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Can my Wansview IPcam work on windows 10?
I have a Wansview NCM625W IPcam and I bought it and used it when I had Windows 7 but then I didn’t need to use it for a while. In the mean time I upgraded to Windows 10 and I think I vaguely remember that it was one of the items that needed a Windows 10 driver to work. Anyway I didn’t still need it for a while but now I do…
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Is this site trusted?
Anyone ever used Toby Deals to buy iPad/ electronic purchases? Keen to buy an iPad on the site but don’t know how trusted it is...
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Classic Shell
MS have finally done it "Classic Shell" is incompatible with Win 10's latest update and the developers say "no more updates will be produced..." The latest update found irs way on to my PC without even asking and killed what little faith I still had in MS Classic Shell was the only way that I could cope with Win 10's…
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Cost downsides of payg
I have offered my Sister my third hand Galaxy S2, as a potential first smartphone for her. It may actually be older than her current non smartphone. She will stick with payg on vodaphone. Really, I am not sure if I am doing her much of a favour. On the assumption that she doesn't maintain much cash on her sim, I feel that…
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Laptop Security
I have a hardware problem with my laptop ( on/off switch is sticking) and I may need to take it for repair. However, my concern is regarding security. I have a few private spreadsheets, which I would be happier to make sure that no one has access to them. My laptop has a windows 10 P/W and the spreadsheets are also…
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A good email provider?
My current email provider is ceasing to provide a service as from May. I am looking for recommendations of a good service, please. No doubt you will ask what 'good' means! I would like one that is reliable, simple, secure and does not result in data sharing or adverts! Multiple accounts required for me and OH. My old…
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Apps and Desktop PC's
Is there anyway of running an App on a Desktop running w10 ? We are trialing a card reader for payments and temporarily running with an iPad2. It would be far more convenient if we could run it on our Desktops .
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Fibre, actual benefit?
I'm on ADSL and get 15Mbps down. We use iplayer on a smart TV and a Humax box and we have a child who spends too much time on YouTube. Mostly it all works well, occasionally there are complaints that iplayer has stuck, with a red spinning circle, but that's rare. Fibre is due to be installed in 4 months and my contract…
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slow laptop boot time
1.5 year old HP Envy running windows 10 (version 1709) 8gb ram AMD quad processor only 300gb out of a 2TB hard drive is used. all is ok apart from boot up times that appear to have got a lot longer than they used to be. i can remember being 'good to go' within 30 seconds but now it takes around: 50 seconds to get to the…
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Removing files from old Dell computer
I have a Dell computer which we used at my parents as teens. The computer stopped working (kept restarting) so as new systems were coming out anyway we just bought a new one. However there were some lovely files on there like recordings of my grandad hence we didn't just dispose of it. The problem is I don't know how to…
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Install internet safety plus extension?
Have just today found that on typing in various Web addresses that I know to be safe, I am prompted to install the above extension. Why? I just want to go to what I KNOW is a safe Web site!
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Chrome page grey out
Recently noticed Chrome web page will grey out, goes very light shade of grey (white area), everything still readable, web links not enabled when you move mouse. This disappears when I reload page & back to normal. Any ideas what this is ?
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Devolo powerline 'cockpit'
Just installed Devolo AC1200 + wifi powerline and 1 adaptor. After a bit of a faff eventually got it all working and cloned to my Sky fibre network. Wifi very good all around the house now and connected to all devices so very pleased. The only thing I can't figure out is when I open the 'cockpit' software on my laptop…
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Question: Sky HD to Sky Q
Hope someone can help. I have Sky coming in a couple of weeks to install Sky Q but have a question regarding the mains cable from the main Sky Q box. On my current Sky HD box the mains lead is a two pin plug that just pushes in to the back of the HD box. So my question is ......does the Sky Q box have the same connector?…
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Solar light battery
In our collection of garden solar lights, in a set of four wall lights, each costing about £9 I think, one of them has just failed. Do you have to replace the rechargeable battery's.
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touchpad button not always working
Hi, I have a Dell laptop and the left button on the touchpad will not work when I try and turn my sound on/off, it seems ok when I use it for other things. I have tried to use an air duster on it but cannot seem to get under enough. Has anyone any suggestions, please?
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Problems Connecting to Wifi on Laptop
Good morning all, I'm hoping that someone might be able to assist me with some problems I've been experiencing trying to connect a recently purchased refurbished Dell E6400 (Vista) laptop, and spent the last few days being bounced between different Virgin Media technicians. I'm not the brightest spark in the box when it…
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W10 upgrader App
Background. I downloaded the fall creators build when it came out last year but it killed my dongle and I had no internet connection. I rolled back. On Sunday my computer suddenly updated to the fall creators build again. Dongle still doesn't work. I rolled back. Monday morning and the update screen is back. I deleted the…
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Cant sign in on laptop, need advice please
The laptop turns on and the 'sign in' screen appears. The curser moves but I cant sign in, its as if the keys are not working to sign in. It was working perfectly the night before. Any ideas please. Thank you.
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Cannot remember email password.
hi all windows 10 HP Envy laptop. my email program is Windows Live Mail. i wish to access my emails on another travelling laptop but i stupidly cannot remember my WLM password as i had to change it some time ago due to a security breach. i've seen paid for password recovery software but i only want this 1 password. can…
