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Recent content by nigel cook

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    Help Please

    Its a HP laptop about 6 years old. Windows 10. I dont have anything on the hard drive - I use it for video calls only
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    Help Please

    Oh dear - as in nothing can be done to recover this
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    Help Please

    I have a HP laptop - that has encountered a blue screen on startup BAD SYSTEM CONFIG INFO Its been going around the automatic repair loop - almost seems to be stuck in a perpetual loop Automatic repar and Diagnosing doesnt repair Went onto the command line and ran a chkdsk /r and all was ok...
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    Solved Access Point

    I worked it out thanks !
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    Solved Access Point

    I need a little help...if anyone is able to advise.... I wanted to setup a old router as an access point. So this is what I did Old Belkin router connected via cable to existing main router Cable from old router to laptop Tried to access Belkin router 192.168.2.1 so that i could configure it...
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    Dell Inspirion N5010 boot up speed

    Hello - I have a Dell N5010 - the boot up speed is super slow. I've reinstalled Windows 10 - which has made it slightly quicker but is 3-4 minutes before getting the sign in prompt Windows 10 Intel i3 M380 2.53 ghz 4g RAM Any suggestions would be grateful Many thanks Nigel
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    WiFi access point

    Apologies I missed replying. The main router is a Virgin hub -- On both Hard wiired and wifi - i can get 200 mbps The secondary router is quite old, and suspect that this is the cause It is a Belkin N150, F6D4630-4 It is not dual band - which I suspect might be the main issue when...
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    WiFi access point

    Hi. To try and extend my WiFi back to front of a long bungalow I've setup a WiFi access point from a previous router It all works perfectly. Question though Connected WiFi to main network 200 Mbps Connected to new access point from a router. 30 Mbps Is that normal to get such a vast drop...
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    stop windows 10 downloading

    hello i have a windows 7 laptop that was never compatible with Windows 10. however, windows 10 still keeps on trying to download and install - which just slows the internet household down while its downloading is there a flag i can set to disable Win 10 trying to download ?
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    Hard drive issue

    thanks for the responses. SO Ive managed to get back into Windows - Does that mean I could take a windows 10 media copy onto a usb before it crashes again if so how do i do that
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    Hard drive issue

    Hi. I have a Dell desktop pc which did have windows 7 before I upgraded to 10 The hard drive is currently telling me it's failed Dell at the time were not supplying windows recovery media it was all built in If I replace the hard drive what do I do about windows ?
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    Solved Dell laptop slow

    Hello - you have all made my parents very happy :) I took their laptop back to them and it was visibly quicker so they are very very happy. Case solved thank you for your support
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    Solved Dell laptop slow

    There isn't that much difference yet I had avast back when I first mailed before Xmas. My main concern is really if I'm infected malware slowing me down
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    Solved Dell laptop slow

    hi updated attached
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    Solved Dell laptop slow

    Avast re-installed - I had only used Total 360 based on other feedback I'd had from this forum for a Vista issue - but if not generally recommended then no problem using Avast Will wait for results of scans for anymore advice
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