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RE: safety check
ok. thanks for your advice
RE: safety check
no mortgage involved.
there are 2 boilers one for heating one for hot water...its the heating one that's about 20 years old.
safety check
im buying a house and survey says I need to get boiler and electrics checked as none have been done for about 4 years. can anyone tell me who pays for the checks/service or repairs
As in me or the seller
This item was edited on Sunday, 2nd November 2014, 10:23
RE: recovery
all sorted now thanks
RE: recovery
thanks
recovery
trying to do a system recovery on a hp 550 without discs.
have seen ways to do it by using different F keys.
says if press F11 or F8 then should come up with system repair or factory restore etc.
non of these seem to give me that
any ideas
RE: internet
hi jimbo. thanks for the reply. not having a computer connected to modem/router not sure how I wud do the above...also not being very technical and bright with computers
RE: internet
we have no pc connected to router. had a tower unit bout 2 year ago but went faulty and was never replaced. so since then its just been...modem/router and odd laptop/phones and kindle all working wi fi by entering password
RE: internet
done that...re connected and re entered password. still same
my phone just tries to authenticate all the time
RE: internet
theres no limit. have had a few more working at same time before...but at moment its just the 4. they were all working together up till Saturday. have restarted all items including modem and router. powered down all phones and kindle even powered down my laptop incase that was stopping others from working but made no difference.
were with virgin and im sure if I tell them laptop working ok they will say it cant be anything to do with them
internet
can anyone please explain why my computer is working wi fi and a kindle fire and 2 internet phones aren`t when they have been for some time. they work on another supplier away from home ok. tries connecting and authenticating then just tries again.
RE: frozen off computer
update
says computer as been blocked...but can be unblocked if pay a fine into....pay ucash.
guessing been hacked or a virus...how can get out of it...is it to do recovery disc?
frozen off computer
is it possible to be frozen off the net...possibly cos illegal sites been visited and a pic of the person who owns the comp was taken at that time.
also cannot use computer at all even if not going on net
This item was edited on Tuesday, 12th March 2013, 21:16
RE: dvd/cd writer
i dont know. its a asus a501 laptop
dvd/cd writer
is there a program that will check if dvd/cd reader-writer is working correctly or if part of software as crashed. cant burn discs past track 6 and wont always play discs i put in. laptop is about a year and half old
happy new year
just wanna wish you all a happy new year and thanks for the advice you have given me over the year.
hope 2012 is a good year for you all
RE: O.S space
how do you do that and is it easy for someone who knows basics but not in depth knowledge of computers
RE: O.S space
have been burning music that i had downloaded and put them on to disc to try and free up os but still only have 2.29gb free. i have noticed some programmes are listed in folders when it doesnt show on uninstall on control panel. how can i delete these if there not on control panel. have refrained from altering partions as not that happy to tackle summat im not to sure of.
i am running windows 7
O.S space
on my computer it says i have 74.5gb of OS to which i have only 5gb left on the hard drive c.
i have 201gb out of 202gb free marked data d. can i make the os part bigger easily.
RE: new phone
at moment im on o2 simplicity monthly but looking to go to contract with them.
new phone
thinking of getting a new phone and the sony ericsson experia ray caught my eye. i use my phone a lot to listen to music and my old phone is a sony walkman phone.
as anyone got one of these or can anyone recommend a good phone with music.
not sure if i fancy a touch screen phone but with big clumsy fingers and being a little on the blind side due to age....the touch buttons on this phone are quite large
RE: fast and furious
thank you
fast and furious
looking to watch the fast and furious films....but not sure what order they are in. i believe there are 5 in total some with different titles....
car insurance
niece is off to uni in september but is leaving her car at home for when she comes back every now and again like half terms.
does anyone know of a way that she can insure her car cheaply for just the time shes at home as doing it for the year costs her nearly £1000
RE: laptop battery
no, its not that one...but thanks anyway
RE: laptop battery
guess there not meant to last then
laptop battery
have a advent laptop, just over a year old. when unplugged from charger finding battery dying within 15-20 mins even tho battery sign saying between 50-75% charged still. duff battery?
RE: tv code
its a sky hd box, installed 3 months ago
tv code
have just bought alba cfd1671a lcd tv. been trying to set up sky remote control to be able to adjust volume. all the codes i have been recommended dont seem to work.....any ideas.
sky box is brand new...ver9
scalewatcher
as anyone had any dealings with scalewatcher. its a device to stop and cure limescale.