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Sling Box/Sling Media - Anyone Tried It??

Hi, I wanted to know if using a slingbox in the Kapparis area was of any use with the slower broadband speeds...? Anyone got nay advice or used it please? Michelle ...

Lexmark Z2320 query

Hiya all, I am borrowing a friends Lexmark printer and I want to check what's left in his ink cartridges. Only prob is I can't find out how to do this...... Anyone help please??? Cheers, Jinty ...

suspected virus on computer

please can someone help a dumb blonde. i have panda anti virus loaded onto my computer,but yesterday a message popped up saying critical system warning, your system is infected with trojan win 32 agent azsy. i clicked on it ...

How to take a snapshot?

Keep getting a window up asking to connect to my ISP when I am already on. It stops the page from loading until I close it. Doesn't happen all the time and don't know why it appears. How can I take a snapshot of it the ...

zone alarm security

hi i noticed that my security icon on my laptop desktop has gone , i also looked in my programs but its not there , zone alarm it is , could it be that once the date of expired has lapsed , would it just disapear from my co ...

Wireless Connectivity

HELP! Seem to have lost wireless connection, was working OK yesterday but today nothing diagnose says computer is not fitted with a wireless adaptor. Have checked & updated all drivers to no avail just wondering is there ...

Messenger Query

Hi all, I was fed up with my pc always starting up with my MSN, so when I read a tip how to disable it I did... Yes, it worked but now I have to go in and open my account every time I want to see if any of the family a ...

Deleting Print Jobs

Help. Tried to print off a document this morning and it wouldn't print. So I then went into my printer queue and deleted the document from the queue. It says deleting, but that was at 9am and at 7pm it's still blocking u ...

"Missing" messages

E-mails I am sending via outlook express are being received ok but they are no longer appearing in my "sent" box, so I have no record. Grateful for any advice on what the problem could be and how to resolve it. Cheers ...

Purchasing advise please

Please can anybody advise me on where the best place is to buy a laptop in the Paralimni area? Our #2 laptop (about 8 years old) has failed, and we are assuming, with some confidence, that it is dead. It was used mainly fo ...

laptop problems !

Hiya.... i have a lap top which is like my right arm as my other half works away for 9 weeks at a time and its my only way of talking to him on skype! My skype headphones stopped working the other day and after replacing the ...

Web pages not filling screen

Hi, I would appreciate any help anyone can offer. My computer died on Saturday, blue screen of death and then nothing. Completely dead unable to reboot. I bit the bullet and went to PC World Sunday and got a new desktop. M ...

Windows Explorer

We have started to get a message appearing every couple of minutes saying Windows Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close. Even if you close the computer down it still comes back every few minutes. Any idea how ...

DVD-RW 4.7GB

Can anyone advise me as to how much recording time is on one of these disks please? The speed is 4x. Basically I need to know how many recording hours are available. Thank you Brenda ...

My laptop is silent.

Can anyone help me. My NEC laptop has lost the sound. We can't even get the jingle when you turn it on and off, and we have tried playing a cd but that doesn't work either. So far we have turned the volume on the control p ...

Help... How to copy a video from from a webpage

Can anyone tell me please...... Is it possible to save and make a copy DVD from a video that has been posted on the internet? I have tried right clicking but it does not give me a menu with "save options". I also tried ...

Slow internet

Hi I have a laptop and notice especially in the evenings that it runs very slow, is it possible that someone can be using my wireless internet? If so how can I password protect. ...

Laptop Internet

Does anybody know if I can get a dongle for my laptop that will let me access the internet whilst in Paralimni? I have been trying to get a Vodaphone global roaming dongle in the UK,but have had no success. ...

HMDI conection

Do's any one know if it is possible to fit a HMDI conection to my desk top so that I can send uk tv to my telly, it's an ACER ASPIRE about 18 months old David ...

Powerpoint

Hi all, Ihave some fantastic photos Iwould love to share with you. They are on "Microsoft Powerpoint" and I don't know how to put them on the forum, any help please. Chris ...

Nasty insidious computer fault!

The other day, I switched on a computer with three hard drives, each with its own Windows XP. Drive #0 has for first partition C:, on which the main Windows is installed. It got as far as as the boot manager but Windows woul ...

drowned laptop

any advice.... couple of days ago our toddler managed to push a cup of coffee over onto one of our laptops, it was in standby mode it wasn't a full cup but just to be carefull we haven't tried turning it back on yet, (becaus ...

Skype Problems

Since installing Skype I am having problems with Firefox. For no reason that I can establish I am losing my connections. Most annoying and I am left having to do a restart. Is it Skype that's causing the problem??? ...

Nokia N80 - Help

I know it isn't actually a computer question but it is sort of related I think! Has anyone got one of these that can help me? It doesn't show my account balance when I make calls, how do I get it to show this? How d ...

Cheap laptop at ASDA

For those still in the UK who like a bargain, ASDA currently have an emachines (acer) laptop for £200!! AMD Athlon 2650e processor, 1GB RAM, 160GB hard drive, wireless, LAN, Dual layer DVD RW etc Not the best laptop in ...

Help with ubuntu jaunty (9.04) please (Linux)

Hi All, I am using ubuntu jaunty, and trying to do away with windows on the Internet. I seem to be doing ok except for getting Skype running. I have an HP Laptop 6830s with built in mic, speakers and web-cam. I am u ...

Card Reader Problem.......

Looking for help once again!!! This is driving me daft........ I'm using a laptop and almost every SD card I put in now comes up telling me it has to be formatted..... Think this means all my piccies vanish. Spent ...

Monitor problem

On my desk top pc when I turn the computer on the monitor flashes then goes off so i'm unable to use it. I thought it may have been as simple as a loose connection but I have disconnected everything and set the whole thin ...

WindozeUpdate - don't want IE8

I have Vista and have Windoze Updates to notify me, but then I download them myself. Usually as long as I choose the 'essential' ones the logo in the 'notification area' (system tray?) disappears. BUT coz I don't want to d ...

Error message

Can anyone help? I keep getting this error message when I try to read my mail in microsoft outlook express. Avast! cannot scan the message body. error code is 80004004 unspecified error in AAVM module. AavmCheckFile f ...

VOIPCHEAP

Whenever I ring family in the UK on VoipCheap they always complain of echo and excess noise. I can hear them ok. Anyone had the same problems or know how to combat the problem? Thanks ...

For stelios7

Could you advise on this please. I have an invisable icon in my icon tray at the bottom of the windows screen. When i go over it with the mouse is says 'mIRC'. Each time it close it, it re loads itself. 1. What is i ...

Thanks To Stelios 7

Iwould just like to thank Stelios 7 for the time and trouble he took to repair my friend and my own laptops. Mine is brilliant and so speedy he will know what i mean thanks again Marion and Kath :-):-) ...

loud beeping

I hope someone can help. Our pc freezes then a black screen appears then it beeps really loud and then turns it self off. :shock: Can anyone help me, please type slowly as I am not very technical Thanks :D ...

Capital Lock Settings??

Inadvertently I pressed a button which means when my Caps Lock button is doing the opposite to what it should be doing? How do I go about fixing it please? Thanks Mark ...

Freezing

Could some one please help me. Every time I click on a link my computer freezes and I have to shut google chrome and start again. Its getting very annoying. I have avast security and do a full scan regularly and have already ...

Need a power pack and new battery for my sony vaio laptop

Model no laptop- VGNFE41Z (PCG - 7V1M) Battery ref (VGPBPS2C) Does anyone know where I canget these from for a reasonable price? Thanks Gary (99757995) ...

mac help- urgent

My Mac book pro has completely crashed does anyone know a repair please that can do Mac. I have phoned quite a few , but no good. I have lost the guys number that came to me last time and i think this may be too much for ...

Need help with your computer

Hi My laptop recently collapsed and I went on this forum to look for advice. I was swiftly contacted by Stelios7 who offered to help me. I'd just like to recommend him to anyone else who needs computer help. He fixed it ...

vista product key

I need my vista home premium product key. This is usually easilyread off a sticker on the base of a laptop. The trouble is the number is smudged and well worn and I cannot make out all the 5 groups of 5 alphanumerics. I am ...

true to form

hi nerds just bought ink refils printer down the shoot . where to buy for best price ..thanks pref/h.p type steve ...

Desperately Seeking AC/DC Adapter....

Hello, The AC/DC Adapter to my desktop PC monitor (17" TFT LCD Monitor by Rhombus) suddently gave a loud bang last week and the screen went black...... Have established that the fuse in AC Adapter has blown. (Sc ...

XML Datafeed Help - Almost there...just need a hand!?

Asking all over the place about this...hope we might have an XML expert in Cyprus that can help! Hi I have an xml datafeed from http://xmlfeed.laterooms.com/index.aspx?aid=4066&rtype=1&rid=1 I have made a ...

Need to purchase boost antenna

Hi, i need to buy a boost antenna to increase the signal of my wireless connection. Can anyone advise where is can buy one at a reasonable price either close to Oroklini or Larnaca. Many Thanks ...

A Printer Problem

Hi Folks Another problem for all you whizz kids, I'm sure somebody can help. After all my problems with the desktop, I've linked the laptop up and now use that. However, the other day I needed to print something and noth ...

Toshiba laptop is bust

Hi Does anyone have any advice as to how I can fix my laptop? It's a toshiba satellite pro A200 laptop. I bought it about a year ago and I noticed it had quite a small memory. I bought an external portable hardrive for it ...

Blank DVD-R

Hi Can anyone tell me where to get taiyo yuden dvd-r in Cyprus? I hear that they are amongst the best Blank Media around. Thanks ...

Lost web access

This one has me stumped... have lost web access this afternoon for no apparent reason. Cannot access the web via any browser at all. They all say that the connection is refused. Still have email and ftp access, but no web ...

Internet Explorer 8 for Windows XP

I have received an automatic update prompt to install the above. It looks totally legit and I set about loading it. Whilst this was happening I recalled that my neighbour over the road did exactly the same about a week ag ...

Urgent help required with Laptop

Thanks Richard for your very kind offer but i'm in the Uk, Thanks to all who tried to help - but it is sorted now ( fingers crossed) ...