Can anyone help with this please - I opened an email which had a .docx attachment, and it has somehow installed a trial version of "Microsoft Office Home & Student 2007" onto my pc :cry:
It keeps asking me for a product key, which obviously I don't have, and it's saying that I have 17 more opportunities to enter this product key, at which time there will be reduced functionality - omg!
I was very happy with my previous version of Office, how do I get rid of this 2007 version?
The other option would have been to do a system restore back to a date/time before the install. ;-)
The trial version only lasts 2 months though, unless you have a pirated copy somewhere or access to copies of Office
I have looked through all the pages because I remember someone telling me about a free virus scan but for the heck of me I cant find it, could someone please tell me of any good free virus scans.
Many thanks
xxx
In edit: Im on vista if that makes any difference.
If you want an anti virus program then use avast
if you want to do an online based scan without installing anything, then try trend micro housecall
we use avg and can be found at ... you may want to use a malware programme as well find a good
I've got 2 Nokias the N95 8gb and the 5800 and there both good phones not had any problems with either
Sadly both of those cost a fortune......
Gary xx
not rang orange yet. Phone is rubbish tho. gary
what about getting another new one(with another 12 month guarantee) and keeping it sealed and selling it on ebay or somewhere and using the money to buy the handset you want.
if you have had the handset replaced before then tell them you are not happy with the model and they may just offer you a different handset
Mt ISP has changed its supplied anti-virus/security software for a cheaper version, and as a consequence I've been infected. (well, the Lappy has)
to such an extent that the anti-v etc could not scan and clean, and consequently, it appears that the lappy's Security Centre has kicked in and now simply refuses to allow me to get the machine working beyond a start-up screen.
(I'm not even sure of the validity of this, and the 'security centre' is asking me for cash to progress!?!)
so, is there a way for me to override this start up thingie and get the machine cleaned?
You may have surmised that Im using another machine to type this.
lp
When your lappy boots up, hit the F8 key once (or like me, as many times as possible so you don't miss it). Choose 'Safe Mode with networking' so you can connect to the internet. It'll look like blocky nonsense but it's safe. Then get on the internet and go to and download the program. Install it, but don't run it yet.
Next go to and download the free edition. Install that program and then run it. Once it's done, remove whatever you can and then run malwarebytes' program.
Once that's done, remove everything and then invest in ZoneAlarm for a good, free firewall ( , go for the basic firewall).
It might be a pain initially as you give permissions to all the programs that need the internet, but it'll save a headache later on.
Alternatively
If you can't get on the internet with option A, choose 'Safe mode' on it's own then download the above programs on a 'puter with a CD burner and burn the programs onto a spare CD. Then follow the steps above.
Alternatively Alternatively....
If you still can't get past the startup screen, you have a corrupt MBR (master boot record) and it needs some serious fixin. If you're not sure about how to go about it, I'd recommend a good repair shop that knows their stuff.
Does anyone know of a cleaner to use on lappy screens and the such like that won't damage the screen, obviously, and with out leaving streaky marks?
cheers MeatyBoy, I may well give that a go.. not now though... its teatime... everything stops for tea.
Thanks again
lp
(win 2k and 2k3 is much better though ;)) 
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