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Re: My nVIDIA graphics card has no sound over HDMI
@Vitor Good news - that worked when I tried it from the F8 Boot Menu, so now I'll run the command(s) from an Admin Command Prompt to make it permanent. I might try and find the latest possible d…2 -
Re: Octopus Energy lost our smart meter data for 17 months – now wants to bill on estimates
If you showed a bill, or even better, a selection of bills including when it first went wrong you would get some useful help, especially if the bills give no indication of a problem. You keep referen…1 -
Re: Plodding Along
A little round up of the week. There's been a few social events going on which means spending more than usual, and since I live in the middle of nowhere at the minute, I have to drive everywhere…3 -
Re: 2026 Frugal Living Challenge
When I last saw him yes but with longer hair than Dr House x9 -
Re: Zopa Current account
If you "sign up to the Challenge" (in Moneybox speak) on 20/10 then you get the Bonus Rate until 19/11. To unlock the rate from 20/11 to 19/12 you have deposited £500+ between 20/10 - 19/1…2 -
Re: Bicycle shed floor
Decking oil painted on would protect the surface whilst also letting it breathe. Not sure I would use vinyl as you could trap moisture in the OSB. The green (can’t see it in your picture) is probably…2 -
Re: Bicycle shed floor
Yes, that’s wood preservative not mould. You can paint the deck oil on now or later. There’s nothing stopping you using the shed for now and doing it later. It’s pretty darn cold right now so the oil…4 -
Re: Strange Starling Bank scam...that I fell for
They do. I once received a call from the Fraud department of Yorkshire Bank (yes, quite a while ago), before I'd even finished entering the authorisation code for the transaction they were query…1 -
Re: UC Agent Closed Claim For No Reason - Help Needed!
Hey! Yes, 100%. It was 4 days December and then 2 days Jan, 3 days in Feb. I've previously taken courses that were 12 weeks that were skills bootcamps Mon-Fri and this one is a re-skill/up-skil…1 -
Re: 33% domestic stocks bias
I think I owe most of my success to Emerging Markets (which at the time made up 30% of my early 2000s portfolio, and thankfully I cut down before a decade of underperformance), UK small caps (which d…1
