Hi all re: IE6 vulnerability if you have msdds.dll on your computer; typically msdds.dll may come with VisualStudio6 or Microsoft Office...
Hi Christer curious: to what degree is Vista geared up to / optimised for multi-core devices? OK designing the apps themselves around a...
Hi John cheers for taking a look & apologies for poor wording of original title :o have adjusted it a bit shame about the test, was useful -...
Hi all http://bcheck.scanit.be/bcheck/ ...was a good "prod my browser for loopholes" site, but doesn't seem to be working at the moment ( /...
Hi sneetchers, sparrow beat me to it! ....and if you have themes installed, is much easier than what's below... == if you don't have...
Hi and sorry for the slow reply :o certainly, get that longer cable - can only be a good move IDE cables straining are bad news...
Hi Phill first port of call - confirm jumper settings, particularly on the other device sharing the IDE cable second, is it a 40 way cable...
Hi Panda, Matt, Jay... I still think this is bearing squeal from the description - "jet engine" has it down to a T - mindblowingly annoying...
Hi all thanks for the replies, & greetings from the "disasters-R-us" "B" machine... was going to try to explain all but ended up writing a...
Hi all apologies in advance, I know I've seen this in a thread somewhere but didn't have any luck searching... :o == assuming that an...
Hi Christer general point about dual-core (just my take on it) advantage of dual core is likely to grow as time progresses - as you note,...
Hi don't give up quite yet! check the settings for the printer port, parallel ports can work in different modes some modes won't work...
Hi Panda reading this one earlier I worried that it was a HDD noise if the noise changes in (musical) pitch - sharpens / flattens - then it...
have now tried cleaning up a couple of drives - some notes: isopropyl alcohol worked well; cleaning the objective lens (the one you can see)...
no worries about the conflicting info, is what I was half expecting - the internet is a great source of information but is also a great source of...
Hi Jim thanks for the link - indeed it's the lens I'm trying to clean... went to the page: :( but it does lead to some good links at the...
Hi all I've heard it suggested that wet cleaning works better than the cleaning CDs with little brushes - isopropyl alcohol was suggested; I...
well I tried a few more things - had become curious! - no joy though. Ann: thanks for your kind words - one big internet-type smile back! It's...
kckitchen: I'm extremely glad to hear that you have cured the problem - although must confess to still being a country mile away from...
Hi Jay certainly a repair install isn't out of the question! I was hoping to find a "quick fix" in the registry - which would be far less...
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