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Anyone help with time syncro, please on Windows XP?
Have instructed it (in control panel, 'time & date') to auto time sync with both 'time.windows.com' & 'time.nist.gov', but it often comes back with 'an error occurred when.....etc.' even when I do it manually.
Does anyone know of any other time servers I can try & use or what the problem may be?
One thing I have thought of is that ZoneAlarm may be barring it from accessing the internet, as I am reasonably strict about what I allow access without asking. However, presumably it is a generic .exe file which is trying to access the net for the time, but I don't know which one & therefore may have inadvertently blocked it.

Harry,

I've never tried the time syncro until I bought my Samsung Q1 Ultra last week.

Neither of those alternatives worked and at that stage I had no web blocker installed. (I have now, of course).

I assumed that both of those addresses were out of date.

EDIT. Neither work on this laptop either.

TP

HARRYCAT, many time servers only allow connections from registered users. Also you should use a UK server because of the delay in connecting to foreign servers. The one I use, which I think is the closest open server, is ntp2a.mcc.ac.uk, based in Manchester. I don't know of a London one.

How do I import my Windows Address Book from Outlook Express into Outlook 2007?

I've tried the Microsoft website and they're no help at all!!!

Edit - Like the header post :-)

I've got Outlook 2k3, Seymour, which I'm guessing is similar.

From within Outlook, File>Import and Export>Import Internet Mail and Addresses and the rest is straightforward. You can also import your Mail A/c Settings.

Excellent! Thanks Kayak. The ntp2a address works a treat.
My laptop was 6 minutes behind which makes a difference when I am trying to catch the end of trading on the FTSE.

There is a problem with the deffault time servers that Windows uses - some or all of them can no longer talk to Windows. Microsoft have known about it for months so they will one day send out a fix.

The best time server is pool.ntp.org because it will use a differenr server every time. I don't think it matters how far axay it is because your computer is able to take the time lag into account.

If you need really accurate time, Google for a registry hack that can change how often it updates.

Thanks Hils, Outlook 2007 has changed the rules and gone all clever, however I can now see what I should have done - thanks. It looks as though I copy the WAB into Outlook Express first, then Outlook will copy it over.

I've managed to leave my USB stick with my WAB on it at work so won't be able to install until morning. This is all since I got a copy of Outlook installed on my lappy at the same time as my main desktop PC skidded off the road, so I had to transfer everything to the lappy.

Well my ASUS laptop ordered 6/11 and promised for this week has still not arrived :-) A little disgruntled.

Slightly off topic but i wonder if any of you computer buffs can explain
how the following works.

I've come across a site where it says i can download to my pc for free
almost any old arcade games, now i used to love playing some of these
games about 15 years ago and would love to do so again but i dont seem
to know or understand how the site works and there seems to be little
in the way of links to help, it's a genuine site etc etc and i've seen examples
of what games can be downloaded on you tube but i'm really struggling to get
started, i have windows xp.

http://mamedev.org/

Do all laptops have the second monitor option for the display? I'm looking at this one:

HP 67155

SC

Most laptops have a VGA output but some of them will not support a seond desktop only a clone of the laptop screen. I suspect that the situation has improved now and you will be OK but I've rarely been able to identify that facility from the published specs.

You will have to do some digging or order on condition that it does support a second desktop.

I've just looked at the display setting on my Asus laptop and it looks as if there is an option to run a separate screen in tandem with the in-situ screen.

It refers to an Intel Graphics Controller. I'm reluctant to experiment in case I lock myself out of an "aint broke" lappie. But from what it was telling me it seemed to refer to two desktops.

TP

TP

Plug a monitor into the VGA output, it may come on automatically or you may have to activate it.

Right click the desktop then select properties and the settings tab. There should be two monitors shown, No 2 may be greyed out. Select monitor 2, then check the box 'Extend my desktop across this screen' then click Apply. Uncheck the box to reverse.

Thanks guys

Opt,

I'm running a second monitor already. Have the laptop one turned off.

Tried what you said. For a time it all went horribly dark.

I'll leave the pioneering to SC. Mine 'aint broke'.

TP

Ordered one - the HP site says it has a projector/external VGA monitor port on the back so it looks as though we're OK...

I'm in trouble if it doesn't!

Many thanks to all those who tried to help with my mame pc problem !

I have Vista Ultimate 32; on a second hand laptop I bought in February (I have my back up disc), it came installed.

It has worked fine but in recent weeks I have been getting messages which for all the world look genuine asking me for 'Windows Activation' or windows will stop working.

It always says 'within 27 days it will stop working' and asks for the serial number of my Vista which I don't have.

Is it possible the previous owner registered it for a year, or some such? I've no way of getting the serial number as the seller was on EBay. And I have to say it's a brill laptop for what I paid.

Or is it what it feels like and logic screams it must be - a Virus Message?????