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If you read my initital post you'll notice I won't be using XP for the internet - just for audio recordings of the songs I write (using Cubase) - therefore I don't need security updates.

I think I may leave editing the registry. With regard to activation. If I remember correctly I did manage to install XP previously by skipping registration and activating via the internet. It got to the point where I was given the option to either register or skip to activation. I selected...

Thanks. I'll try the Registry Editor method. The PC I will be using for XP will be used sorely for working with Cubase and possibly Moviemaker. I won't be using it for accessing the internet. You advise me to take care if I am not used to editing the registry - I'm not - what could go wrong?

Thanks Bill I believe some people have tried ringing the phone number without success. Windows XP is my preferred choice for Cubase VST32 - works well with it. I doubt whether it would work with later versions of Windows. Tried it with Windows 7 but it failed.

I used to use Cubase with Windows XP to record and edit the tunes I write. Thinking of recording again - I won't be using my PC/Windows XP to access the internet as there are now no security updates from Microsoft. My other PC has a Linux OS which I can't use with Cubase and even if I could I...

I'm currently using a Kimber attenuated cable to connect my Maranzt CD Player to my Pioneer A400 Amp. However, I also have a couple of actual attenuators which connect to to the amp - a cable can then be connected to these. My question is: which would be best? The attenuated cable? The two...

Thanks everybody for their help and advice. Much appreciated. :)

I connected CD Player to the Tuner input and listened to many CDs over the weekend. There were no problems. However, I noticed, when cabling up, that there was a loose connection with one of the banana plugs connecting the right hand speaker to the amp. Therefore, I fitted a new, more secure...

The loose switch is the record selector used for recording from Tuner/CD/Source/Tape. Not the actual switch itself but the plastic cap of the switch.

When I say 'switch' it's actually the plastic cap of the switch which is loose. How would I solder that?

Could WD-40 be used to clean the switches?

I should also add that I have In-Line Attenuators connected to my amp. My CD Player is connected to my amp via these Attenuators...

I would have sent the amp back but the problem with the sound only started to occur recently. I thought, at the time, that the loose switch was of minimal importance. Would I be able to hear the CD Player if connected to the Line-In/Tuner sockets???

Thanks for the advice.

I bought the A400 recently off ebay to replace my Pioneer A400X. When it arrived the selector switch for recording purposes - Tuner/CD/ Source/Tape - was loose. You stated in your reply: "The A400 has been around for a number of years so the selector switches may need a blast of switch...