Recent content by mel999

Hey... Thank you all for the input. I now have the laptop running again. What would we do without you guys? A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL - Thanks again. Mel in the UK

Thank you but...... Some people are saying reboot - back up etc. - Can I empasise that I cannot do anything with a black screen. I even tried to guess with the visable cursor where the start button would be but to no avail. If the damn thing would close down then I would be 1/2 way there. Mel...

Hi all. I hope that someone can help me. Picture the scene. I have a toshiba laptop that I use only on mains power supply and have been using for 3 years as a PC and not using the battery at all. Battery is still installed but have never disconnected from wall socket. Last night I went to...

Hi Kevsim - I had the same problem and process of elimination proved to be SP2. - I removed SP2 and created webpages with both pic and audio no probs. If you have SP2 installed, when tring to insert audio you will get some kind of message saying created in html or something like that...

Hi Chris - This is just a guess but pinnacle might do the job for you. PC World have both the software and the necessary hardware. Mel in the UK

Glen9999 - Nope,this is the first time its happened. I have reset it now so will let you know if it loses 2 hours again. Mel

Hi, - My personal puter at home op system XP Pro for some reason the clock has decided to be 2 hrs. 20 mins slow. I have never altered the time so how has it decided to lose time just like that. Its no big deal cos I can easily adjust it to correct time but stupid little things bug me when I...

Hi Martin - - My hard drive is formatted to NTFS and looking at your answer this has to be the best idea. I also posted this thread to XP pro and had many interesting suggestions but will go along with yours. - I only hope now that my bag doesn't get thrown around from baggage handlers 'cos I...

Thanks guys for all your input regarding my post. From what I have read I guess the best bet is to burn all my files progs etc onto 5 x 750mb CD’s and just take that across the pond. I will just have to bite my tongue and use the operating system which is Win ME on my friends puter. Thanks...

Thanks guys for all your input regarding my post. From what I have read I guess the best bet is to burn all my files progs etc onto 5 x 750mb CD’s and just take that across the pond. I will just have to bite my tongue and use the operating system which is Win ME on my friends puter. Thanks...

This might sound a silly question but I need to know. I live in the UK and want to remove my 40 gig hard drive, and take it to the USA on holiday. Reason being because I have access to a computer over there. Question: Can I remove the hard drive in the USA puter and replace it with mine and...

This might sound a silly question but I need to know. I live in the UK and want to remove my 40 gig hard drive, and take it to the USA on holiday. Reason being because I have access to a computer over there. Question: Can I remove the hard drive in the USA puter and replace it with mine and...

Hi, - A pretty dumb question but I watched my son build his computer and remember him installing a 300 watt power supply unit. He leaves his puter on all night so does this mean he is consuming the equivalent of 3 x 100 watt light bulbs. A dumb question, but need to know this so I can bollick...

Thanks for all your input guys - Taken it all on board. Mel

http://labnol.blogspot.com/2005/10/microsoft-avoid-windows-xp-sp3-preview.html Regards, - Mel in the UK