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OPENING VIDEOS ON THE COMPUTER

I have taken a few short videos and put them on the computer along with photos but cannot get the videos to open. I have right clicked on the video and selected play, then I do this is come up: 'The...

monruth

E-mails disappeared following compacting

My ISP is Orange and I use Outlook Express for emails. lately I have been asked if I want to compact my emails virtually every time I look at emails. It is now taking much longer than it used to and...

sarah_louise

Ethernet Connection intermittent fault

I have got so used to doing this it has become normal practice but I would love a better solution. Most of the start ups result in no Gigabit Connection on the inbuilt Intel 82566DC Ethernet resulting...

WesterServer

Qestion about "codec's "

I have a question about codecs, i know .AVI , .MOV are containers for such codecs. So is MPEG -1 , MPEG -2 , MPEG -4 , VORBIS, DIVX, are these the actual codecs inside these containers And how do you...

Bob69

Disc boot failure, insert system disc and press enter

Only had desktop for a week now, bought second hand for my boys bedroom, but now again keep getting this message coming up on screen. When this happens i have to turn the tower off, then on again, is...

thedelbwa

Mflow

I am having problems getting onto Mflow. I have an Apple iBook G4 running on Mac OS X Version 10.4.11 Now, I have downloaded the software, dragged it into my Applications folder, to launch (as...

kia cat

displaying numbers in excel

Trying to list store card nos etc in excel 2007, some are 18 digit nos. It's easier to read if the numbers are in blocks of four. Formatted the cell so that I can input them as one string, yet it...

scotman

Old CRT Monitors

I have two old CRT monitors that I no longer use. 1. Belinea standard quality 14" 2. Iiyama VisionMaster 17" (very good monitor) Assuming no-one will pay money for these is there anywhere in...

horseshoes

Note Pad or Laptop

Hello. Please can you tell me (in simple terms) the difference between a notepad and a laptop computer. My sister and I are going to buy one for Mum, who is 78 and don't know what would be best. Mum...

tony4662

HD

Whats the difference between full HD and HD Ready, if any?

carlton23

Favourites FAO anotheroldgit

anotheroldgit has advised me to bunch all my favourites in one file,..seems like an excellent idea, but this old git doesn`t have the slightest idea how to so do. Perhaps ,(if he is up and about this...

joe.s-b

When I install two hard disks what are the best jumper settings?

itsmefolks

File conversion problem

I am trying to convert nef to jpeg without loss. I am using fastone image viewer and it loses 80% of the file during conversion. Am I doing something wrong? I sther anything else I could use that wont...

mxyzptlk

password recovery

Mrs M works in a small office (no IT support) and somehow their email system has lost the password. and now no-one can get their mail. It is a single PC with multi users -not all of whom are savvy...

carlton23

Attachments

I have been sent a very funny Easter Card and would like to forward it to a friend, but there is no attachment to it. I tried sending a `test` one to myself via `aol` but no attachment appeared, can...

bentaxle

hp pavilion p6319uk

Don't undersand what the Wireless 802.11.bhalf lengh mini card does Also Network intergrated card ,Thinking of getting one of these pc's but does this mean I can't just plug my yellow lead from the...

abcdabcd

laptop won't come out of startup repair....

A the title suggests, other laptop won't come out of startup repair......no recovery disk came with Acer laptop.....HELP!!!! What could I try please (useful suggestions only)// Thanks...

amaltman47

cd/dvd player wont play a disc with pdf files on it

I got a car manual disc which says instructions on PDF. My comp doesn't read it. It just tells me to enter disc. This disc opens on my neighbours comp and I know my cd/dvd player works as I can play a...

samiagee

Windows 7 Clock Daylight Saving Problem

Anyone had problems with the Computer Time/Date in Windows 7 since the UK clock change for Summer Time. Mine went back a couple of years to June 2008. Perhaps it was just a co-incidence....

kinky_kat

How to print animated gifs and videos?

Can someone tell me how to print out animated gifs and YouTube videos so that the motion is captured? I have tried different printers and color inks but any time I print the gif or video I can't watch...

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