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Excel 2003 Scrolling Problem
When I pull up a saved Excel worksheet I can't click in a cell and my cursor is a cross. When I go to a cell, the cross remains and if I move it everything scrolls as if you're going to copy it. Can't access the toolbar or anything else as the cursor cross remails. When I try to open a new spreadsheet same thing happens.…
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Office 13 problem
Hi folks Office 13 working fine, up until today ... I have Outlook on my task bar, clicked on it this morning, and got the following message - "The item 'OUTLOOK.EXE' that this shortcut refers to has been changed or moved, so this shortcut will no longer work properly. Do you want to delete this shortcut ?" And it's the…
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Multi-zone DVD
I have a Panasonic DVD recorder model DMR-XW390. It currently only plays DVDs of region 4. Can you please tell me how to change it to accept DVDs of all regions?
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Configuring email on new PC
I use Outlook Express on Win XP Home, with a POP3 btinternet email account. The new PC has Outlook as part of Office Pro Plus 2010. When I try to configure am email account it only gives me IMAP, it's greyed out with no alternatives (no POP3). The autoconfigure sends a test email, which returns on the old PC. How do I…
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iPod Touch 5 Gen not detected in iTunes
My sister can't synch anything as it is not detected in iTunes. She tried reinstalling iTunes, tried all the USB ports on her laptop and still nothing. She installed Doubletwist and Synchios but they can't synch with the iPod either. The iPod is detected by Windows, though. She tried stopping and restarting serviced linked…
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Help lost pictures on z1
Help needed I transfered my pictures to the SD card on my z1 now they have gone is there anything that can be done. There is no pictures on my phone and none on the SD card which I have also checked via my computer.
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Why am I not getting the 152 mb.
I've just done a deal with virgin which puts me on their 152 mb broadband package, but the most I've been able to receive according to several bb speed check sites is around 20-24 mb. Now I know my pc is very outdated ie around 10-12 years old running windows xp, but I've tried it wirelessly on a laptop around 5-6 years…
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hotpoint openspace os897dix/hp fault?
we use a hotpoint openspace os897dix/hp electric oven which is now a few years old. a couple of days ago the electrics tripped and after switching it back on via the main rcd the oven started up again and worked. last night when the food was being heated in the oven the oven just went dead and no power was on. after a…
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Kaspersky Internet Security 2014
I have been using KIS for a number of years, but have been reading that the 2014 version is not so good - really slowing computers down:( Is it better to just purchase the 2013 version again to get the license code and stick to that rather than bothering with the newer version?
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Word NOT responding Help!
Hello all, After finishing a lot of work on word processing last night, I then try to save it but a message came out that word is not responding hence i was unable to save it. I waited for hours. I went online to look for solution and the following was the gist i got. I have applied it but it appears my work is gone. Can…
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cctv camera
Can anyone recommend a decent quality cctv camera please? I need one fixed dome camera to monitor my small back yard day and night >I will be mounted outside about ten foot up and only needs to cover an area of 2meters wide by 5meters long . I know i need extra equipment to the camera but I first need a decent quality…
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Building a media centre
Hi I want to build a media centre PC for playback of downloaded files. It will be mini ITX, probably using this case (cheap with 200w PSU), a small SSD, a large internal or external disk for media storage, 4GB or 8GB or RAM, windows 7 and maybe a blue ray drive. My main choice comes down to CPU and motherboard: AMD AM1 CPU…
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Defining what I need
I am about to move into a new flat (well, cross fingers it will all go ahead ok) and need to sort out a new broadband package. Before I talk to a salesman I need to think about exactly what I need. So here goes. I work at home a lot so need good speeds - but we are talking email, Remote Desktop, internet databases, not…
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Phonecall from 04065
Quick query time = who are these people? I had an odd phonecall from someone saying it was to do with "Windows". I put the phone down pretty quickly on the call and then dialled 1471 to see what the originating phone number would come up as. It came up as 04065 = huh! a 5-figure phone number! Any thoughts? Wonders if this…
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Advice on buying a camera please
There are so many cameras to choose from that I don't have a clue, I have a Canon powershot A400 which I bought last year second hand from ebay but its too complicated and some of my pic are blurred Yep I am not techie minded I am looking for something that does it for me I just what to press a button and I don't want to…
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Consumer unit keeps tripping
We recently had a new electricity meter fitted and since then have had issues with our consumer unit constantly tripping. Had a look this morning and noticed the 100 amp light was constantly on even though most appliances were switched off. Is it ok for the 100amp light to be on? I have tried the usual going round turning…
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iPad .. Not letting me look at Youtube or Yahoo
I am using my daughters iPad at the moment, initially wanting to use Youtube, ti look at gardening videos (sad, I know) but youtube keeps showing an error message. Ok I thought, I'll look up Eurosport, but only text is being shown ... Just a list of blue hyperlinks. The same with Yahoo. Other sites, including this one seem…
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Recycling Video Tapes - London
I am having a declutter and found a black sack load of Video Tapes - original films like "face", "the way of the gun" etc and also films recorded onto video from TV. Does anybody know how I can dispose of them without sending off to landfill? Charity shops do not take them now and the place in EMS in Bristol means that you…
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Help with lost partition on External drive
Hi I'm unable to retrieve any files from my external drive. Message say lost partition. Can this be fixed in any simple way or is it too technical for someone with limited technical knowledge? Any advice would be good. Thanks
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Lost My iphone 4s on silent.
No icloud no tracking apps etc, I know the tip to wait till dark and ring to see if it lights up but I've looked everywhere, is there anything remote I can do? Tia
