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Unknown to you maybe, I've been using it for 7 years! I was trying to offer some useful help, rather than just spouting off.

If you are wallpapering and cut your plasterboard carefully at the corners then there is no need for a plaster finish. Even if you are going to paint it, line it first to get the nice crisp corners. Oh, and use adhesive rather than nails or screws to fix the plasterboard to the CLS. Merv

From a DIY perspective I would say no. If you have done loads of these, go for it! Before going down that route, I would asses how out of true the walls are, if you are lucky, then a simple 90 degree mitre will be ok, small variances can be hidden either by the tiling, or by knocking out...

Goto the AOL homepage www.aol.co.uk and sign-in. You will be able to check your mail from there. Also, the link below will work for any mail account. www.mail2web.com Cheers Merv

Bear in mind that when using the mitre jig on offcuts you are using the nice sharp router bit for waste and leaving yourself with a bluntish bit for the real cuts. It is worth have a few bits to hand, and don't use the same bits to cut the bolt slots or make sure you cut the visible joints...

Go into Control Panel, Double-Click on the "System" icon. Select the Hardware tab. Click on "Device Manager" Check (and report back) what is listed under the Network Controllers tree. Also are there any Unknown Devices? Do this twice, once without the Lan card, then again with it in...

Ditch the soppy plastic nuts and get yourself some Metal wingnuts, tighten it up... Job done. :) Merv

Get yourself over to a place that sells the worktop and pickup a tube of colour match in the same colour as your worktop, follow the instructions and your 'Slightly' visible joint should all but disappear. I did mine recently, Hired a router and jig, was slightly disappointed that I also...

Sounds to me like the "backup" copy was not finalised correctly and is therefore shown as a blank on your Drive. Some drives will read the disc (usually writers) and some won't. Try a different drive if you can, or failing that, get someone with a writer to make a copy of it and make sure...

Post some details about your machine and the operating system, also your friends machine that it did work on and we may be able to help you!! Kevplumb, any more crystal balls?? Merv

If the person who sent you the mail was not using a browser-based mail interface (webmail) then the chances are that they will have a copy of the mail in their "Sent Items" folder. Ask them to re-send the mail. It's cheaper than forking out for software to recover data, 'cos they typically...

Glad you're sorted. It is unlikely to be an issue again. The software you downloaded for the graphics card will have loaded the correct codecs and matched the software to the hardware. This kind of problem is common with generic codecs and software encoding ala the kind used by software...

Are you by any chance encoding these movies with software to burn to CD. If so, that will be the cause. Can you give us a bit more info on the software you are using. Merv

Turning your PC off when not in use is perfectly OK. Unless you are operating in a very cold environment the idea of components expanding and contracting is very out of date. This originates from when computers were the size of a small village and generated so much heat that they had to be...

Thanks Kev! They're blooming magic, the answer is so clear. 1. Stare hard at the Crystal Ball until the mist clears 2. Wait for a URL to appear in the ball (about 5 mins) 3. Put that into the address bar of IE. 4. Follow the instructions on that page. 5. Problem solved. :wink...

Give us a clue guys! Error messages? what has changed since you last could sign-in? Some info to work on would help! Diagnosis via telepathy is possible, it just ain't Free :wink: Merv

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I knew about the Law on the flashing lights (LED or otherwise). A Bit worrying that the link seems to imply that the use of LED lights in a constant on state is not legal. :roll: Wonder what other regs they can pass to prevent us leading normal lives, how about Safety boots for...

Get yourself a cheap network HUB and connect them all to that. Check on ebay, Broadband providers give the things away to subscribers now, so there are likely to be loads up for grabs. Something like this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=11180&item=5781031623&rd=1...

If it is in-use, then you are presumably connected to a network? Connect the other PC to the HUB this one is connected to and transfer away! A bit more info on the setup of the 2 PCs in question would help. But i can be fairly certain that the USB bridge aint the answer! Merv