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:helper 1. My Windows Firewall won't start. Windows won't/can't start the Windows Firewall/ICS service as it can't find one/some of the files (error 2) 2. My browser sometimes randomly opens a...

ive got some .flac files that play in vlc media player that i would like to put on cd, does anyone know how i can? nero doesn't recognise them.

Anyone else having their browser automatically redirect them to a Virgin Media webpage telling them their DNS settings are out of date and should be changed? I've had it a few times today and...

how do i manage the programs that auto start on boot? ive got a shed load that start that i dont need to, any help will be appreciated.

According to the Germans http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8580716.stm I must admit the new firefox version 3.6 has gone backwards in performance in my opinion , i have switched back to...

My Computer is not showing my DVD drive, which means when I insert a cd it' not appearing anywhere. I have checked the DVD driver and it says, "Windows cannot load the device driver for this...

Bit if a longshot this one but someone may be able to help... I'm trying to get to grips with developing a software application that uses a big database. What I am trying to do is basically write...

When i bought my computer coming up a year ago i was advised by pc world to all so buy norton security which i did not realising that this only lasts a year,i am now getting emails from Norton asking...

anyone else having online probs today i am on BT its working but much slower than normal.

The quick results on betfair/timeform has stopped working, it just says ''Fast results will appear here after the first race of the day.'' but it never appears. any ideas?

If i use my laptop several times a day morn to even for < one hour each time,what is best for life of computer leave it on all day or switch on and off between use cheers

I haven't ever transfered pictures to a laptop before using a card reader. Can anyone help me out please? Please simplyfy the instructions just in case Vegy's reading :laugh Many Thanks ...

During the past week whenever i have posted certain words come up under lined and in blue,as this has not been my intention is the site doing this or have i pressed a wrong button somewhere:doh

Pretty sure this was asked before but I can't find it. I'm converting numbers to percentages, so column A has the numbers (They are totaled in Cell A20. ) Now, in column B, I want to express...

I was deleting some old files and pics from the desktop and by accident, deleted the Recycle Bin icon too. How can I get it back :helper

Is anyone else having a problem to day with notifications not coming through

please put this computer novice straight . When you are using quote to reply how do you include just one paragraph of the post ie if you check my recent reply in the rant thread i only wanted to...

I need to make a graphic that has an aspect ratio of 16:9. The width must be 145px wide. How do I work out what the height should be, is there a calculation I can do? Thanks!

Hi everyone, does anyone know how I can run the system banker software from a USB stick? I have a shared PC at work that I can use but don't want to leave any info on the PC due to...

My computer is screwed, it only works sporadically and it's got to the stage where I have to do a system restore every other day because my Firefox connection says it can not be connected. Anyway...

my friends got a laptop with vista on it's a dell , you are asked for a password when you turn on this it excepts and windows boots up, you are then asked for your logon password which keeps coming...

Just wondering what is the best way to make a video of what is happening on your screen? Does windows come with a programme for this or is there any free software out there. It's basically for...

Hi all, I have created many a website in the past using a basic wizard that comes with preset templates and pics etc. However when creating a more recent one for myself i decided i...

I signed up to hide-the-ip.com activated the service after paying money for it and just had a go at trying it out, I thought that I would try an american IP address and it shows my new ip as in USA....

After lots of googling it seems that all vista discs are the same and that it is the serial number entered that determins whether it's the basic version or the premium version etc. Would anyone know...

:yikes: Haven't hard a picture related fault for years. Got up this morning, switched the monitor on and a nice yellow line down the right-hand side. :ooo One appeared about 2 weeks ago, but...

iv'e got some folders that xp won't let me delete the message i get is - cannot delete file: cannot read from source file or disk is there a way to get rid as they are just stuff ive d/l but...