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Hi All, My daughter's car has just failed the MOT because of a faulty offside CV joint. So it needs to be replaced quickly, otherwise mine will end up on the scrapheap. Can anyone give me some info on the best way to tackle it or direct me to a site that will give me some help. I have done...

I've tried that John. I upped the refresh rate from 60htz to 75htz, but it still stayed in low res and gigantic icons. Thanks for your help. PM

Opps, I'm going to give your suggestion a try. As you say it will eliminate one part of the problem. I've never used Ubuntu before, do I download onto a USB stick and run it on Windows. Thanks for your help. PM

Madder, Thanks for your help to sort the problem out. I tried what you suggested but unfortunately it didn't fix it. But I'm grateful for your input. PM

Thanks for your helpful reply, Homer. Unfortunately, I tried that amongst other things and without success. I had limited success with a program named ZAR8.5 and it brought up a couple of files, but unless you pay for the licence you cannot retrieve them to the PC. Regrettably my financial...

Hi All, For some unknown reason my USB stick (8GB Toshiba) will not let me access the data that has been stored on it. The contents of the flash drive are important to me and I would like to retrieve them. The problem is; When I insert the stick into a USB port, it pulses as though it is...

Tried the DXDIAG, Toph and although there wasn't a Display tab, all come up clean. Well mate, you've had a go and for that I'm grateful. Let's hope I can help you one day, should you have a problem. Thanks again. PM

Having a rethink; Re-anything unusual happened that coincided with fault. I have an 8GB Toshiba Memory stick and that took the knock for no apparent reason. It just stopped me from accessing it and I cannot retrieve anything at all from it. I get the Reformat message. Notwithstanding the...

Hi Toph, No! nothing has changed since the fault showed itself. I haven't had a need to update, my needs on the PC aren't so demanding. I wouldn't know how to identify or disable anything in the BIOS settings. Thanks again for your help. PM

Update: Swapped RAM about, but still no joy!

Thanks for your reply, Toph. I thought of installing a different graphics card but I was told that if it displays in 'Enable VGA mode' the card isn't the fault, though I would try another if only to eliminate the current card. The only problem is getting hold of the drivers for the trial...

Hi all, This a call for help and would be grateful for your advice. I have an old PC that has been such a reliable machine, but it has developed a serious fault. Make: Targa O.S Windows XP Recently the machine started showing problems by the screen going black without any warning. The...

Thanks for your advice. Piper

Hello all, Since that icy blast that we had a few weeks ago my garden wall, which is about two years old, has a white powdery patch on the brickwork. I tried giving a good wash with a pressure cleaner but it's too stubborn for that. Is there a safe way to remove it chemically. I have quite...

Thanks to all for your help. Piper

Thanks Bongos. Those prices are well within my price range. It gives me an idea what price to look for, they are much cheaper than the sites I've been viewing. I'll contact TLC and find out the delivery charge because they don't have an outlet near Liverpool. Thanks again, Piper

Thanks for your reply Spark. I don't know if I've been looking on the wrong sites but the units are selling between £45 - £90. Bit stiff when cash is tight. But I don't trade safety for economics

Can someone please give me some guidance regarding the replacement of Fluorescent light part. My kitchen light has just blown and I need to replace it ASAP. It has been flickering for the past couple of days at start up, but I didn't think that unusual for a fluey. When I took the cover off...

Damaged unit

Thanks Stephen, No! not guilty of that. I didn't make that mistake. It has a 13amp fuse and I plugged it directly into a mains socket.