TP, before doing all that you could try a better aerial on the router as well as the laptop. See http://www.solwiseforum.co.uk/downloads/files/wireless-around-the-home.pdf for some ideas.

Kayak,

As I already had a pair of the Devolo socket devices I decided to see if they worked and they worked a treat. So easy to configure.

From an earlier attempt, abandoned in the end, to get the WiFi to the far end of the apartment I'd also bought, but not used, a Belkin Wireless extender. That also worked with minimal fiddling around when attached to the remote end of the Devolo and I even worked out how to set the WEP.

Both bits of kit I'd already bought so the job has not involved in spending any more money. However, were I starting again I'd have bought the newer homeplug set-up where the receiver also has a WiFi transmitter inbuilt. One less component to install. And presumably one could buy extra receiver sockets and add WiFi to room after room.

TP

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Kayak

That was already set. I think it is a spyware problem.

You have to do this

start
run
services.msc
stop (and start "disable") "Remote Access Auto Connection Manager Service


It runs a process called 'rasautou.exe' which is the MS remote access dialler, but it gets highjacked as spyware sometimes.

It seems fine now.

Here's a weird problem for Office/Outlook experts. I am running Outlook 2003 XP and can't send emails. Basically the send button along with other standard buttons like save and print don't work. Similarly commands off the file menu and some corresponding keyboard shortcuts. Other commands work fine. For a while the send button didn't work but if I saved it as a draft then opened the draft then the send button would work. This was inconvenient but at least I could send messages. Now this doesn't work either. In the past reinstalling the software solved the problem but not this time. Done a quick search of the internet and can't find anyone with this problem so might have to stump and pay for Microsoft support.......please somebody help before I reach those depths....

Isaacs, if your "Send" button is disabled, then a possible solution might lie here

Send Button Disabled in Outlook

Thanks for that klal. I actually found that one this afternoon and still doesn't work. I did at least get send to work in safe mode for a while but now that has packed up as well.

Could be time to switch back to Mozilla. Just got to sort out Pocket Outlook sync.

Isaacs, try a system restore, take it back to a day when it was working properly.

I have set up my various e-mail accounts on my new PC through Outlook Express and have a problem in my setup somewhere that I can't spot.

When I first load OE, it times out on each account. Once I've been through that loop, it allows me access without a problem.

So, something in the opening sequence is wrong.

Any ideas?

Presumably you're not trying to use OE before your wireless connection is up Alan? It normally takes a few seconds after booting to get going.

Kayak - On a land-based broadband service now.. :-)

No, timing doesn't make a difference..

Alan

The best web site I know for OE knowledge is:-

http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/problems/

Anyone out there help.

Since downloading/installing IE7 most of the time the last window will not close. Also when it does close and I go to shut down it often will not do so, and although I sometimes get the message showing 'Windows is shutting down' nothing happens even after 5 mins, and I have to manually press the shut down button on the tower.
I am running windows XP, with sp2. This did not occur until the installation of IE7.

greekman

I am getting some of his sh*te with IE7, too.

Things have generally speeded up for me of late after getting rid of a lot of extra Google Too Bar stuff, which I didn't have as much of before I installed IE7 as I did after.

That is, I did have a Google Tool Bar wth IE6 but a lot of extra add-ons mysteriously seemed to have appeared during the IE7 installation. I have now switched them off, particularly one, which was scanning my whole machine so as to allow Google to search it for me as a desk top facility.

Thanks DocProc,

I will try same as you over the weekend and let you know the result.
Cheers Greek.

I'm not getting any problems at all with IE7. Greekman, why don't you try re-installing? It might flush out your problem.

Bolshi,

Thanks that will be my plan if DocProc's suggestion does not work.

Problem sorted :-)

Self19

Re your post 5137. Sorry about the delay - I've been away.

The only operating systems that have the remote desktop server built in are Windows 2003 Server and Windows XP Pro. XP Home does not have it neither does Win 2K although you could probably buy some 3rd party software for that but your best bet is Win XP Pro.

I have what appears to be a Windows failure on my main computer. Windows XP Pro SP2 running. My daughter tends to be the main user these days as I have my trusty lappie. She is usually on MSN with friends and constantly downloading pics and god knows what else, making websites from Piczo.com etc etc.

Today the thing froze on her and a reboot resulted in the black DOS page saying there was a problem, either start Windows Normally or start using last known working configuration, or use Safe Mode. Usually, last known good config is sufficient, but none of these works. The safe mode comes up with a long list of file names which I have to escape from. The others reboot into the same black DOS screen.

What happens here is there is a millisecond exposure of a blue screen (the sort that shows the technicals of an error - xxxoooooo263784995 etc - you know the thing) but it doesn't stay long enough for me to read it. Instead it just tries to load Windows but goes "click" and presto - black DOS screen.

I assume I have a Windows corruption, and I have no idea what all the BIOS stuff means when I press DEL or TAB to get into those working screens for techies.

Can someone suggest what the problem might be and whether I have any remedies?

The loss of data isn't critical (my daughter might argue otherwise) and I some stuff backed up on a Western Digital hard drive although quite how I recover it I'm not sure. I don't have a boot disk, which may be my fault for not making one?

Thoughts are appreciated before I decide to simply reload Windows from the original Disk and start afresh!