Mr Darn

i cant remember actually being inside the place... ...i wonder if i ever was

I think i mentioned elsewhere, its re-opened, with the owners of the Windmill in blyth either running it or looking after it. i know the 'run this pub' banner is still up tho...

seconded.... ...motion passed.

Personally i try to stay away from the bigger names, with the exception of Microsoft, but even them i'm considering leaving. the thing is, to keep their products new, they have to keep adding stuff. the older programs are now so full of cr@p i would believe you if you told me the programmers dont know what half the stuff is there for anymore... they just leave it there coz it still works. common examples are: Norton Windows AOL these programs are trying so hard to impress these days they are a HUGE drain on system resources, and take up lots of room installing themselves, all for a "not so brilliant" result in software form. i believe the main bulk of their problems comes from out-dated coding mixed with new ideas, when a complete rewrite could be a much better idea. (my opinion and nothing to back it up with...) it's a godsend when simple programs come along that do what they say on the box, like ccleaner. another good example is the VLC Media player. simple to use, and full of codecs, so you dont have to go hunting when WMP decides it wont play .avi files when loaded with vista. i like media players that play all the media you throw at them, anti-virus software that works with as little intervention from me as possible, and cleaners that actually clean, not make a big song and dance about something that it can do nothing about anyways. And if i can get it free, all the better. Rant over...for now!

Who-hoo! second place! get in there boris! as for the weekend, can anyone answer this little conundrum? whats a pantie liner and a sunderland shirt got in common? (answers on a postcard )

If you didn't keep sending me all those funny jokes via SMS i'd have taken offense to that!!! and no, it was annoying punters in the bars i worked in asking for food when theres a free buffet on that aged me so much

Taken from HERE My 2 cents in a few hours, not a bad can of worms to open there joe!

This could turn into quite the debate Joe! I think a lot of people will have an opinion on this, and as you state, it is a digression, so i'll move this to the discussion forum so Pete's original problem is not clouded. Please aim any replies to Joe's question HERE

surely couldn't have been as long as 30 years ago (i'm 31 and i still have memories of being on the roof, so couldn't have been much younger than 5-6) but i cant remember it actually being used. i'm pleased i wasn't imagining it lol

so, is there a 'bedlington.co.uk' recommended removal guide to be had from all this? or are we gonna leave it out there for a while, see what comes up?

no probs, if you do get a final result, please let us know. May help other visitors to the forum

Good to see your still taking an interest carole! And if i have not said it already, Welcome to the board!

i've never cleaned the registry on my XP desktop and after 4 years, its still running fine... thats with the help of these programs: Avast antivirus CCleaner Malwarebytes Anti Malware Spybot search and destroy. other than those, and regular disk checks and defrags, its been fine without touching the registry...

the only mention i can find anywhere about a hotfix for your product is the windows media player hotfix (KB929399) Windows Knowledge Base although it does not mention your product in that article, that is what all other references i have found point too. Do you know if this particular update is installed on your machine? it may be an optional one rather than critical

could you please confirm which version of windows media player you are running? to do this, open the player, click the 'help' link near the top and then chose 'about windows media player' the version number should be listed. Thanks

from the pic i think we can safely rule out windows updates! its not that. it seems the program wants another physical program to be installed before the drivers. did the device come with only one disk? if so, it the disk autorunning when you put it in the drive? if so, i assume there is no option to install this 'hotfix' first, so it gives us another avenue to explore. i'll do some rooting about and get back to you tomorrow. if anyone else has advice, feel free to contribute

as an afterthought... did you try to install the drivers before plugging in the device? or plug the device in first? if the second option, try completly uninstalling the device from 'add remove programs, and from device manager, then try the driver disk again without plugging in the device, until prompted. if you need anything explained, please just ask

What is the full message your receiving? (screenshot?) whats your operating system? xp? vista? (assuming its windows based: ) does the 'add new hardware' wizard not appear if you plug in the device, then restart your computer? i'm thinking it may have to do with a missing windows update, as they are known as hotfix's, but its strange for a piece of hardware to request it... i'll also have a check around for solutions from friends. till then, you could have a look in 'device manager' with the hardware plugged in, and see if there are any warning triangles in there that may help us out... whilst there, try the 'update driver' link too. Could you point me in the direction of the support website your using too plz?

After just quickly reviewing it myself, i wouldn't edit the registry unless your comfortable with it, and i never recommend registry cleaners.

not a problem i have had to deal with personally, but i have seen others directed HERE before, which apparently worked for others. maybe theres something there you missed?

hey all, i'm looking for a charger for a compaq presario f500 series, and i'm wondering if anyone knows a cheap place to get one. i've looked on That online auction site that is in no way as good as Free Bedlington.co.uk Classifieds, and delivered they want about £20 (unless i order from hong kong, is that advisable?) anyone know of any other places you can get cheap laptop parts?

thats got to be gutting

Ello kasyx, and welcome to the board! i dont think i know you, and your photo's a little obscured for a positive id, but i'm sure others on here will know you! Thankyou for saying hello

it is! and with the winds over the last few days, i bet they are easy pickings!

£3.60 with my discount... and thats an unbreakable one!