RG

Log onto your netgear router and click on wireless settings.

Optimist,

I think I logged in using 192.168.1.1 website, it as the passphrase but I can't see it just blackholes for letters, if I enter a new one will it be instant and will my Netgear still work with out me doing anything to it

RG

If you enter a new passphrase, it will become active as soon as you save it. You will have to enter the same passphrase in any computers that you want to connect using WiFi.

The safest way to connect to a router when making WiFi settings changes is to use a network cable.

-- ThePublisher,

Windows Search is abysmal - have a look at Effective File Search - http://www.sowsoft.com/search.htm. At $30 a copy, it's not cheap, but older versions are often available for nothing on PC Pro cover disks. Current version is 6.something. I'm happily using 2.1.4.

Optimist, thats the main reason I might have to enter a new passphrase because the one I got, I used a song title with a few missing words and used capitals and small letters, but everytime I enter it on other computer it says no

Update
Thought I'd sorted out other PC but now it seems to bring up a blue screen memory dump error or reboots itself when nothing is happening B***** B**** B***

Thanks zz,

I'll have a look.

TP

Hi tech peeps.

I set up a desktop pc last night that's been in storage for about 2 years.

Everythign seems tiickerty boo, except the cd r drive, which doesn't want to open. It's as if it's got jammed.

Any quick fix solutions?

@KEAYDIAN a paperclip straightened out and pushed into the little round hole in the opening flap normally does the trick that is the way to open it.

Ta

I'm looking for a laptop for the kids (one getting ready for his GCSE next year). Will be used mainly for browsing, music, some light games and gentle office apps. Never bought a laptop before, so looking for some sound advice. Willing to spend a max of 500. Looked at some Acer and Toshiba models...but really not sure. Can anyone recommend something worthwhile?

klal

Spend 500 on a 'refurbed laptop' with these people and they'll probably deliver it to you in a Rolls Royce or Bentley:

http://www.tier1online.com/Laptops

You can read about Tier1 and their products on their 'About' tab.

Thanks ExecLine. Taking a look now...

Being urged to update to IE8... Does it throw up any problems?

No problems with it at all . It's a big improvement on IE7 and far better than Firefox.

Thanks Optimist :)

i have upgraded to vista x64 biz,it comes with IE8,it is slow,very slow,and now have to use firefox,

any ideas how to get it to load pages faster,and sometimes its like 6 to 8 secs,

seems like there must be loads of checking of the web site by IE8 and AVG internet security,

scussy,

May not be the answer you wanted but I swopped AVG to Avast - with an apparent gain in speed. But I'm still on IE7.

TP

Scussy

Upgrade to Windows 7 RC.

I've "upgraded" to IE8 and have to say that there's precious little advantage over 7, as far as I can see. At first it seemed faster, but that has well and truly gone away - in particular, it can be horrendously slow opening new tabs, which I have a suspicion is related to the amount of network load at the time. I've found a couple of websites (bloglines for example) have slight glitches on it.

I've stuck with it so far, but am seriously considering going over to Firefox, despite loathing the general smugness of the Firefox community

TP, i have a year left on my AVG licenses,will look again then,

i think Vista BIZ can stay on laptop,was playing again last night with IE8 and was a lot faster,we shal see,

Just playing with windows 7 now, build 7100,on my backup PC,MB only let me use 2 Gb ram,says can use 4Gb but only the duel ddr,i have them but using them on my main PC,
so far looking ok with win 7 and 2 Gb ram,on and old 939 socket,athlon64 3800,