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 | This may be well off beam but I have had a problem of installation of a different sort with WD hard disks. If you use ubuntu and windows be aware that the large WD hard disk actually ha |
| | it may be worth checking your 'hosts' file I cant remember the exact name but google hosts file in windows will give info. In the hosts file there are ways of forcing the computer to think that every page it visits is 'the computer itself'! This brings up the page … |
| | for info:legacy suport is an attempt by Ms ,to ensure that devices (such as printers/modems keyboard screen but not usb etc from aboiut prehistiric times) still work with modern windows etc. it is a system that tries to detect such devices andthen loads appropriate drivers ....well a good try anyway!!! … |
| | There are ways of perhaps getting the file back. Firstly do NOT write anything to the hard disk with that deleted file on it. Secondly you will need special software that enables you to look at the hard disk. Norton have some and there are others. Look for files beginning … |
 | if you google the phrase ' inter active .... etc' that you have, then you get a very appropriate article from Microsoft (vista but same applies to 7) indicating that you need to do a system repair (or recovery). The instructions are in the microsoft article. M |
 | have a look at primopdf as well M |
 | Just to add a little to Jorge with whom I totally agree having set up several networks in schools with serious hackers!,! I fully endorse all the above , without a central well protected server it is impossible to set up a safe network that will give you the protection … |
| | Re: Difference Win vista was clunky! Win 7 and 8 (.1) are more advanced, stable and above all attractive to modernity! Unless you have a touch screen go for win 7 it is more comfortable to,trad ways of working and less likely to difficult to put right if it all goes banana …  |
| | Expose the hard drive to a very strong magnetic field (put it close to car starter motor,) that will really erase anything on the disc (and probably need a manufacturers deep re format! |
| | Agree with George m, to me it sounds like overheating, which causes nearly all computers, laps and towers to switch off or go cold if they get to hoy. If there is a lot of dust or dirt on cooling fans, of heat sinks this will cause immediate shut down … |
| | before uninstall turn off system restore then uninstall. If that does not work then do the same but instead of using control panel try to delete the directory in which the program is. It may not delete everything as it may be using a file at start up. Check the … |
 | just bought 20K kms citroen C4, 50mpg all mod cons and absolutely meets all our needs. perhaps the answer to the question has to be a car that suits your needs best at a price equivalent of value for money! bol M  |
 | also see my response to Vitumonde above M |
| | Re: Virtumonde unfortunately removing unpleasant programs is not always simple as the author maynot want them removed! I agree with gerbil there are programs and searching google may well find others to do the trick of removal Another more dangerous way if you do not know what you are doing is to … |
| | I have found that email programs vary enormously in quality!(hence comparisons are almost impossible) There are the big boys no name but the outlook can be bleak. There are open email software which usually work well and can be as reliable as thunder, and there are other paid for email … |
| | some external hard disks have their own indexing software (and usb data) in a hidden partition and will only accept a full format from the manufacturer of the hard disk! I solved the problem with my Wd hard disk by using a linux format in linux and then reverting to … |
| | You might like to try two free anti unpleasant software detectors. As you are using windows you can download from microsoft a program called microsoft security essentials and run that for free. there is also a similiar one called iobit Malware fighter and googling that will help you find the …  |
 | there is a list of what the beeps at startup indicate, just google computer startup beeps or soemthing loike that. Normally these beeps indicate some knid of electrical fault, anything from no keyboard to dead memory, disk drive etc; It would seem to me perhas to be a cable connector … |
| | Re: disk clean up depending on your choice it is worth having a program that monitors all new installations as that can help both to uninstall all of it and then reinstall a fresh one; <the windows control panel uninstall etc is not high quality! M |
| | assuming the connecting cable port on your computer is Ok and the cable link seems to be so then it would appear that the compter on relaising that a drive has been connected is trying to find a way of responding to that drive. usually it does this by either … |
| | this argument has gone on for years! (and all the above sums it up I use both but cannot use win 7 on an old computer while I can use a small version of linux on a very small old portabmle eeepc. Thats enough for and from me! M  |
 | Have you tried to boot via a cd like Linux or original windows disk? If such a boot cd works then the problem is hard drive, if not then you need specialist help as it is an electronics failure. M |
| | Worth checking using some software like advanced system care that the slow machine is mean and clean and nt clogged up with old / redundant files etc, likewise registry clean too M  |
| | I do not know the partiucular sound card but I have frequently had similiar problems with peoples windows sound. The main reason I have had this problem is that some software (eg Skype and some music proçgrams) hang onto the sound card after you have left the program and quit … |
 | if you are using the same password for both groups then you could change one of them and then it will only allow logon when you give that password (turn off auto passwpord select) m |
 | it is worth exploring the actual files (outlook express I think keeps the emails in files with a dbx format ie (inbox.dbx etc) You may be able to either import these directly or to get a intermediate program (outlook would be one) that can convert. M |
 | note the any other device advice above.... microwaves, transmitters, wifi, remote controls and wireless and TV signals can all generate extraneous noise M  |
| | Having bought an e reader as a present I find that I cannot buy english ebooks in France, where I live and yet I can get them in hard back sent by post from UK. (I can only download French ones) I know there are a lot of free ebooks … |
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| | I do not know your Nokia but I use a lumina Nokia and the easiest way to transfer files etc is to email them to myself but ensure they stay on the ISP server and then collect using the pc. There is a cable USB way using Nokia software but … |