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PC & MAC CLINIC - On line problem solving. (CPU)     

Crocodile - 16 Dec 2002 03:59

Cloudbase - 29 Dec 2006 15:39 - 5314 of 11003

Hi all.
Can anyone point me inthe direction of a site for checking broadband speed.
Thanks

MightyMicro - 29 Dec 2006 15:46 - 5315 of 11003

Cloudbase:

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest.html

greekman - 29 Dec 2006 15:52 - 5316 of 11003

Anyone help.
My computers having problems re the following virus.... Trojan horse Generic.WUD
First caused problems when installed software that came with Inovix Ipocket, and appears to have gone onto infect files located in C:/System Volume Information/restore72C2204C-854-4C55F
I run Windows Xp and have the latest downloads.
Also run spybot and AVG free version. It was the AVG that found the virus. Also can not download anything to my IPocket although I could until this virus appeared.
Any ideas how to get this out my system. I cant find any info re this virus.
Any help will be much appreciated.
Greek.

Kayak - 29 Dec 2006 15:53 - 5317 of 11003

Everyone's using this one these days, principally because of the graphics I think :-)

http://www.speedtest.net/

Cloudbase - 29 Dec 2006 16:52 - 5318 of 11003

MM/ Kayak, many thanks

Iain - 30 Dec 2006 13:26 - 5319 of 11003

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CC - 02 Jan 2007 19:55 - 5320 of 11003

I want to buy pc anywhere so that I can use my laptop to take control of my pc principally so that I can access my email held in outlook on my pc.

It appears to retail for about 120 according to symantec website.

But there are new boxed products available for between 15 and 20 on ebay.
I cannot see the catch although there must be one. The sellers have very good ratings and have sold in excess of 1000 items. So, can anyone explain what exactly I'll be missing out on by buying from such a source ?

Isaacs - 02 Jan 2007 21:10 - 5321 of 11003

The security of knowing you won't go to prison for using pirated software? ;)

Haystack - 02 Jan 2007 21:30 - 5322 of 11003

Does the product have a security code in the box? If it is the key to the access then a product from a third party may not be secure. I am not sure how the security is handled.

Seymour Clearly - 02 Jan 2007 22:32 - 5323 of 11003

I've bought products like Norton Internet security from highly rated retailers on ebay and the products have worked fine. Sometimes you get a slightly older version, and they're rarely boxed, but I never think all the latest bells and whistles are always neccessary.

Buying from a highly rated source means you can be reasonably confident they're not using pirated software. Someone, somewhere, would have left negative feedback if they were.

You're usually buying oem versions which were intended for distribution with a new PC but somehow became detached from their link - but they work fine. If it were me, I'd go the ebay route.

robber - 03 Jan 2007 00:53 - 5324 of 11003

cc, take a look at www.logmein.com. It may do what you need and the basic version is free.

Haystack - 03 Jan 2007 12:00 - 5325 of 11003

cc

"I want to buy pc anywhere so that I can use my laptop to take control of my pc principally so that I can access my email held in outlook on my pc."

If that is all you want to do then why on access Outlook from the laptop and leave the original Email on the server. It is a problem about historic Emails on your PC, but they can be copied across to the laptop as well.

Stan - 03 Jan 2007 16:52 - 5326 of 11003

Within the last month sombody recommended Crucial (from America) on here, I can't trace back who It was but would like to ask If anyone has used them.

The price on RAM Is about 50 cheaper compared to buying over here. 2x512.

So the questions are has anyone used them for RAM, how long do they take to deliver (standard). Is the quility as good as Kingston memorey which Is the make of supply over here?

Thanks.

optomistic - 03 Jan 2007 17:11 - 5327 of 11003

Chuff Chuff Chaser, re the picture the loan pop up. I have found and removed the cookie (took some locating) will see if this will stop it popping up...

Kayak - 03 Jan 2007 17:27 - 5328 of 11003

Stan, memory is pretty much a commodity these days, and there are only a small number of actual factories producing the chips, all in the Far East I think. I doubt very much that the quality would vary between Crucial and Kingston and certainly not between USA and UK. Personally I would probably look on ebay first as it might well be cheaper and probably exactly the same stuff. Consider ebay US too.

Stan - 03 Jan 2007 17:54 - 5329 of 11003

Thanks K, I'll have a look.

Digger - 04 Jan 2007 06:48 - 5330 of 11003

Flaw in Adobe

stewart3250 - 04 Jan 2007 14:58 - 5331 of 11003

Hi problems installing router :-

I installed the software for voyager 2091 ADSL router and BT voyager 1055 usb 2.0 Adaptor and wired up the router as described however cannot seem to connect to the internet.

Should I have installed the adaptor usb and should I have uninstalled my existing broadband connection, if I don't use the usb do I just use an Ethernet connection. Seemed simple but there you go.

Kayak - 04 Jan 2007 16:07 - 5332 of 11003

Were you using a USB modem previously? In which case uninstall it and plug the router straight into the Ethernet. There is no reason to go via USB and it will be slower. Also set IE connection options to 'never dial a connection'.

hewittalan6 - 05 Jan 2007 17:00 - 5333 of 11003

Has anyone any experience of using a booster with their router? Are they worth getting?
I run a Belkin 54G and my PC is about 40 feet and 2 solid walls away. My signal strength is so low I lose the signal every few minutes.
The booster is about 100, but will it help, or is there another remedy.
Thanks in advance,
Alan
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