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    PC won't respond

    This is a bit of an odd one but maybe someone can help. My mother's laptop has "got stuck". She tried to download a large email via dialup but after taking so long, she shut it down mid-download. When she tried to start it up later, it came up with the background and a message saying...
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    Returning word if between two values

    Can this be done? I trying to get Excel to return either Low, Medium or High based on the result of another function. This is for a risk management sheet. If the cell result is under 40%, I want it to show "Low" as the result; if the value is between 40% and 87%, the return is "Medium". Any...
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    Newbie Web designer

    Can anyone help? I hope I've posted this in the right area. My wife runs a small business online via ebay. We're thinking about expanding our horizons and setting up a website to attract other buyers. Trouble is, I have limited knowledge about designing a site and handling sales online...
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    Set up Headset

    Can anyone help? I've got a new headset to use with a language software and I am having trouble in using it. The headphones work just fine but the microphone will not work properley. The best I get is a load of static with my voice faintly heard in the background. I've tried playing with all...
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    Displaying data on sub-form

    I hope someone can help! I've got a dbase that's used to record requests for government information. There are two key tables - one for requesters and the other for their requests. There can only be one requester but they may have more than one request. There are also 2 other tables for...
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    Protecting Children online

    Not sure if this is best category to ask but here goes! I want to install some software that will allow me to protect my daughter when she's online but will allow separate settings for myself and my wife. I am running XP SP2 and connecting using an external wireless router plus I use ZA Pro...
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    Home email

    Can anyone help? I've set up a home LAN and i would like to be able to access my email from either PC or laptop but use one postbox i.e. have my outlook mail stored on a shared drive. Is this possible? Thanks in advance David
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    Counting departments

    I have a long list of all the staff and their respective directorates, units and sections. I know the number of directorates and units but i need to know the number of sections. Is there any way to count the number of different names in each cell of a list? Thanks in advance
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    Wireless Networking

    Anyone help? Does it matter which wireless network adapter I get if I want to set up a wireless network at home? I've got the Wanadoo Livebox after upgrading my existing Wanadoo service. The Livebox is wireless capable and I want to make use of the functionality. Also, which is the best...
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    Windows collapsing

    Can anyone help? 5 wks ago, my laptop suffered meltdown. I had a trojan that made a real mess of the system with one result being that both explorer.exe and IE6 fail to run. All that happens is that both the icons and toolbar disappear. After a few seconds they come back but no explorer...
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    Opening Word Problem

    I have cobbled together some code to open a Word template that is a merge doc associated with a query. The code has a syntax error and I'm not sure what' wrong: Private Sub Command0_Click() Set objword = CreateObject("Word.application") With objword .Visible = True...
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    Getting the info out

    I originally posted this in the reports section following an earlier post. This section may be better: Thanks guys, I'm getting really frustrated - I want to produce a report of files associated with an individual. The name should be picked from a list and a sub-form would list all the files...
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    Combos in reports

    Before I head down a blind alley, can I use cascading combos directly in a report to limit the report's contents or do I need to use a form first? I've been looking through all the threads on cascading combos and have got a little lost! Cheers David
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    User Defined Autonumber

    Can anyone help? Is it possible to have an autonumber that is generated depending on the entry in a particular field? I'm creating a database to track various enquiries and I would like each enquiry to have a unique number that is preceded by a codenumber that identifies its origin. For...
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    Transferring Video

    :confused: I am looking into transferring my videos of family holidays, birthdays etc for long term storage and also for converting onto DVD. Problem is, I don't know what's the best way to do it. I've looked at TV input devices but don't which is best and as I have a laptop, it should...
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    Multiple Tables into a table or form

    I am currently designing a database to solve our organisation's training requirements. The db needs to be able to identify an individual member of staff at any particular site and list all the medical devices that they have training on and to what level of competency. So far I have five...
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    VBA Books

    I am looking at getting a book or two about VBA programming so I can really let rip in my databases. One thing - is Access VBA the same as Excel VBA? :confused:
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    Combining Information

    I am currently working on a project for our training dept to link staff members to particular peices of equipment. I have created two tables - tblEquipment and tblStaff_Table. I have also created a form based on a query that gets the staff details based on the surname. Within the staff form I...
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    Calculating work days and interrupt process

    I hope someone can help me. Iam currently constructing a database to track information requests made to our organisation. I have done a number of searches on working days and have got two or three solutions that will calculate the working days btw two dates. What I need to do is, given a...
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