My brother's got a Microsoft Lifecam VX1000i. He installed the driver from the disk, which gave him vision but no sound facility. He uninstalled the driver and then downloaded the relevant one from...
Can anybody explain why the screen saver never seems to kick in on our computer? We have the free versions of Zone Alarm and Avast and I was wondering if these might have something to do with the...
With a standard Sky set up (ie not Sky+), is it possible to get the thing to change channel automatically? For example, if I want to record programmes on two different channels while I'm out, can I do...
Can anybody shed light on what may have happened here? For security's sake, my brother changed his Tiscali password (he uses Tiscali broadband). The next time he turned the computer on, he could not...
V works pretty well, though a bit frail a few months back. This morning I started my laptop and downloaded msges, Then an update appeared, which I take to be the one mentioned on the radio today and...
i also couldnt get connected today and a recorded message on talk talk help line mentioned it was to do with zone alarm so i deleted it but now have seen on here that people was recommending just to...
I've had a tidy-up of my desktop. In the process, I've been left with only three items displayed on my Quick launch toolbar (bottom left of screen). Before the tidy-up there were four or five items...
My dell dimension (3 yrs old) has started running slower that it used to, and i have done everything 2 get it to run quicker, i have done virus scan with mc afee, ad-aware scaned it, cleaned the...
My scores just keep dropping... I started at 72% and on this one I am now down to 20%!!! How gutted am I... Anything to cheer me up right now would be good thanks :o) Cheets
Does it matter that even BBC newsreaders don't know the difference between singular and plural? For instance - the Government 'are' - instead of 'is' - it's a singular Government. Estate agents...
Our Epson C66 seems constantly to need its print heads cleaning, thus wasting both time and ink. Does anyone have an idea why this might be happening/what can be done to solve the problem?
We have a Linksys router. Fairly frequently, it seems to crash - at least we get 'the page cannot be displayed' type message on both of the computers using the router. The lights, however, are all...
We've been given a DVD player and are now trying to get it connected to our ancient (pre-Scart) Mitsubishi TV. I've got a 3 RCA to Scart cable. I tried putting the Scart lead in the DVD and the yellow...
I'm still grappling with this problem, to which I've still not had a satisfatory solution. Today, I can ping www.google.co.uk successfully, with no loss of packets and no time-out. However, I can't...
I've asked about this before, I know, but I'm still nonplussed! Why can I ping my DSN server and websites such as Google but remain unable to get IE or Firefox to display the relevant pages? I've...
I have a PC with a wired connection to a router and a laptop which connects to the same router wirelessly. The PC is mostly OK, although the connection fails from time to time and we have to turn the...
We have a Canon flatbed scanner N67OU, connected via USB directly to the computer (ie not through a hub). Frequently when we try to use it, it registers 94% and then stops working. This is really...
This PC, using Windows XP, has started running very slowly, particularly on start up, when it can take a good 5 mins for the thing to decide to do anything. We are running Norton Internet Security,...
I've been thinking lately of replacing my PC but dont really know what to go for. I'm looking to spend about ?500 - ?600 on a home PC, or even a laptop. All I would use it for would be the internet,...
My Dell Inspiron is just out of warranty! When I tried to boot it today, it started making a high-pitched whistling sound and stuck at Loading PBR2 ... done. From there it would not boot at all. I've...