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I am about to install a new hard drive,I would like to know how to back up all my e-mail to cd and reinstall them on to new hd.I am using MS Outlook. Cheers Mick.

I`ll have a look and let you know. Cheers Mick

Can I remove SP2 from "Add or Remove Programs" in Control Panel as my pc is taking ages to boot and I cant see anything beneficial in it. Cheers Mick.

A friend has just given me a Compaq pc for my daughter,nothing special ,monitor is excellent,pc boots up ok but the mouse is not showing,I managed to get into System/Hardware and there is yellow exclamation mark next to mouse,looked in properties and it states as follows:"This device is not...

Reply to Zedric Thanks again for reply Zedric,I read today exactly what you said about the client pc being protected by the NAT in ICS.I have also had ports probed on both pc`s by Shields Up(grc.com) and got a clean bill of health but i think i will install a/v and a firewall. Cheers Mick.

Success Thanks for the reply Zedric,all working ok but still not sure about security for the client pc.I set up NIS on host machine for networking.One thing I am not sure about is if I connect to internet with host pc that has NIS@NAV would a hacker etc be able to get into client machine while...

Reply Thanks for the replies folks,I have xp pro( service pack 1)on host and xp pro on client(no sp 1).As stated in my first message I have Norton IS and AV on host pc,also I have only got an internal modem(dial up),can I get a router still,any suggestions on makes/models. Cheers Mick.

I have just set up a network of 2 pc`s,I can share files(except windows and program files on "c" drive on host pc)I can print from client pc ok,I just cannot get the ics working,I have read loads of info on prob but am getting brain overload.I am a newbie with this networking thing so please...

Need Advise(Update) Drive installed and running ok ,until this morning when a problem cropped up,not certain but I dont think it had anything do do with new drive install,anyway what happened was pc running ok this morning when I left it to have a shower,but when I came back pc was off,nothing...

Right people,just bought a LiteOn drive,going to ditch cd-r,will it be a straight replacement job or do I have to uninstall any drivers etc. Cheers Mick.

Dual Layered Fitz,thanks for the discription,brilliant. Cheers, Mick.

DVD Burner Thanks for the reply Toretto,can you elaborate on dual layered drives? Cheers Mick.

Thanks Thanks for prompt reply people,my CD-R Drive is a BTC BCE48161M(48x16x48),the DVD-ROM is Pioneer,I think I will go for Pioneer again(£120 to spend)but still undecided on what drive to drop,pros and cons for both in your replies. Cheers, Mick.

I currently have a CD-RW,and a DVD-ROM installed in my pc,I would like to add a DVD Recordable drive,what make should I go for?and out of the two I have installed,which one should I ditch?and which IDE channel should I put each piece on(jumpers etc). Cheers Mick. PS.What speed and formats...

In"My Computer"settings I have the following,Hard Disk Drives-Local Disk(C),New Volume(D).Devices with Removable Storage:CD Drive(E),CD Drive(F).Can I rename (E)and (F)CD Drives to DVD Drive for (E) and CD-R Drive for (F)or to anything else I choose,is this possible? Cheers Mick.

I have just purchased a digi camera,all is well except I have loaded software on the wrong partition on my hard drive.I have 40 gig split in 2 partitions,one at 10 and one at 30.I try to keep os (XP Pro)on 10gig and every thing else on the other.Is it poss to move software application from...

Upgraded(Nearly) Well folks just upgraded to the Asus mobo,Athlon Barton,2x256 Crucial Ram but not new Radeon 9600 pro as there is a postage strike on at the moment here in London,got my old grahics card installed.Also decided on on new aluminium case,but not to jazzy. Every thing running ok...

Sorry I mislead you on the G7NNXP,what I meant was that the shop was talking about other Gigabyte mobo`s not the one in question. Cheers Mick.

Thanks for the info,I have narrowed it down to the following, Asus A7N8X deluxe MSI K7N2 Delta-ILSR Leadtek Winfast K7N?-PRO 11 Still need to research these products thoroughly,before deciding,which the last post said is fun and enlightening.I have learned a hell of a lot since joining...

Thanks for all the replies people,as I said in my first post quality of sound is not paramount,the only thing now is yesterday I went to my local pc shop to get prices for the kit I want and they advised getting any board with Nforce2 chipset but Gigabyte,they have had a lot of returns of these...