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I have a laptop running windows 7 premium. I also have a Logitech X-530 surround sound speakers which i want to use on this laptop. Can anyone suggest a good but reasonably priced external sound card to purchase to run these speakers.

What is the most effective way to stick down some wallpaper edges that my children have lifted away,is there something more effective than ordinary wallpaper paste?

Does anybody have the solution to slippery decking when it is wet or the bad weather comes along?

I have just got a new hardrive and before i log onto the internet what is the best free protection that i should download?

I have an IBM computer which is about 5 years old which i have used at work and have now replaced. Would it be viable to replace the hard drive so that i could then use this at home for my family to use and how easy is this to do considering i would have to then install a new windows system...

I have some 127mm plaster coving to put up and i understand the point of pining below it to stop it falling and i am using plaster adhesive. My question is that if i offer up the coving to the wall first the two flats on the inside of the coving are not 90 degrees to each other so should i put...

I have a couple of ceilings that have got bubbles in the plasterboard what is the best way of dealing with these rather than replacing the ceilings,i haven't painted these yet but i will be.

I have a very small bathroom that i need to tile.When i ripped off the old tiles i then had to reskim some of the walls to the best of my ability,i would like to have the walls reskimed by a pro but cannot afford it.If i want to have nice flat walls can i put up some 6mm plywood and then tile to...

I have recently planted a new flower bed and put down some bark chip on the top but i am still gettting lots of holes and pooh from some animals any suggestions on how to stop these animals from straying on to my flower bed?

I am currently removing all the tiles in my bathroom but most of the plaster skim coat is coming down as well. Instead of reskiming the walls could i fit sheets of 6mm marine ply to the walls and then retile on the top of the ply so that i am tiling to a nice flat surface? If i can do i...

I want to board out my loft with chipboard. I want to do the floor and the roof and the sides so it is like another room. I have been told that doing this would leave a void and this would mean that i need planning permission. Are there any particular regulations or safety aspects that i need...

I am going to put up some coving in a newly decorated room and need a little advice. I am going to use polystyrene coving with the paper finish on it,and the precut corners you can buy. Should i put up the corner pieces first or the straight pieces? Also when i have finished can i use filler...

I have recently hung some lining paper and now i have put two coats of Crown emulsion on. The problem is that there are one or two edges that have lifted and not stuck back down,i think that i didn't put enough paste on the paper when i hung them. What is the best way to restick these edges...

Should i paint my new plaster coving the same colour as the walls or the same colour as the ceiling?

What is the most effect way of cleaning emulsion of a roller,is it just constant running under cold water,seems to take ages sometimes?

I have some virgin earth how should i prepare it ie; a base, before i build a brick wall( only 8 bricks high).

I have a 1.7 diesel combo,the other morning it would not start at all. I took off one of the fuel injector pipes and no fuel seem to be coming out. I have now changed the fuel filter, and filled the filter with fuel before i reconnected the pipes. The engine runs until the fuel in the filter...

I have moved into a house which was built in 1928 and i want to strip the paint of the door frames. I have heard some bad things about lead paint,could the gloss on these door frames be lead paint and if so is it dangerous to use a heat gun to burn of the paint. If that is the case how should...

I have a ceiling which is just painted white but i need to repaint it now but some of the plasterboard tape is showing through,is there a way to disguise this,i don't really want to artex it.

I've just moved into a council house (built in 1928) and have stripped the wallpaper off in the first room i'm working in and removed any shelves etc. All of the rawl plugs have pulled out by hand and the plaster is a little crumbly in these areas should i remove an area around where the rawl...