There are a few ways to transfer files across computers. You can copy the files to a floppy drive though that's quite inefficient as their...
Sound like a good idea on general principles, there's no telling really what kind of junk the computer has picked up over the years. Good luck,...
Hmm, could it be an electicial crackle? If so it *could* indicate a loose wire/connection somewhere. Unusual sounds from a computer are usually...
It looks like you have either a corrupted program installed or one that is no longer in use but was not properly removed. In this case a full...
Computers are not simple and Linux doesn't yet have hordes of rank-and-file programmers whose sole job to hide the complexity of computers behind...
You're welcome. I've fixed/revived/messed around with a lot of computers in my time but laptops I generally leave alone. Everything is usually...
Hi and welcome to the forums. I'm not quite sure what you mean by DUN box, dial-up networking? Please explain this a bit better, if you can...
The PSU fan is normally the one that goes inside the power supply though laptops probably don't have one come to think of it. OK, so there is...
Firewall - Have one NIC connected directly to the modem, the other to the network hub/router. That way no-one from the outside gets to the...
I would suggest trying to uninstall it if you're really desperate, I'm just not sure how Windows will take to having IE removed. Try it anyway...
Cool! I just spent half-an-hour trying to find a suitable "Pigs in Space" link and failed miserably. But I did find out that the Muppet Show...
I assume you clicked on the File Types tab? If that didn't work then you could consider renaming the iexplorer.exe file but that's rather extreme...
Curious. You say that the computer shuts off after 5-10 seconds but you've never been able to get the video working. I assume therefore that the...
I meant Windows Explorer, not Internet Explorer. The option you need is View -> Folder Options and click on the File Types tab. I don't know...
Well done, good tip.
Could be something as simple as your ISP is too busy to take calls so when you phone it you don't get a dial-tone. Try calling the ISP number...
It's probably configured as the default application for some file type or other. Open up Windows Explorer and go into (if I remember correctly)...
Ah yes, the old "Leave it for a bit and try it later" trick. It's quite amazing how often that trick actually works.
Come to think of it that probably explains a problem I was having a few weeks ago connecting to Usenet. I think if you go to Google Groups you...
Could this be the problem?
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