Actually, I like to have iPlayer on at one side and work on the other side. Also trade sometimes when working so trading screen on one monitor, work on the other. I regularly work with 2 documents at a time and my widescreen monitor is just a bit too much of a squeeze.

Oh.

All modern PSUs have the connectors for SATA, which are different from IDE drives. If you are changing the PSU, just count all the connectors that you have connected various things such as disks, DVDs, motherboard, graphics card (my kids have a graphics card that needs 2 connectors of its own). Then allow some spares for extra drives. Not all PSUs are the same in terms of connectors. You can always buy connector extender/splitters. Where you plug one connector in and it gives you 2 or three comming out.

Cheers Haystack. Going shopping on the web this weekend.

There's some good computer technical stuff articles to read on Scan's site. They are brief and thorough and are called 'Techspek'.

Here's the page which talks about CPUs.
http://www.scan.co.uk/tekspek/cpus

Look to the links at the LHS of the web page for topics on other hardware items.

I keep getting notepad messages dropped on my desktop such as:

# A fatal error has been detected by the Java Runtime Environment:
#
# EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION (0xc0000005) at pc=0x7c919af2, pid=2832, tid=2584

Then follows masses of code but nothing to my inexperienced eye pointing to where the problem is. Nor am I aware of any crashes on windows I have open. Any suggestions would be welcome.

Anyone get telephone calls from some IT outfit supposidly in Slough and indian sounding saying that they are collecting data from my PC and I have a problem with windows. Not sure what they might want to sell me as I tell them to F Off.

I get called at least twice a week

Anyone else?

Sure have. Definite scam. I told them so and they hung up.

TOK - I've been getting similar in the last couple of days, but coupled with IE or CHROME locking up - no idea as to the cause (as yet).

kevin
I get varied amounts of that file, sometimes several a day sometimes 1 or 2. I'm sure its to do with my stockwatch refreshing as it only happens when that's open.
No point in approaching moneyam as their default answer is it's something wrong with my pc.
they don't seem to have any harmfull effect and I just delete them.

Jeffmack
was in local pc shop when someone phoned in with that problem. They want you to allow remote access to you pc so they can "fix" some problems. You haven't got any but will once you let them in. They will then offer further repairs - for a fee of course.
Calls like that tend to stop if you ask them if they've heard of the telephone preference service.

Thanks guys. It's always reassuring to know that I'm not on my own. I'll try to monitor what's open at the time.

It might be an idea to try clearing your Java cache.

Note: Java cache is different than your Browser cache. Clearing your Java cache can be a quick and easy fix.

Click the following things in order: Start > Control Panel > Java.
Note: If you do not see the Java icon, click on Switch to Classic View in the menu on the left-hand side, and this should allow you to see the Java icon.
Under the General tab, click the Settings button located in the Temporary Internet Files section.
Then click on Delete Files...
A dialog box will appear. Make sure all the options are selected, and click OK.

Note: Clearing your Temporary Internet Files from your browser might not clear your Java cache. To make sure your Java cache is clear, you must clear your Java cache as instructed above.

You should also make sure you're running the latest version of Java. There is a loink on the MoneyAM Stockwatch page that will assist with that.

Haystack .. thinking of using 7day shop for ink and a mouse .. the mice price seem too good to be true though, so hesitating at the mo'. You know what they say about if it's looks too good to be true, then ... :)

I have bought quite a few things from 7day shop such as memory sticks, film processing, ink and they have been pretty good. Mice are very variable as are keyboards. Some are pretty basic. I guess it might depend on whether the mouse was branded or not. I think they have a good returns policy, but better check,

I've used them before without any problem - couple of years ago, but everything was OK.

.. thanks guys, appreciate the comments

PB,
I use Internetink for Epsom compatibles (about 2-3 times ink as branded).
V good price , V good delivery and 10pc off all items once you are customer.

mac.

thanks, mac but ink is one consumable I don't compromise on - always get the original make (HP in my case). Too many headaches with compatibles.

Thanks for the tip, Excel. My Java is up to date. An update arrived a couple of days ago and the thought did cross my mind that the two might be related.I use CCleaner regularly and that clears the Java cache.