If you have a PC problem lets hear about it, we may be able to help!

 

Geonic, it no doubt will do, only very old motherboards are not 2.1 compliant. If you wanted to be absolutely sure you would need to get the motherboard model number and look up the spec on the manufacturer's website. If you are running Windows 98 there is an easy way to tell though.

Would agree with Kayak, only very old M/Boards are not 2.1 compliant.
By the way you can pick up a new motherboard & 2Ghx AMD fOR less than 100 if the worst comes to the worst.
D.

Kayak, Croc - thanks for your replies.

Kayak - I do run Windows 98(SE), how can I check 2.1 compliancy?

Geonic, open Control Panel/System; under Device Manager there will be a System Devices branch. Double click on it and then double click on "PCI bus". If there is a tab headed "IRQ steering" then you definitely have 2.1.

Thanks Kayak.
I have 2.1.

Fed up of flash, sick of spam and vorried by virus's?

Trey these free and gratis. I've found they all work for me on XP and outlook 2000.


http://www.spamfighter.com/

www.grisoft.com (AVG free edition)

and for those bloody annoying Flash pop ups edit your registry with

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000}]
"Compatibility Flags"=dword:00000400

Good luck.

It's taking me a full minute for the login box to come up, am i the only one or is that normal now please?

I,m using a Mac.

Regards

Stan.

Stan, I think you were just unlucky, there was a system update going through
at that time which may have caused a temporary slowdown for some users...
does the problem persist?
F

Yes Felix, it's the same every time (1 min).

Regards Stan.

Felix,

I have just tried another browser and it opens up in 10 seconds which is fine.

But as i prefer to use the 1st browser is there anything i can change in my preferences to get the load up time down do you think?

Regards

Stan.

ttt.

Stan,

I will speak to Jonathan our system admin guy to see if he can offer any advice and get back to you.

With regard to the 2 different browsers you are using can you send me details of both? ian@moneyam.com

Thanks

Ian

Will do thanks Ian.

Regards

Stan.

A question re buying a flat screen in France...
If I buy a flat screen monitor in France is it bound to be compatible with my PC (a Gateway) bought here in the UK or are there differences between flat screens sold here and in France?

Can you help please.

I wished to send a FAX using the computer.

I have Broad Band and a Zoom external modem. All working well.

Can I use the Broad Band connection to send Fxes or do I have to revert to the internal modem and use an ordinary phone line connection.

Thank you.

There are services on the web where you can send your fax image and they'll fax it for you, but otherwise you'll need your modem. A fax call is direct between your modem and the recipient machine's modem.

Thank you. "Why is life complicated"

ttt

Thanks for bringing this thread ttt Kayak.

Have a problem with my Epsom 480 printer: Error message comes up when attempting to print 'An unknown error has occured. Unplug your printer and contact your dealer or authorised service centre'
Any help welcome for self cure please.
opto

Not sure anyone will be able to help on this opto, you could try checking that both ends of the printer cable look sound, check for paper jams and the cartridge being OK, and you could also try deleting and reinstalling the printer on Windows, but apart from that it sounds like a hardware problem.