Seymour - post 6510
A bit belated - been on holiday but as I can't see a response - the answer I think is yes. On the web forwaring option of each domain name just enter the same link to the server holding your home page.

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Thanks guys - I'll keep on taking Vista off any notebooks I have to buy and continue replacing it with XP2.

and an interesting tip from the above mentioned shipping seven:

Recreate your profile instead of reinstalling Windows
On your home machine (not a domain-joined machine):
If your Windows installation is in a terrible state (too many application installs and uninstalls, weird application crashes at weird times, file associations that don't work anymore, etc):

Instead of wiping and re-installing Windows**:
Back up all your files
Log on as a different user on the machine
Delete the user profile of your user (in Computer Properties, Advanced Settings)
Log on as your old user account
All your files will be gone (you did back them up, didn't you?) but you will have a clean registry, and as far as all applications are concerned, you are a new user.
Restore your files

The Windows registry consists (simplifying here) of two parts: HKLM (machine settings) and HKCU (your user settings)
When Windows gets into a weird state, you can mostly fix all the issues by deleting HKCU (by deleting the user profile), instead of reformatting the disk (which, obviously, gets rid of HKLM and HKCU)

You lose some settings in some apps (because you start off with a fresh HKCU) but you were going to reformat and reinstall anyway. And you don't need to reinstall all your drivers. Again.

Kernow, thanks. Took the chance and bought another domain anyway and it works. Only problem is that the real domain name www.seymourclearlyopticians.com doesn't appear on the tab, I get www.ourotheropticians.webeden.co.uk showing, but when I look for www.ourotheropticians.com that shows correctly on the tab. Only a minor point but it would be nice to have it right.

brianboru et al:

I should have included the link to the Shipping Seven Blog.

It's an interesting Microsoft insider's view of things, well written, informed and informative.

SC, if it helps, I can access www.specsavers.co.uk without any problems.

:-)

Grrrrr :-)

SC - something called domain name masking comes to mind - I can't remember all the details but it does mean visitors see the name you want rather than the actual domain they have accessed. I have it on my site - I think it has to be done from your server host end.

My wifes computer switches off a few minutes after switch on.

Any Ideas

Bob

Right Click on the Desktop

Up will pop a window entitled Display Properties

Investigate the Tab entitled Screensaver and also the button entitled Power

Bobcolby

From your description, it could be anything but the first thing I would check is that all of the fans re running. Also, check the event log to see if there are any clues there.

Open a command prompt and run 'chkdsk /f' which should correct any disk errors. The problem could be caused by the disk, but unscheduled switch offs will create the odd error.

Does the machine just switch off or go to a blue screen?

Had the same problem a while ago, BobC.
If the fan on the main processor has packed up, the processor will overheat very quickly & shut itself down & reboot. Fans readily available from Maplins.

Exec, Optimist

It does not stay on long enough to do any checks. It is probably a power supply problem which is causing overheating and switch off.

I am going to try changing PSU with one in an old computer at least it should eliminate a few causes

Tks very much

Tks HARRYCAT

Fan on processor is working fine. Not too sure about the one in the PSU

Bobcolby

Changing the PSU is a good idea. Does the machine stay on long enough to fully boot? I've known machines that shutdown during the initial checks because they couldn't cope with anything being pluged into the serial/USB ports.

Optimist

Yes fully boots and updates avg then cuts out

Bobcolby

If you hav a spare PSU, try that. It may also be worth swaping memory around to see if that is the cause.

It might be the hard drive but Ii think that is less likely. You could eliminate that by booting the machine from a live Linux CD.

SC and Kernow - Re: domain names

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Need a therapist? Try Therapist Finder at
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There's the Italian Power Generator company,
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And don't forget the Mole Station Native Nursery in New South Wales,
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If you're looking for IP computer software, there's always
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The First Cumming Methodist Church Web site is
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And the designers at Speed of Art await you at their wacky Web site,
www.speedofart.com/

Tks for yr assistance guys

I think problem was almost certainly processor fan after all.

It was stuffed with dust. After cleaning the pc ran for an hour or so without problems. I then switched it off, put covers back on etc. told my wife it was ok and five mins later it was off again. Then changed the fan with a bigger one from my spare, left cover off and it seems ok again