Computer Help

[Cold tea]

Can anyone tell me how to boot a windows xp computer up in dos?

[Billys Boots]

If I remember correctly, you had to switch on the computer and hold down F5 (for HP computers anyway) while Windows was booting and the DOS selection menu would come up.

[BenDover]

any recommendations for free software to convert downloaded movies to dvd?

[gerry]

any recommendations for free software to convert downloaded movies to dvd?

http://extratorrent.com/torrent/2512706/ConvertXtoDVD.v4.1.19.365c%2Bserial.html

great bit of kit and easy to use

[EC Unique]

OK people. I am far from a computer wiz so please talk in language I can understand. Lately my computer has become very slow at opening pages, downloading etc. How do I speed it up again. I have deleted any un-needed files, photos etc but no improvement. I have deleted cookies but also no change. What can I do bar buy a new PC? Thanks.

[armaghniac]

When you say slow, do you mean slow when the Internet is involved or slow even when the Internet is not involved, e.g. when it is not connected at all and you open a Word file.

[Main Street]

Sounds like the slowness is not just with the computer.

How many actually reply back and say thanks for replying, or thanks for the advice, that worked grand?

[BenDover]

any recommendations for free software to convert downloaded movies to dvd?

http://extratorrent.com/torrent/2512706/ConvertXtoDVD.v4.1.19.365c%2Bserial.html

great bit of kit and easy to use

Cheers Gerry! on a side note I tried using a DVD-R disc to burn a movie to but ConvertXtoDVD never recognised the disc do I have to use DVD+ type discs?

[Tony Baloney]

Sounds like the slowness is not just with the computer.

How many actually reply back and say thanks for replying, or thanks for the advice, that worked grand?

You've met EC?

[EC Unique]

When you say slow, do you mean slow when the Internet is involved or slow even when the Internet is not involved, e.g. when it is not connected at all and you open a Word file.

Both but maybe more evident whilst doing stuff online.

[J OGorman]

any recommendations for free software to convert downloaded movies to dvd?

http://extratorrent.com/torrent/2512706/ConvertXtoDVD.v4.1.19.365c%2Bserial.html

great bit of kit and easy to use

try freemake..free and the best converter software Ive come across

http://www.freemake.com/free_video_converter/

[J OGorman]

When you say slow, do you mean slow when the Internet is involved or slow even when the Internet is not involved, e.g. when it is not connected at all and you open a Word file.

Both but maybe more evident whilst doing stuff online.

Im assuming you have AV software running. When a computer is running slow, hit ctrl + alt + del. Select task manager. Click the 'process' column a couple of times until the processes using most cpu power are @ the top. You may have a process hogging all the power needlessly.

Worth running malwarebytes also, great a picking up rogue apps etc running in the background

http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free

see how that goes

[EC Unique]

When you say slow, do you mean slow when the Internet is involved or slow even when the Internet is not involved, e.g. when it is not connected at all and you open a Word file.

Both but maybe more evident whilst doing stuff online.

Im assuming you have AV software running. When a computer is running slow, hit ctrl + alt + del. Select task manager. Click the 'process' column a couple of times until the processes using most cpu power are @ the top. You may have a process hogging all the power needlessly.

Worth running malwarebytes also, great a picking up rogue apps etc running in the background

http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free

see how that goes

Thanks. I will try that.

[Boycey]

that malware bytes is a good yoke alright.

This does a kind of MOT of your machine... It'll remove are junk/temperory files etc and give everything a bit of a springclean if you like..

http://www.iobit.com/advancedsystemcareper.html

[EC Unique]

I run both of the above and has def made a difference.

Thanks lads.