The Digital Surgery (computer questions/problems here)

[richard]

Anybody else experiencing problems with Facebook?

It's been very slow of late but today would not load at all

[Big Boy]

Its been working fine for me, and I'm on a crappy hotel connection.

[Homer]

Anybody else experiencing problems with Facebook?

It's been very slow of late but today would not load at all

Ask these guys: http://www.isup.me/
Or, if you like to type: http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/

[richard]

Back up now but slow

[dtaai-maai]

I have Skype on my desktop pc, with a webcam and headphones. That works fine, but it means only the user at my end can hear and speak. If I don't plug the phones in, I can hear the caller but not speak. Can I buy an open mike to get round this?

EDIT: Have answered my own question with Google: the answer is (unsurprisingly) yes.

New question. Any recommendations about what and where to buy locally?

[buksida]

Yes.

[Terry]

OK - I've done this before - successfully - but being an olde pharte I've forgotten the procedure and I'm sure I got the solution on here before - but can't find it.

So - I'm running Windows 7 ultimate.
I've got 4.49GB of 70.06GB free space left and the bloody thing is glaring RED at me............
I have no doubt that this is because it is full of old versions and back up shite that I don't need

I have plenty of space on an external drive to store my program files whilst carrying out the reformatting.

So - could some wiser sage than me please give me a step by step morons guide to the whole procedure - or alternatively provide me with a link to a tried and trusted method. I don't want to erase all my programs.

Thank you................

[Pleng]

ave you tried right-clicking on the drive, choosing 'properties' and using the 'Disk Cleanup' button, first? You can probably save a load of space there. Then you can uninstall some programs you no longer use.

There's really no need to reformat just to save space on your hard drive.

[Terry]

Thanks Pleng but that has already been done, together with defrag etc etc

[SpitfireMk3]

Depending on your actual setup, a proper reformat of the c-drive will erase everything including Windows it self and then you have to reinstall Windows from the begining. What I have done on my Pc's it to have all software on my c-drive and all related data on my d-drive. But in order to advise you I really need to have an idea of your current setup.

[buksida]

Use Windirstat to analyze the disk and tell you what files are taking up the space. If they are non system or program files you can move them off the C drive.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/windirstat/

[dozer]

OK - I've done this before - successfully - but being an olde pharte I've forgotten the procedure and I'm sure I got the solution on here before - but can't find it.

So - I'm running Windows 7 ultimate.
I've got 4.49GB of 70.06GB free space left and the bloody thing is glaring RED at me............
I have no doubt that this is because it is full of old versions and back up shite that I don't need

I have plenty of space on an external drive to store my program files whilst carrying out the reformatting.

So - could some wiser sage than me please give me a step by step morons guide to the whole procedure - or alternatively provide me with a link to a tried and trusted method. I don't want to erase all my programs.

Thank you................

Here is a couple of easy step by step guides.

http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windows7/ ... dows-7.htm

http://www.ehow.com/how_5830103_reforma ... puter.html

[Terry]

OK chaps - tried all of the above with limited success and then found this.......https://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download

Absolutely brilliant - shifted 7.5GB of crap straight away

Will still think of a reformat when I get back to HH and get a hold of my discs.

Anyway - thanks again

T

[richard]

Google Earth

A recent problem I've experienced is that I get an error message when loading GE saying 'server not found'. When I hook up using my VPN there is no problem at all. Any ideas please?

[pharvey]

Just a quick question re: software (which I may have asked previously but cannot find/remember )....

Does anyone know of any half decent software (preferably free) that could be used to create a map such as that shown here http://www.huahinafterdark.com/hua-hin-map.htm

Ta in advance..