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My son has a think pad which runs windows 7 . It has crashed with the info displayed windows\system32\config corrupted it does not even start to boot when this appears. Am I correct in thinking that because he did not make a back up repair disc when he bought it mainly because it does not have a...

I have a hotpoint ffa97 fridge/freezer the motor and fan seem to be constantly running and the frezzer is so cold it has gone off the scale of the thermometer whereas the fridge is running too hot at about 10c it is icing up around the door seal and in the handle at the top of the freezer door...

Hi We have just had an installer out this morning to replace our old gas integrated oven with a brand new one.He had to leave without installing because he could not access gas pipe feed to the old cooker (old cooker 18yrs old and fitted with solid pipe feed) the cooker was fitted when the...

My son has a worcester 4.5 highflow on the heating side it has recently starting to come by itself on more than a few occasions even though the separate control panel is turned to off and the switch on the boiler itself is switched to hot water only my son has come down in the morning several...

I realise this is a longshot but does anyone know or does anyone have a working magnatron from a microwave oven to test were they could tell me the ohmic reading if any across this device. My sons microwave has gone dead blowing the fuse on microwave command and I just want to confirm my diagnoses.

Any refrigeration guys out there that may be able to tell me why my fridge freezer Hotpoint FFA97 is overunning. It is currently at -30 instead of the running temp of -18 I keep having to switch off to let it warm up to -18 to save the contents. The fridge appears to be running normal. Oh why oh...

I have worcester 24cdi boiler and had it for six years my question is that in this time I have had radiators off in various rooms for decorating over the years and of course have had to top up the system with water every time after refitting.I would think now that the solution that was put in...

My son has lost the dialog box that appears when a memory stick or camera is inserted into a usb port giving the options etc.there is a tick box that he must have accidently ticked the last time it appeared asking if this option will be performed every time a usb input is activated.Any ideas how...

Small problem after installing IE8, now my remember id,s on this computer are not being stored. They do last at least one day so if I close the browser and re-open later that day they are stored but if I close down for the day then the next morning when I log on and open the browser all of...

Running xp, have configured dial up to start as soon as browser IE opens. Would it be possible to manually add to the start menu IE .exe command so the browser automatically starts when pc boots up.I have had this happen when I have had a pesky virus/malware on board but of course could not...

Hi I have recently purchased a pc which came without a floppy drive I have now installed an internal one but cannot find anywhere in the bios set up a facility for setting the pc to auto detect the drive. The pc does not recognise it. Am I missing something here,Is it possible I may need to set...

My daughter is back from Uni for the xmas break she has brought back her pc which is in the same room as my own So she can share my internet connection while she is here I have cabled up the two pc,s rs232 cable I think run the xp network connection wizard on both pc,s. mine the host hers as...

I Know this forum lacks a gas appliance technician advisor but here goes anyway. Does anyone know where I can purchase a control panel pcb for a cannon culinaire double oven.

My daughter and her boyfriend are both uni students and in their digs my daughters pc is on the same desk as her boyfriends. My daughters pc is connected to virgin broadband and both pcs have ethernet cards on board. My question is, there is now times when they need to be online individually on...

I have just tried to upgrade my cpu (500mhtz slot 1 pentium 3). I Bought from ebay a 370 socket pentium3 complete with heatsink and from a different buyer a slotek socket 370 to slot 1 adaptor. When I fitted the computer switched on and immediatly died with the monitor stuck in standby. I am...

Could any body shop guys let me know how to remove the plastic bumper on my wifes 2002 corsa My wife decided to relocate our garage a couple of feet while reversing up our drive this morning (my fault apparantley for not washing the car yesterday) anyway I need to replace at least the fog...

Is there anything unusual about replacing standard light switches with dimmer switches. My son has tried to fit these in his lounge today unsuccesfully. The lounge lights are operated by two switches in the at different points of the room and the two dimmer swithes that he replaced them with are...

Hi Im losing pressure at the rate of about half a bar over two weeks and have to top the system back up to 1.5 bar. Assuming its a leak in the loop I discounted any leak upstairs as it would show through the plaster ceiling as a stain, and I have had the floorboards up underneath all the rads...