Archive for February, 2009

Red crosses where Vista should show images

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 Posted in Windows Vista | No Comments »

I posted this question before - please help. In Vista - when I open Help - I get little red crosses - how can I get rid of these please? This is ... Read more..

Computer freezes and then turns off

Sunday, February 22nd, 2009 Posted in Hardware | No Comments »

I am using XP home edition as my OS. When I try to convert an AVI file to a DVD file using DVD Flick or Convert X to DVD my ... Read more..

When will next version of Office come out?

Friday, February 20th, 2009 Posted in Office | No Comments »

Do you know when is the next version of MS office coming out as it does not seem worth getting 2007? For those who already own a version of Office, the ... Read more..

Upgrading RAM free of charge

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009 Posted in Hardware | No Comments »

The ram of my laptop is 248 kbps how to upgrade that free of cost? Unfortunately you can't upgrade RAM for free. It involves buying memory and it's best to have ... Read more..

Sygate won’t install on Windows Vista

Monday, February 16th, 2009 Posted in security, software, Windows Vista | No Comments »

I have been trying to install Sygate Personal Firewall, as per your excellent "internet protection kit" but am being told that it is incompatible with my Vista SP1.  Should I ... Read more..

“Invalid update control CTF file” error in AVG anti virus update

Sunday, February 15th, 2009 Posted in A/V, software | No Comments »

When updating my AVG I keep getting the message "Invalid update control CTF file". I've followed your advice on waiting for the AVG Update server to be less busy, but ... Read more..

Misty screen after uninstalling Limewire

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009 Posted in software, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows Vista, Windows XP | No Comments »

My son attempted to uninstall limewire, my computer is now misty and wiil not switch off and simply refuses to do anything, help. You'll need to go back to a system ... Read more..

What is Dr Watson?

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

On my PC I have a DR Watson program instaled. Is this one of Microsoft programmes??. Just got concerned when I saw it. Dr Watson (Drwtsn32.exe)  is Microsoft's built in error detecting ... Read more..

Grayscale is green

Monday, February 9th, 2009 Posted in Hardware, Printers | 1 Comment »

I mainly print black and white photos from my printer. No matter what I do, I cannot get pure B&W prints - the blacks are never dense black and there ... Read more..

Google search results don’t make sense

Friday, February 6th, 2009 Posted in Internet | No Comments »

Can you explain the following.  If I use Google to  search on a subject such as "googlebomb", I get search responses with sensible summaries, but the URLs dont make  sense, ... Read more..

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