some help ... Got an Acer Laptop Windows 8 and for the past few weeks it has been freezing. Only had the laptop for 8 months! Tonight I got a blue screen saying that Kernel Data Input Error ... firstly what does this mean ? Should I be worried? It said it had to rebuild a driver ... I am useless with Laptops and need…
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samsung update to tablet causing problems
hi I would be grateful if anyone can shed some light.Ive just recently updated my samsung tablet and its caused me problems. I cannot access hduk even after downloading the app from google play store. I wish I hadnt bothered with the update. I even reset to factory settings still no joy. Any advice would be appreciated…
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Tranferring image from my Imac to my Samsung TV
Im looking to tranfer the image seen on my Imac screen to my Samsung plasma without running cable. Is this possible ?
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PC World warranty - Data Recovery ?
Hiya - I have a 5 month old External hard drive that has gone faulty. I have just been advised though by PC world that I would have to pay £80-100 if I want the data recovered before the warranty replacement. Am i not covered for data recovery if their equipment is faulty after just a short period of time ?!
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Antivirus on Android Phone. Yes/No?
As per subject really. I have a Nexus 4 and I'm wondering whether there's a discernible benefit to installing an AV app on it. I use Avast free on all my PCs/laptops, and there's an Avast app in the Play store. Please vote in the poll, if you wish, and say why you voted that way.
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HP N6000 start problem fix
I was mooching around YouTube and came across this tip which may be of use to members who have this model of laptop. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILLvioWtXYc ;)
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Virgin Super-hub advice needed
I have just got a super-hub to replace my old Virgin modem and Belkin router. After connecting yesterday it would not connect to the internet. I got on to virgin and a technician took over my computer and for 1 HOUR tried to sort it out, in the end he told me to attach my old Belkin router to the super-hub. OK it now works…
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Are there any free file hosts giving statistics?
I know Rapidshare used to, so you could see how many downloads people were making. I wondered if there are any others. TIA
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Recommendations for free encryption software
Hi, does anyone know of any free encryption software that I can use for some documents? It's for a bunch of documents in different formats so Im going to store it in the cloud and the idea is to encrypt it to add an additional layer of security.
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Toshiba satellite C660 won't boot
Toshiba satellite C660 I have the above laptop running Win 7 It only seems to boot part way but never gets past the page with the expanding icon I tried safe mode but once the page full of file info and "please wait" appears at the bottom nothing more happens I want to get it restored back to factory settings but can't…
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Laptop, Notebook or Tablet?
Hi All, Basically looking for something to use for the internet, play some online poker, and travelling for 8 weeks next year so want to keep a bit of a blog, and upload photos to Facebook etc. What's the best thing to get? Got a budget of circa £300 Looked at iPads, laptops, netbooks! Thanks in advance, OV
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Plusnet locking me out
I got locked out of my computer this morning by PlusNet and haven't quite figured out how I got back in again. My previous provider was Virgin Cable. I moved about a month ago and now have PlusNet as my provider. I've been used to just switching on my computer and up comes my standard screen (ie Google) and off I go. Since…
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ipad
Please be gentle - I'm no techie! I have my CV in Word (as an attachment on Hotmail) - I need to update and sned but only have an ipad Can it be done and if so how?
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child protection on a P.C.
We decided to get our 10 year old son a laptop to help with his homework about 4 weeks ago....i clicked on history and found out he had been searching in google for... naked ladies...i know maybe thats what young lads will do put is there something i can put in place to restrict what he can look at.
