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Sending internet signal through a plug?
Recently moved house and have a small dilemma. In my new lounge I have a router in one corner and the tv in another, at the far end. Moving either is not possible. At the tv end I have a little box that needs an internet connection to run (no wifi option). I dont want to have to run a cable the whole length of the room if…
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Upgraded to windows 10 - no wireless internet!
My friend upgrade from windows 8.1 to windows 10. (Dell 17R laptop) Upgrade went well, everything working, then as the system updated windows 10 over the next couple of days the wireless internet connection became slower and slower till eventually it stopped completely. Having looked on the internet this seems to be a…
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Humax PVR Replacement Drive
Hi, the drive on my Humax 9150 appears to have "packed up". It can't receive TV signals through the AV option, LG TV works fine through the aerial. This is in my bedroom. The power and standby lights are on. This is a similar much older 9150 that I have connected to another LG TV in the lounge, so I connected the faulty…
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Is Avast beginning to annoy anyone else?
I've used Avast for ages, and I've recommended it. Lately though the pop-ups seem to be getting more frequent and larger all the time. Two things have frustrated me in the last couple of days beyond this though, and what it really comes down to is it just doing things, not asking whether it should or not. The other day it…
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vids
Monin All, I downloaded W10 recently which I am very happy with, excepting that YouTube wont run, when I try YouTube it try's to load then tells me that there is an error, cant tell you what it says as it disappears to quickly, on other sites there is a problem with vid's too it just shows a green screen. Any advice…
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problems downloading minecraft to ipad air 2
Good morning Can you please help.I've recently bought an ipad air and tried to download minecraft from the minecraft website bur safari on the I pad says can't open the file...would you be able to tell me where I can possibly get this from? Thank you
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recovering files, pics etc from 'windows.old' folders?
Upgraded to windows 10, no likey, so went back to 7.. However, it seems #10 setup files etc still lurking on laptop, as hard disc now almost full? was 2/3 before.. I cannot seem to find uninstall for windows 10, nor any of the old files?
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Excel formula time elapsed
The problem: These are the train times of departure from Station A: 6.56,11.01,14.58,19.18 The train arrives 31 minutes later at Station B. The times of return are: 8.45 12.01 16.59 21.19 Client C could be offered an appointment at Job Centre Plus anytime between 9 and 5 for up to 1 hour. Is there anyway on Excel of…
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Windows Live Mail
How do I stop Recovering the Windows Live Mail Database message appearing on starting email?
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Recommendation Laptop (replacement)
17-months after purchase the screen on my Dell Inspiron Notebook 3537 has gone kaput. Its going to cost £80-125 to get it fixed. It looks like a squashed trifle behind the screen! Gutted, but now thinking of a replacement up to £450. Mostly use laptop for browsing, watching films, tv shows and youtube. Any recommendations…
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Can't open file
A month or two ago I upgraded my 12 month old Motorola Moto G to Lollipop from Jelly Bean. Last week I downloaded a pdf and upon completion I attempted to open it only to be confronted with the message, "can't open file". I then tried to open files which I had downloaded and loaded successfully prior to the upgrade and the…
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TV Deals
I am looking for a new 4k TV... it has to be between 40-44 inch max. Any suggestions for good deals? I have been looking at this in Currys: http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/tv-and-home-entertainment/televisions/televisions/lg-43uf680v-smart-ultra-hd-4k-43-led-tv-10135235-pdt.html I couldnt find it on amazon etc to read a wide…
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Recovering Windows Live Mail
Why is it that ever since I reverted to Win 7 from 10 when I open Window Live Mail it says "Recovering the Windows Live Mail Database" the after a long while it open? How do I correct this?
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Script to kill ads
I’m not too sure how to ask this question, but I’ll have a go anyway. A number of years back I had a laptop running Windows 7 and somewhere along the line I got hold of a script which was inserted into the registry and it blocked an awful lot of ads I’ve not got a new laptop running Windows 10 and I’m trying to trace down…
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Reinstalling Windows 10
I am trying to Reinstall Windows 10 it evenually said it had downloaded then said it was preparing to install for a very long time so I closed down the it said do not power off installing update 1 it has been doing this for ages and I think is just hanging. How can I get out of this screen? Can I crash the PC? Why is this…
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Remove Kaspersky 2013
I just returned the Win 7 then found Kaspersky hadn't loaded so I downloaded the latest version and installed it but it failed as it said it couldn't remove the older version. I tried to remove in Programs it says is unavailble How do I remove this to reinstall?
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Prohibited File Type
is there any way to open an INDIVIDUAL file with a message "this is a Prohibited File Type"? I know how to disable the blocking function for ALL files but do not wish to do this I know the file is safe as it is a word document that I had on my old laptop Thanks Pam
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Desktop Files
Using Windows 10 (unfortunately) my desktop files have suddenly transferred from my laptop screen to my secondary screen. How do I put them back?
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Return to Windows 7
This is a warning to all those people who have upgraded to Windows 10 then within the month decide to return to Windows 7. You can not! I tried today I am within my month but a message appeared saying:- "We're sorry, but you can not go back - The files we need to take you back to a previous version of Windows were removed…
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cloud back up for nas win 10
i have win 10, 120gb ssd, hp nas, google drive, onedrive, dropbox and bt cloud all my media is on the nas i have all the cloud storage folders on my c drive but if i back up to those it uses up my 120gb ssd storage. can anyone recommend a cloud storage setup/sync without using any of the space on my ssd? my…