It depends what .NET applications you are running. Applications are built to run with a particular version or versions, when you add a new version of .NET you are adding a version rather than upgrading.

Thanks Kayak,

Not sure what Net application I am running.
I have Vista system, and according to many, updates for Network Framework 1.1 just wont download with Vista. So that was the reason I downloaded the 3.5 version.
At present I have programmes network 1.1, net 2.0 and now net 3,5.
Sorry can't be much clearer. I had trouble when the ball point pen came out, so you can imagine the difficulty I have with computers.
If (on the poor explanation I have given) you can't help further, thanks again for the info and replying.

It will be in the help text for the application, but I don't know how you would find the application. You could try searching all text/doc/pdf files in your computer for the string .NET !

Thanks again Kayak. I think I will be able to find it. Will try anyway.

Regards Greek.

Nice easy one for you I hope...

I am getting straining sounds from my fan with it seemingly increasing and decreasing speed...and getting more noisy....always aware of it now...
Its a Dell

a) Time to get a new fan ?
b) Time to get a new PC?
c) Ignore it and it will go away

a or a or a

a), but first try cleaning the fan of dust and fluff.

thanks all will try that....
Presumably fans easy to come by...
and not too expensive

A can of pressurised air from PC World might help. The trouble is with that though, is the cost! 11.99 + 4.95 Delivery

A typical Akasa Fan for a PC is only about 3-4 BUT, you will need to take the lid off to get the old one out and swap it. Don't forget to look at the mounting fixing holes to see the new one lines up the same.

whats the size of fans,and how many have you got,
if changing a fan might as well change them all,
something like these
they do them in 80 92 and 120mm,

Keep coming up with this one, but in the old days of photocopiers, dust from the fan was a real problem, dirtying the optics.
The answer was very simple in the end.
Use a small piece of very fine stocking as a "gauze" over the air intake mesh. This almost eradicates dust while reducing airflow by less than 1%.
It can also have beneficial side effects if the missus thinks you've started to take an interest in her more elaborate undies..........................;-)

To save messing about, you could cover the whole PC in a pair of her tights too.

:-)

If it was my missus, it could be PC World...............What an arse. ;-)

once again thanks....

so fun weekend ahead with a

pressurised air can

some ladies tights....can hardly wait...

oh and maybe a nice amber fan or two...

I am having a problem with moneyam trades list.As soon as I go trades I get a message saying java is loading. It would take over a minute before the trades comes on the screen. I dont have a problem when I go to charts or stockwatch. Is there something I have got on my laptop that is causeing the delay. could somebody help. thanks.

I'm going to swop my laptop for a proper tower PC - for a variety of reasons.

ExecLine is very pro Computer Doctors and they sell this brand.

Exec, have you tried them yourself?

And does anyone else have a view about their reliability and value for money?

I want (don't we all) something that is fast and reliable.

TP

some good deals from MESH here
or DELL here
if you pick a dell i'll get my IT man to see what he can get it for,he is in Chingford
i would go for intel quad core,depends on your budget,

scussy,

Do you reckon the spec on that Viper is not as good as those others then?

I am really out of my depth here.

TP

if you want a fast PC, a quad is the way to go,
specs is based on cost,how much do you want to spend,
what programes will be open,will you have 2 screens,(much better for a lot of windows open)
any gaming or photo touch ups,
whats the PC going to be used for,i would allways go above the spec for future use,

TP

I was going to say that my machine was a lot higher spec' than the one they are currently selling. But, as it was bought in Feb 2007, I'm not any longer sure about that from a processor viewpoint.

A bit of reading tells you the Computer Doctors are currently using an E2180 Intel Pentium Dual Core Processor. From the spec sheet, this has a 2GHz speed.

All of their NVidia video cards (Home PCs) available are only for a one monitor setup.

If you are happy with that, then I would recommend them as supplier and I think they could vary the spec' for you up from that if you want. They will provide the bare minimum of software for you if that's what you want too. I chose XP instead of Vista and I put my own graphics card into my own machine. I probably invalidated the warranty by doing that but I reckoned they would still have been supportive to me even though I had taken the lid off to do it.

The feet on my Viper are very soft and the machine is a bit too wobbly. I also didn't rate some of the methodology behind the spec' of the rear connections. The back plate is a bit too low spec' for me in that it is a bit 'tinny'.

But the PC works and is reliable (*). And I know for sure CD are here to stay and will fix it if it goes wrong - and at a fair cost too. And do the work sympathetically and promptly.

(*) I 'housekeep' it a few times a week, so it damn well should do just for that reason. :-)