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Hi, and welcome to Extreme Tech Support - Free PC Help. You may have to convert the audio file first before burning it to CD, there are many freeware programs available that will do that for you, just go to Google and type in "Free Audio File Burner/Converter" and the list is long. However have a look at this and see if it will do what you want. Audio Maker: audio to MP3 converter, audio CD maker, music converter Nev.

Just to add, it is only possible to roll back media player to an earlier version if that earlier version was ever on the computer. If it is fairly new and came with version12, version 11 will not be there to go back to. You may be able to download version 11 from Microsoft though. Nev.

OK, for Match, myself, or other helper, can you describe exactly what happens next from the lights and fans, up to the Vista boot error screen? Also a description of what happens if you try tapping the F8/Del/ or other, key right from the start button being pressed, to go for safe mode.

Hi Dazzac, I can find little myself other than that which we have tried, so I suspect the card reader may be not functioning. Considering it is a nearly new TV, I would get it sorted by them as it will still be under warranty any way. Nev.

If there are only those two accounts showing then I am wrong, unless someone else knows if a hidden account is possible and how to find it if there is one. However there is something stopping your access to run those files and drivers, but I am afraid it is at the end of my knowledge, so maybe Goku or one of our other more technical folk can help. Nev.

If the fault is happening on two different computers but using the same power supply, it certainly points at there being an intermittent fault on the power supply. I would certainly try a new one. Nev.

If you do remove the cover to look inside check the fans and other free air cooling area's for dust and fluff building up, it could just be overheating if it runs OK for a while before crashing. Nev.

Hi, also further to Match's question, have you had a look inside, is there any fluff, dust or other stuff built up on the fans, especially the graphics card fan? If so it could have overheated and perhaps damaged it.

OK, what sort of upgrade have you done? was it from an earlier operating system to Windows 7? It just may need an updated driver, have you tried removing or deleting the drivers, then restarting or rebooting it?

Hi and welcome to Extreme Tech Support - Free PC Help, the touch screen itself may be the problem, although I don't know them much as yet, they will still have a backlight lamp, it could just be the lamp gone duff. If you stand to one side, can you see any outline of what may or should be showing on the screen? If there is a faint outline, then it definitely is the lamp. Nev.

If it will go into at least the start page for safemode, have you tried the "Last Known Good configuration"? or does it freeze before you can get there? Nev.

Hi and welcome to Extreme Tech Support - Free PC Help. All multi disk drives have two read/write heads, one for CD's and one for DVD's, it sounds like the mechanism for the DVD head is sticking, hence making it seem the computer has frozen. They are a very specialised thing to perform any mechanical repair, and probably would cost more than buying a new drive. If it is possible to do so, you could try removing it and temporarily installing it in another or a friends computer, that would at least prove it either duff or your computer faulty. Nev.

Hi and welcome to free PC Help Gladders. OK lets see if you can start it in safe mode. As soon as you click the normal start button, keep repeatedly tapping the F8 button on the top of the keyboard, it may also be the DEL key, but try F8 first. If it works you should get a black screen with white writing and the words "Windows advanced options menu" at the top. Using the up and down keys, select "Last known good configuration" and then click the enter key. Please let us know if that worked, if not can you please tell us the make and model of your laptop. Nev.

Hi again, that is strange, however, plug the card into your computer, click on and open My computer, the card should show as removable disk, (F:) or possibly "G" or other letter, right click on it and choose properties, the file type should be FAT I hope, not NTFS or FAT32, if it isn't ordinary FAT you may have to reformat to that file type. Otherwise I will see what Panasonic say myself, if that is no good. Nev.

Hi Having used a similar DV camera myself, I had no trouble using the Windows Movie maker, first open Moviemaker, then plug in the camera. In moviemaker, click "File" then "Capture Video", it should then find and recognize your camera. If it doesn't, either the camera has gone faulty, or there is a fault on the cable, so first try another cable, the four pin to four pin is OK as that is what I used. failing all that, can you try it on another computer? A friends perhaps, as that will at least prove the firewire port on your computer. At some point it may also ask you to connect the power supply for the camera too, as the power used is more than what the battery will normally supply. Nev.

Hi again Bob, yes I have had a look and some good photo's there too. However it would be cheating for me to put any photo's on there, I don't have a mobile. :D my boss is too tight to buy me one, and I won't because I am too tight to buy something I have little use for. :D

Hi your last lines gave me a smile, I have days at work like that too. Can you tell us the name of the software you are buying through E Bay, we may be able to inform you better as to its quality. Those programs Tootech mention are normally excellent and will do a thorough job, though I do understand your need to be sure. As far as any information any where else on the computer, the answer is no, all other memory installed is volatile, so once power is off nothing stays except on the hard drive. You can also remove the CMOS battery from the mother board, that will reset the BIOS back to default settings, not that the BIOS holds any information, but if the original computer had been clocked or the BIOS altered in some other way, that will be removed by removing the battery. It is a small coin shaped thing about the size of the half penny (UK) held in a clip. As for the fun bit, the bigger the hammer and the harder the surface, the better, just don't get your thumb in the way. :D Nev.

Hi Jim, have you had a look at or tried the system restore? If not I would at least give it a try. Vista will repair the same as XP does, but it will not replace dead or useless drivers, it only repairs the operating system. However nothing wrong with doing a repair, just in case it is some corruption in the registry preventing new driver installs. Nev.

Hi Nev, I think at this point there may be only Revo uninstaller to help you out. There are two types, the free and the pro version. The free version is excellent, but the pro version gives you even more power to hunt out and remove the traces that are preventing you from re-installing the full version of I-Tunes or other programs. Fortunately the full pro version is available on a free 30 day trial from here-- Revo Uninstaller Pro - Uninstall Software, Remove Programs, Solve uninstall problems Have a good read of the page and what it can do before going for the download. After the 30 days are over, though not sure, I think it will either ask you to pay for it, remove it, or revert down to the free version, which although very good, and I use the free version, it doesn't have some of the higher end functions. From one Nev to another, Nev.

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Hi, not knowing your model, I can only generalise but go to control panel, mice and other pointing devices, you should find that the level of pressure for the click can be altered, if so set it higher in case it is accidental contact causing the problem. You should also be able to turn off the click function altogether, I did with mine as I found it frustrating to use, especially when I have a left and right button underneath it on my Toshiba anyway. Nev.

If both or at least the new battery show up as OK, then it will be the charge circuit on the laptop. In most cases it is part of the motherboard, so therefore new board would be required. For an older machine like this I would say it would possibly be best to see if a separate charger is available, though I must admit, the last time I looked for one they were not cheap.

Most graphics are best at 60HZ, is it possible to shift the TV up to 60HZ or is it fixed at 50HZ? Nev.

Hi Bob, at least you got sorted, where did you find the second monitor? or was it an old one you had forgotten you had:D I will shortly have a similar problem when I get the new W7 machine I am promising myself, however I already have a spare monitor from when I upgraded to the massive 22 inch I now use.

Hi Jim, I was going to suggest doing a system restore but August last year is probably too far back, but no harm in looking. If we can restore your system back to the time before the sound went off then hopefully problem solved. To do a system restore in Vista, (apologies if you already know) Courtesy of Microsoft help. System restore is a means of returning your system files back to what they were at some time in the past. This is without altering any personal files such as photographs, music or documents, these remain untouched. Sometimes a program install can interfere with the proper working of Windows, also other changes can occur that will have the same effect. Such things as altering a setting and you cannot alter it back for some reason or things of that nature. System Restore uses in Vista a feature called "System Protection" this regularly creates and saves restore points on your system. All these points do is save the information about the registry settings and other system information that Windows uses, as they were at that point in time, hopefully when everything was working OK. You can create system restore points manually to add to those created automatically. This can be handy to do just prior to doing anything that may be risky, such as installing a program if you are not sure it will work correctly. System restore though will not repair or restore damaged or accidentally deleted personal files of your own. For that you should regularly back up all your personal files and save them elsewhere. Also system restore will remove any programs or updates to those programs that were installed after the point in time you restore back to. For that reason it always best to restore back to a near time rather than going a long way back. To restore the operating system to an earlier point in time, follow these steps: Click Start, then type "system restore" in the Start Search box, and then click "System Restore" in the Programs list. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type your password or click Continue if no password has been set. In the System Restore dialog box, click Choose a different restore point, and then click Next. In the list of restore points, click a restore point that was created before you began to experience the issue, and then click Next. Click Finish. The computer restarts, and the system files and settings are returned to the state that they were in at the time that the restore point was created. Nev.