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Malware

Last night I was on here and my Antivirus program warned me that AB was sending me malware and I should abort it immediately. I followed instructions and did just that. What exactly is malware and how...

greendog

2nd HDD

Can anyone advise me on how to go about installing a secondary hard drive on my PC? I have a lot of stuff i don't want to lose and i thought i could back up my primary HDD on it. I have an old HDD for...

u10

Wireless network at home

Can anyone suggest a good wireless modem for me? I am running Windows XP with a wired ADSL router and BT Broadband on the main computer but did not want their "home hub". I have a laptop that also...

trip67

annoying icons on my tv screen

I've done something wrong and I'm stuck with a green sign saying 'dvd 1' in the top left of my tv screen, anyone have any ideas of how to remove it please.. tried everything.

shylock73

Downloading to MP3 Player

When I try to download to my MP3 player I download 1 song out of 20-30 on a playlist and the rest have `error`all the way down the list. Verrrrrry frushtrating!!!! What am I doing wrong? Please help....

siesta

Minimized windows name problem

When I minimize a window to the bottom of the desktop, for some reason it is only showing the first letter of the description of the minimized item instead of the full heading. Any advice on...

adamhornsby

Do i need more memory?

My computer which is a cople of years old, seems to be very slow when running the Sims 2. It has a fast processor, enough graphic memory, enough hard-drive, (I'd say, 200GB). But it only has 1GB of...

brisyd

Photo viewers

What is the best way to transfer images from Picassa and also music onto a 1gb card for my photo viewer please

sincnoel

general error

i'm trying to get a site but keep getting told "a general error has occurred". i never had this problem with xp but now have vista. anyone have any thoughts about this?

dale_w

my pc will not restart

i have a pc running windows xp and it will not let me restart it comes up with the message error loading operating system it hasnt bothered me before but my antivirus(nod) has found adware and it says...

ecoed

12volt wireless networking

which wireless 12volt router will give me the best distance coverage? I only have 12volt electricity powered by 1 wind turbine and 2 solar panels . Currently using a netgear 'next wireless-n'. DG834N...

haysi06

Transferring Software

I hope to get a new lappy but have a lot of software on my existing one that is on the desktop. I don't have the original discs. How can I transfer the software over to a new lappy? Any help would be...

charlieboys1

removing Nortons

I just like to thank all that helped with the info on removing Norton Internet security I have now completely removed it from my computer and replaced it with AVG and Ad-Aware SE Personal and it seems...

brisyd

Registry Cleaners

I have two Cleaners on my computer both paid for versions, namely 'registry first aid' and 'Regcure'. Both work but when I run them after one another also in reverse order they each still find items...

trish432

ethernet adaptor

My computer needs to go in for repair, I have borrowed one to use in the meantime. The problem is there is no ethernet port on the tower and I have ethernet connection. Could someone please tell me if...

charlieboys1

updating norton internet security

I've asked the question of removing Norton Internet security 2007 but I've looked online and at PC would I can get the same Norton Internet security for ?25 that's cheaper then if I update my old...

sarah_louise

Click on links causes IE6 to shut down

Just recently some links that I click on such as a Google Search Result cause Internet Explorer (ver 6) browser to immediately close. If I redo the search eventually the page will remain open. Any...

grahamlong

Can you run TWO PSU's into a standard ATX PC case need one to power a top of range Vdeo Card and the other PSU to suppply everything else

Dear good AB'ers can you run TWO PSU's into a standard ATX PC case need one to power a top of range Video Card and the other PSU to suppply everything else , is this viable thanks AB'ers, GL

SRH

Downloading pix on to laptop - cable needed?

I bought a second hand Canon Ixus 400 camera off ebay but it didn't come with an instruction book or any cables etc. My dad's PC has a slot to put the memory card in to download the pix, but my laptop...