I want to buy a laptop and know nothing about them. My research seems simply to have muddied the waters even further! I would like to be able to use the Internet both with a normal telephone...
We have recently signed up for broadband with one ISP, which has a 12 month minimum contract. However, we have been told that there is an inter-company arrangement whereby we can easily leave...
Marge B suggested I should try a lens cleaner to solve my CD/DVD drive problems. Can anybody suggest a good one and where it is offered most cheaply? The drive is a Philips DVD +- RW8631, but I...
When I put any of my pre-recorded disks in the drive (Philips DVD +- RW DVD8531), the machine does not read them. This includes two games, a set of maps and an audio CD. A CD I burnt...
On my old Windows 98 computer I used Familytreemaker. Now I've got a new computer with Windows XP which doesn't suppor tmy old version, so I'd like to buy a new program. Does anybody have...
On a network of 8 computers, most using Windows 2000, but one using Windows XP, all but two can use Hotmail. The 2 that don't are using Windows 2000. They can get to the sign-in screen, but...
One of my floppy disks has developed an error. When I try to open it, I get the message 'Unknown format'. With Windows 98, I knew how to do a scandisk and repair on such a disk. Now...
We've recently bought a Dell 2400, which has a Philips DVD+-RW DVD8631 installed. I can successfully copy disks wholesale, using software called Sonic RecordNow!, but I can't quite work out how...
Somebody once told me how to put a 'stop' icon on the desktop so that when it was clicked, the machine would close down without the rigmarole of going to 'Start', 'Shut down', 'Yes, I'm sure I want to...
We are thinking about getting a DVD player/recorder for the television, but have absolutely no idea about the technology, so don't know what to look for in a good one. Is there a site somewhere...
Has anybody tried the Paingone pen? It's supposed to work like a TENS machine, without, the advertising says actually being a TENS machine. Rather, it works with...
A recently-bought garment has a care label which I haven't seen before. It's the normal washing one, with 40 in it (ie wash at 40 degrees), but there's a broken line underneath. Can...
I cleared all the cookies off my system the other day because there was a problem with one of them and I couldn't locate the offender. Afterwards, everything was fine for a while (ie three or four...
One of my computers comes up with a Norton Virus Alert: "Norton has detected a virus on your computer. Object name: W32.spybot.worm Action taken: Unable to repair I've tried running the antivirus scan...
Any ideas why my monitor is displaying in black and white? The Windows welcome screen (Windows ME) is in colour, but any program I go to is in black and white. It's a mystery to me!
We are getting a lot of e-mails, sometimes from addresses of people we know, sometimes from people we don't know, which have infected attachments. They are caught by our antivirus, but it's very...
I'm trying to remember a musical which has a load of champagne corks popping at the end of it. I've got a feeling it could be a Fred Astaire film, but I might be wide of the mark there. Does anybody...
We have an old cooker, which is still functioning admirably. The only problem with it is the grill pan, which really needs replacing. Where, in the UK, can one find a replacement grill pan? It just...
Messages printed from Outlook Express have no left-hand margin. This means that the beginnings of the words tend to be cut off. Is there anyway of setting it up so that there is a margin on the left?
When I boot up my computer it has started to present me with the 'connect to the Internet' screen, interrupting the loading of the other startup programs. I have to press 'Cancel' at least 15 times...