Archive for September, 2008

Vista crashing after memory upgrade

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 Posted in Hardware, Windows Vista | No Comments »

I have a fairly new HP Pavillion with Vista Home Premium - It regularly ( once a day at least ) "crash dumps" I have not added any hardware since ... Read more..

Wrong colour on desktop

Monday, September 29th, 2008 Posted in Windows XP | 2 Comments »

My computer crashed (ouch!) so I reloaded XP then while replacing my desktop settings must have clicked on some elusive weird button and now I only have a black screen ... Read more..

Free alternatives to Microsoft Word

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 Posted in Office | No Comments »

Is there a way I can get Microsoft Word document on to my computer without having to pay about £60 that includes software i will never use? A friend told ... Read more..

Using Windows Mail for email in Vista

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 Posted in Outlook Express, Windows Vista | No Comments »

I have bought a new computer - Dell inspiron with Vista home basic already installed. I could not get the email up and running (my fault), so i put microsoft ... Read more..

Unknown plugin nppgwrap Firefox error

Monday, September 22nd, 2008 Posted in Internet Explorer | 2 Comments »

To enter a certain website, it asks me to "Click here to download Plugin" which I do. In the "Plugin Finder Service" Box - after failing to find plugin it tells me "No ... Read more..

Your system is not protected with Norton 360

Sunday, September 21st, 2008 Posted in security | No Comments »

The last 2 days I keep getting a message from Microsoft telling me I am not protected from Viruses. I have Norton 360 anti virus software and when I click ... Read more..

Should I install Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3

Sunday, September 21st, 2008 Posted in Windows XP | 1 Comment »

I have XP and heard to wait before I install Microsoft Service Pack 3...  Do I need to be wary of it?No, we recommend you should install it as we ... Read more..

Making Firefox the default web browser

Saturday, September 20th, 2008 Posted in Internet Explorer, software, Windows Vista | No Comments »

After downloading mozila firefox, how do I disable Internet Explorer as my web browser and make FireFox the default, I have Windows Vista Home Premium installed on my laptop, thanks.Normally ... Read more..

Outlook Express freezes up

Friday, September 19th, 2008 Posted in Outlook Express | 2 Comments »

I am having a problem with outlook express 6. I might check my email 10 to 15 times a day but after the 3,4 or 5 time it freezes up ... Read more..

Resizing Outlook Express email screens

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008 Posted in Outlook Express | No Comments »

Many thanks for answering my previous questions June 12th.  One answer didn't help at all so perhaps I will reword the question.  When I open Outlook express it opens in ... Read more..