I have a problem which cropped up last night.

As you can see, the synbol keeps coming up unbidden.

Have tried anti virus, system restore etc, nothing works.

Any ideas?

Try using a different keyboard.

Thanks Optimist, worked a treat!

Carefully lever off the symbol and remove that missing piece of toast/fingernail?

Have a WesternDigital Essential Passport 320gb USB about 2 months back found it worked on my Philips 5990 DVD player thru USB Yeah!

So bought the new WD EP 500gb USB 2.0 for dads xmas, put some files on it, tried it on the Philips nothing showing up, any ideas how to fix it??????? works on pc

Has anyone tried Microsoft's anti virus software - Security Essentials. It has received good reviews, in particular because of its small memory footprint and in tests it has found viruses that other software failed to find.

I'm using it on my Netbook, it appears to work fine.

I am installing it on a laptop to try it. I usually use Avast.

MS security essentials seems to work fine, I am using it now and have dropped AVG. My PC seems to have speeded up a bit

Help!

The monitor on my home pc has a message on it about not detecting a video signal, or somthing like that.

I've been told that it might be the graphics card.

Any help would be appreciated.

Most likely the cable between the monitor and the PC has come loose.

Some monitors have two inputs, normally analogue or digital. If yours does, it could be that it is trying to get the signal from the wrong socket. That would be fixed in the monitor setup.

Otherwise it's likely either the graphics card or the monitor has packed up. Check by swapping the monitor but not much you can do apart from getting a new monitor or card.

KEAYDIAN: Just in case you haven't, do check that the video cable is properly inserted at both ends - they do work loose.

Kayak: Snap!

Many thanks.

I've checked this several times. I've seen the message on my screen in the past but it usually goes if i turn the pc off and back on.

When I turn the P.C. off the monitor usally says "entering sleep mode" but it's not doing it this time round.

So a new graphics card might do it?

Many thanks.

I've checked this several times. I've seen the message on my screen in the past but it usually goes if i turn the pc off and back on.

When I turn the P.C. off the monitor usally says "entering sleep mode" but it's not doing it this time round.

So a new graphics card might do it?

Many thanks.

I've checked this several times. I've seen the message on my screen in the past but it usually goes if i turn the pc off and back on.

When I turn the P.C. off the monitor usally says "entering sleep mode" but it's not doing it this time round.

So a new graphics card might do it?

yes yes yes :-)

Right, just need to find someone to do it.

Any recommendations?

Keaydian,

One of my monitors has a loose connection where the video cable plugs into it.

In my case, I need to ensure that the plug is properly pushed home and the two little screws are done up nice and tight. It's either the connector inside the monitor or the lead that's a bit dicky.

It's worth checking before you think about changing graphics cards..

A new monitor 'might' do it too, but it's more likely the graphics card. I would certainly check. You might be able to plug the monitor into a laptop to check it.