Hilary

If your system (as opposed to the disk) is working OK then there is very little point in going through all of the hassle in re-installing on to a new disk. Just use Paragon to clone it to a new drive.

Opti,

If I don't trip over my lost CD, then that's obviously an option that I've presumably got. Otherwise I quite like the idea of a clean install as an opportunity to get rid of some of the junk that's accumulated over time and hopefully give it a bit more va va voom.

Hilary

You are of course correct. A clean installation always works nicely but it's a lot of work and you always end up missing that useful utility that you forget about most of the time.

You're bigger faster hard drive will give you more va va voom. but if you want to go mad then treat it to an extra 2GB RAM.

Guys,

Presumably if hilary copied on to an external hard drive using Acronis she'd have something she could re-instal without all the keys intact?

TP

TP

Yes.

I suggested using Paragon because it is free and I use it myself. I understand that Acronis has similar capabilities although it seems to concentrate more on backup than disk management. The latest products of both are probably very similar.

I've got a persistent problem with Kasperky Internet Security 2009 repeatedly needing to either repair itself or saying that its database is damaged and needs to be rebuilt (ie re-downloaded). Completely uninstalling it and reinstalling will cure it for a couple of days, then it starts up again. Really, really annoying.

Any bright ideas? I'm not sure if this is a problem with KIS itself, or a more serious issues with the underlying machine, which has sporadically been a bit flaky recently, as well.

zz

I don't use Kasperky so can only guess, but a disk problem is the easiest to check for then look for something overheating inside.

Can anyone direct me to a free registry cleaner please as i have just got my 1st ever problem with a infection and the Virgin free package sees them but unable to delete them.Thanks

CrapCleaner does registries - and is free.

Lots of people advocate leaving registries alone - but I'm the new guy on the block in this thread.

TP

I used CrapCleaner and it utterly bolloxed up the install history of MS Office, so that I wasn't able to repair or update any of them. I had a hell of a job undoing the mess it had made, so that I could reinstall Office.

http://www.iobit.com/advancedwindowscareper.html

This comes with lots of utilities now, but also includes a registry cleaner.
I use it with XP & recommend it & it's free.

I'd like to watch the BBC2 trading show that everyone's talking about - but I can't get it on iPlayer coz I live outside the UK :-(

I seem to remember someone saying that there's a way round this. Was it a proxy server? How do you do it? Is it something you set up in Internet Explorer or your router?

Peter

Go to the site at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00gthhq and click on the link to download the BBC iPlayer onto your computer.

Having done the download and you then go in future to the web site, you should find that the page will automatically show the programme is ready to play in the 'screen' part of the page. All of this depends on your download speed of course. So long as it is broadband speed of some sort, then you should be OK.

There will be a 'Start' button in the middle of the screen so just click on it to start the show.

Ok, thanks. I'll try it later. I did think, though, that it somehow blocks people who are located outside the UK?

Peter

I think you are right, You will be blocked from overseas.

You will need to connect via a UK based proxy server which should get round it. I suggest a Google search, but post the answer when you get it sorted.

I suspect that such a proxy server would be at best a grey area legally so be careful both from a legal perspective and the possibility of attacks on your computer.

Ooops, I forgot about the legal aspect.... I posted here because I think someone mentioned this very topic on this thread and posted the details for a proxy. Trouble is, I can't find it...

Peter
I work in Brussels but live in UK so download programs to my PC while in the UK. Its a pain that you cant download them outside of the UK.

I was wondering if when you download to a PC it must create a file somewhere (as you do not need to connect to internet to watch it) Therefore in theory maybe someone can download in UK and send you the file to copy to the appropriate folder. Just an idea, not sure if it works.

I have had a major problem with a big trojan attack yesterday how it got through i am not sure but we have had major problems with win xp the puter is up and running again but i have lost internet access via the cable modem.The network card is showing that it is working ok but i am getting a message 'tcp/ip network transport is not installed' is this causing the problem of not getting on the internetAll the other puter can get online but its just this one.
Could this be the problem or maybe something else that i am overlooking,so how do i get this tcp/ip problem sorted please ???

Mega....

MB

Sounds like something has trashed your network drivers. I would start by uninstalling your network card in device manager, reboot your computer and it should find the network card and install the drivers correctly. If it's a wired connection, just select the auto settings and it should find the router. If it's WiFi then you may have to set up the connection again.

As the problem could have been caused by a virus, I suggest that you disconnect the router from the Internet and all other computers until you're sure that it is clean and stays clean after a few reboots. As long as you can ping your router, that means that it should be OK once you reconnect to the net.

Opto i will give that a try.Thanks