Macromedia Flash Animation makes my browsing jerky. Why?

My browsing has recently become very jerky. I'm using Macromedia's Flash Player 7 Plugin. If I navigate to a page which contains a flash anim my whole system will stall briefly every few seconds. I ... more

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How can I stop my site opening in other frames?

The company with which I have registered a URL adds advertising to my web site when they forward my URL to the host. How can I remove this advertising from my web site.

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Suddenly my browsing has become very erratic and jerky. What is wrong?

My PC has been running fine until very recently when I noticed that while browsing the internet my PC becomes quite jerky. The system freezes momentarily and then continues. This happens very frequent ... more

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How can I image my main harddisk to an external drive?

I want to be able to save an image of my computer's main harddisk on to an external USB drive. How can I do this?

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How can I fix or repair Windows XP?

I have accidentally damaged Windows XP. I think I have deleted some essential files and XP is not working properly.

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how can i send e-mails again?

I have tried to send three email today. But they will not be sent. Message I get is SMTP server unavailable. This has happened before but on retrying they have gone. But not this time. And I cannot s ... more

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How do I update my tiny firewall from 1999-2001 to 2003?

I need to update my tiny .co.uk firewall to 2003 version unable to find web site.

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Is it always safe to install the Windows Updates which Microsoft recommend?

I'm nervous about continually installing all the secuity patches which Microsoft recommend. Can these cause problems, or is it always best to do what they recommend? Anyone had any problems with these ... more

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How can I force a web page to refresh using Internet Explorer 6?

Sometimes when I download a web page there are items on the page which are obviously date specific and out of date. Why doesn't the browser download the current page? Can I force it to look again? (Th ... more

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How can I make my dial up networking (DUN) window remember by password?

Even though I have ticked the "save password" option my password is not saved, I have to type it in every time. How can I make sure that my password is saved?

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How can I reduce the size of my photos so that I can send them by email?

The photos I take with my camera are 2 MB Jpgs. These are too large to email. Is there an easy way to convert the photos to send. I can't afford Paintshop Pro or Photoshop.

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I can't open an Access Database file. What could be wrong?

I've used an Access database file to store my contacts details for ages. Now I can't open the file. It seems to be damaged. How can I repair the file.

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Why don't all pictures on web pages display?

Not all pictures/images on the web pages I visit display. Could my firewall software be stopping these images?

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What is a PNG graphics file?

I've seen some PNG files. What are they?

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How can I backup onto several CD-RWs?

Most Backup programs don't let you write directly to a CD. Some of those that do won't work if you need to backup more than a CD's worth of data (600MB) Does anyone know of a good program?

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How do I unload a form in VB.NET?

I know that I can close a form in VB.NET by using the form.close command. Which command do I use to unload the form?

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How can I set Num Lock to be on for Windows 2000 login screen?

Every time I login to Windows 2000 I make a mistake because the Num Lock is not on. I would like to know if there is a setting which will put the Num Lock on at startup, so that it is always on.

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Where is the IsOdd function in VB.Net?

VB 6 has a function called isodd(n) which returns true if n is an odd number, or false if not. This function is not in VB.Net. Is there an equivalent function in VB.Net?

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How can I change the product key on an installation of Windows XP?

I've heard that you can change the product key of Windows XP without reinstalling windows. Anyone know how?

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Which is the best Anti-Virus software for home use?

I've read up about Norton AV, AVG AntiVirus, McAfee etc.. but they differ in price quite a bit and I can't decide what to use. Do I need one at all if I have firewall software?

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